'We are not shying away from reputational risk,' NASA's science mission chief said as the space agency announced it is launching a study of UFOs.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.
NASA's science mission chief, Thomas Zurbuchen, acknowledged the traditional scientific community may see NASA as"kind of selling out" by venturing into the controversial topic, but he strongly disagrees. NASA considers this a first step in trying to explain mysterious sightings in the sky known as UAPs, or unidentified aerial phenomena.
NASA said the team will be led by astrophysicist David Spergel, president of the Simons Foundation for advancing scientific research. In a news conference, Spergel said the only preconceived notion going into the study is that the UAPs will likely have multiple explanations.
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