Opening
Zyx: Keeping your orbit steady and your antennas high!
Zyx: I'm Zyx, your guide through the galactic grapevine.
Aria: And I'm Aria, beaming in with the latest cosmic chatter.
DOD Releases Seventh Batch of Declassified UAP Files
Reported by MeriTalk
Zyx: Leading off tonight, the DOD releases seventh batch of declassified UAP files.
Zyx: This news is being covered by Washington Times, Cowboy State Daily, and the UFO subreddit, according to MeriTalk.
Aria: The truth is slowly leaking out, one batch at a time!
British Airways crew reports near miss with UFO during New York flight
Reported by Aerospace Global News
Aria: Our next story: British Airways crew reports near miss with UFO during New York flight.
Aria: Aerospace Global News reports that the crew experienced this close encounter while flying over New York.
Zyx: I hope they had a smooth landing after that fright!
Rear Adm Timothy Gallaudet reveals shocking UAP ocean sightings
Reported by Fox News
Zyx: Up next — Rear Adm Timothy Gallaudet reveals shocking UAP ocean sightings.
Zyx: Fox News is reporting on these incredible underwater observations made by the Rear Admiral.
Aria: The deep blue always holds so many mysteries.
A New Experiment Suggests Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Could Be More Hospitable to Life Than We Thought
Reported by The Debrief
Aria: This just in: A new experiment suggests Saturn's moon Enceladus could be more hospitable to life than we thought.
Aria: The Debrief reports that scientists grew Methanothermococcus okinawensis, a methane-producing microorganism, in a specialized chamber designed to resemble the subsurface ocean of Enceladus.
Aria: The study, published in Science Advances, used a highly alkaline, salt-rich solution with very little oxygen to simulate the moon's chemistry.
Zyx: Little microbes finding a home in the ice is just precious.
Webb links interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to worlds beyond Neptune through similar ice signatures
Reported by Phys.org
Zyx: Now, to the stars: Webb links interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to worlds beyond Neptune through similar ice signatures.
Zyx: According to Phys.org, a Southwest Research Institute-led study used the James Webb Space Telescope to find tiny aggregates of water ice and dust in the coma of 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever identified.
Aria: It is so lovely to see our solar system connected to the rest of the galaxy.
Discovery of a Dwarf Planet Candidate in the Outer Solar System by the NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory
Reported by Avi Loeb
Aria: Our next story: Discovery of a dwarf planet candidate in the outer Solar System by the NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory.
Aria: Avi Loeb writes that the observatory discovered 2026 ED138, a new dwarf planet candidate beyond Pluto, which was observed 30 times in 20 nights. This is also being covered by Phys.org.
Zyx: Another new neighbor to keep an eye on!
NASA Systems Engineering Team Details HWO Mission Architecture
Reported by Universe Today
Zyx: Up next — NASA Systems Engineering Team details HWO mission architecture.
Zyx: That's from Universe Today, describing the proposed Habitable Worlds Observatory designed to directly image Earth-like exoplanets. The study from June 2026 discussed Exploratory Analytic Cases, including an off-axis design chosen to enhance light-gathering and aperture size.
Aria: I cannot wait to see those distant Earths clearly!
Sign-off
Aria: Well, that's all the data we have for this rotation.
Zyx: Stay curious and keep looking up!