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NASA Funds Moon Base With Real Contracts for Transport, Tech, and Science

NASA has awarded Moon Base contracts to Blue Origin, Impulse Space, and Arrow Science and Technology, shifting permanent lunar settlement from concept art to a functioning logistics and science infrastructure. Samwise Shore - November 8, 2026

Why Fossil Fuel Lobbying Keeps Watering Down COP Climate Deals

The science on fossil fuels and climate is settled — so why do COP agreements keep emerging weaker than the moment demands? The answer lies in the lobbying architecture, behavioral economics, and structural loopholes that let industry influence shape negotiations from the inside. Samwise Shore - November 8, 2026

NASA X-70 Fractal: A Reconfigurable Crewed Research Plane Due in 2 Years

NASA has announced the X-70 Fractal, a rapidly reconfigurable crewed research aircraft targeting Mach 0.75 and 45,000 feet, with a first flight expected within two years of its November 2026 unveiling. Samwise Shore - November 6, 2026

Swift Observatory Fell Uncontrolled Over Indonesia — Why Nobody Was at Risk

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory plunged through Earth's atmosphere over North Sumatra on November 4, 2026, ending a 22-year mission without a single injury — and the physics of why reveals something surprisingly reassuring about space debris reentry risk. Samwise Shore - November 5, 2026

NASA’s X-70 Fractal Aircraft Puts Nature’s Wing Geometry to the Test

On November 4, 2026, NASA announced the X-70 Fractal — a crewed, modular X-plane designed to test whether fractal wing geometry borrowed from nature can reduce drag and redefine how aircraft fly. Samwise Shore - November 5, 2026

Siberian Tomb Reveals Scythians Used High-Potency Cannabis in Death Rites

Archaeologists found molecular proof of ritual cannabis smoking in ancient Central Asian tombs, confirming that Scythian cultures deliberately burned high-potency cannabis during funeral rites as far back as 2,800 years ago — not for pleasure, but as a technology for crossing between the living and the dead. Samwise Shore - November 5, 2026

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