Do we live in a Block Universe --4D world where there is no real passage of time?

Today’s stories include: NASA Learns the Ugly Truth About UFOs and NASA’s Livestreamed UFO panel.

There is no free will in Einstein's universe--In a block universe, the future is already written, reports  David Kyle Johnson is a professor of philosophy at King’s College, Pennsylvania for iAi TV. THe Block Universe states that we live in a 4D world where there is no real passage of time. In this response piece to the recent IAI News Article Ethics, Death and the Block Universe, philosopher David Kyle Johnson argues that the block universe has radical implications for our experience of life, including death.

NASA Learns the Ugly Truth About UFOs--Talking about mysterious sightings in the sky can be a nasty business, reports Marina Koren for The Atlantic. “What is NASA hiding, and where are you hiding it? How much has been shared publicly? Has NASA ever cut the live NASA TV feed away from something? Has NASA released all UAP evidence it has ever received?"

Astrophysicists confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen in the early universe, reports Holly Ober, University of California, Los Angeles. "The galaxy, called JD1, is one of the most distant identified to date, and it is typical of the kinds of galaxies that burned through the fog of hydrogen atoms left over from the Big Bang, letting light shine through the universe and shaping it into what exists today."

NASA’s UFO team discusses its findings publicly for the first time--"We simply don’t have enough data to identify and explain UAPs. “The current data collection efforts about UAPs are unsystematic and fragmented across various agencies, often using instruments uncalibrated for scientific data collection,” said Princeton astrophysicist David Spergel, who leads the group.

Monster black hole burps out hot gas in bright 'H' shape (photos), reports Robert Lea for Space.com. "The structure has revealed to astronomers that some black holes are picky eaters."

Odd supergiant star Betelgeuse is brightening up. Is it about to go supernova? asks Tereza Pultarova for Space.com--"When it happens, the star will become as bright as the full moon, except that it will be concentrated in a single point."

Curated by The Galaxy Report editorial staff