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This media briefing is a discussion about the report published by the unidentified anomalous phenomena independent study team we commissioned in 2022. The team’s report aims to inform us on what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAPs. Briefing participants include: · NASA Administrator Bill Nelson · Nicola Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington · Dan Evans, assistant deputy associate administrator for research, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate · David Spergel, president, Simons Foundation and chair of NASA’s UAP independent study team The UAP independent study team is a council of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for UAP. We commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a road map for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Right now, the limited high-quality observations of UAP make it impossible to draw scientific conclusions from the data about the nature of such events. Read the report: https://go.nasa.gov/3PED0qv More info on the independent study team, including frequently asked questions: https://science.nasa.gov/uap Credit: NASA #UAP

How do planets get their names? With the exception of Earth, the planets in our solar system were named after Greek or Roman gods. Today, the job of naming things in space falls to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the internationally recognized authority for naming celestial bodies and their surface features. NASA scientist Dr. Henry Throop explains more.