Lights in the Sky: Metal Asteroids, Big Rockets, and Aliens?

Published: March 17, 2017, 11:30 p.m.

Hosts Phil Bowermaster and Stephen Gordon review interesting developments in space exploration and development.\n\nScientists claim to have found language of ancient Indus civilisation\n\n\xa0\n\nBlue Origin releases details of its monster orbital rocket\n\nAfter months of speculation, Blue Origin finally released more details about its New Glenn rocket on Tuesday. The 82-meter-tall rocket will have the capacity to lift 45 tons to low Earth orbit and an impressive 13 tons to geostationary transfer orbit.\xa0\n\nWhy is NASA going to visit the giant metal asteroid 16 Psyche?\n\nPsyche's stand-out feature is that it is made almost entirely of metal.\n\n\xa0\n\nCould Mysterious Cosmic Light Flashes Be Powering Alien Spacecraft?\n\nBizarre flashes of cosmic light may actually be generated by advanced alien civilizations, as a way to accelerate interstellar spacecraft to tremendous speeds, a new study suggests.\n\nOTHER GEEK\n\nShia Laboef performance art\n\nWT 279-588