Dr. Amanda Analytics

08/04/2026

This summer I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit at Cornell University, Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City, where researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers explored the future of artificial intelligence.

One thing became very clear: AI is moving well beyond chatbots. The conversation is now focused on intelligent agents, multimodal AI, scientific discovery, trust, governance, and how humans and AI can work together to solve increasingly complex problems.

It was an outstanding event with incredible speakers and thought-provoking discussions. I came away with a lot of ideas that I’ll be sharing over the coming weeks.

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08/04/2026

🚀 A SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon... but that's only part of the story.

On August 5th, a Falcon 9 upper stage that previously launched Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander is expected to impact the lunar surface at more than 5,400 mph.

Will we actually be able to see it from Earth?

In my latest video, I explore:

🌕 What scientists expect to happen during the impact

🔭 Why researchers think a lunar plume may be visible, even if the impact flash isn't

🛰️ How I tracked the rocket body using its NORAD Catalog ID and publicly available satellite tracking tools

🌍 What this event tells us about the growing importance of Space Situational Awareness, orbital debris, and sustainable space operations
As someone whose doctoral research focused on applying machine learning to orbital debris analysis, I find this event fascinating, not just because of the impact itself, but because it highlights the full lifecycle of space missions and the importance of tracking the objects we leave behind.

🎥 Watch the full video here:
🔗 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XtUso-6mov8&t=21s

Question for the community: As launch activity continues to increase, should every rocket stage have a planned disposal strategy, or are events like this simply part of exploring the Solar System?

08/04/2026

🚨 Could a black hole swallow Earth? 🌀

That's one of the most common questions people ask about black holes.
I came across a fascinating article from Space.com discussing new research published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) on the black hole system Swift J1727.8−1613. The findings challenge the long-held view that black holes simply consume everything around them, suggesting they may eject enormous amounts of material back into space.

I wanted to understand what the data actually reveal so I decided to do an analysis. I traced the story back to the original peer-reviewed paper, downloaded the publicly available X-ray observations from the MAXI mission and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration alongside other space agencies aboard the International Space Station, and analyzed the data myself using Python.

In this video, I walk through:

🔹 The science behind the new discovery
🔹 The publicly available dataset behind the research
🔹 How I analyzed the observations
🔹 What the data reveals and what it doesn't
🔹 Why discoveries announced today often begin with observations collected years earlier

One of my goals with my YouTube channel Tech, AI, Space, Oh My! is to go beyond the headlines and explore the evidence behind today's biggest scientific discoveries.

🎥 Watch the video here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HzuBvBHywNw&ra=m

💬 Question: Were you surprised that black holes may eject nearly as much material as they consume?

07/18/2026

🚀 How crowded is Earth's orbital environment, really?

You've probably heard estimates that more than 140 million objects are orbiting Earth. While most are too small to track individually, the number of cataloged objects has grown dramatically, and that growth is accelerating.

Curious what the data actually looked like, I downloaded the Space-Track SATCAT catalog maintained by United States Space Force and SAIC, and analyzed nearly 70,000 cataloged space objects using Python to establish a baseline of Earth's orbital environment.

Some takeaways:

🛰️ Nearly 70,000 cataloged space objects

🌍 More than 34,500 objects currently on orbit are being tracked

📈 The sharpest growth has occurred over the past several years

🛰️ Over 81% of tracked objects are concentrated in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The orbital environment affects all of us on Earth through our GPS, communications, weather forecasting, financial systems, Earth observation, and national security. Understanding how it's changing is becoming increasingly important.

This is the first in a series of data-driven Space Situational Awareness analyses where I'll explore commercial space, orbital debris, launch trends, and the evolving space economy using real data, not just headlines.

🎥 You can watch the full analysis here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BTk3k4LyoQI

I'd love to hear your perspective: As commercial space continues to expand, what do you see as the biggest challenge over the next decade, orbital debris, space traffic management, policy, cybersecurity, or something else?

Scientists estimate there are more than 140 million objects orbitin...

07/09/2026

Two mysterious metal spheres recently washed ashore in Australia.
Almost immediately, the speculation began.

☄️ Space debris?

🤫 Secret technology?

👽 Something... else?

As I started researching the story, I realized something interesting.
This isn't the first time mysterious objects have appeared on Australian beaches. It also reminded me of the famous 1974 Betz Mystery Sphere, where public imagination quickly outpaced the available evidence.

But for me, the bigger story isn't what these particular objects are, but rather
what they represent.

As launch activity continues to accelerate and satellite constellations expand, should we expect discoveries like this to become more common?

That question connects directly to a much broader challenge: understanding and managing an increasingly active space environment.

In my newest video, I go beyond the headlines to examine:

🛰️ What Australian authorities believe these objects are

📚 Similar cases from 2023 and the famous Betz Mystery Sphere

🌍 Why these events may become increasingly relevant as activity in orbit grows

💡 My perspective on what this means for the future of Space Situational Awareness

Going forward, I'll also be sharing more of my perspective on emerging developments in AI and space regarding not just what happened, but what I think it could mean for the future.

🎥 Watch here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf6u7sTxXKU

Question I would love to here your thoughts on: As space activity continues to grow, do you think stories like this will become more common, or will they remain relatively rare?

Two mysterious metal spheres recently washed ashore in Queensland, ...

06/26/2026

I'm excited to share my latest YouTube video exploring one of the most fascinating discoveries involving 3I/ATLAS.

In previous videos, I used machine learning (DBSCAN) to identify 3I/ATLAS as an orbital anomaly and analyzed NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Horizons data to examine its interstellar trajectory.

This latest video builds on that work by exploring new James Webb Space Telescope observations summarized by NASA and published in Nature.

Webb's chemical measurements provide compelling evidence that 3I/ATLAS may have formed 10–12 billion years ago, potentially billions of years before our own Sun.

In the video, I connect:

🤖 Machine learning and anomaly detection

🛰️ Orbital mechanics using NASA JPL Horizons

🔭 James Webb spectroscopy

☄️ What these independent lines of evidence reveal about one extraordinary interstellar visitor

One of the aspects I found most interesting is how each scientific approach answered a different question, and together they paint a much more complete picture than any single method alone.

🎥 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjizk0c4U5c&ra=m

I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments: As more interstellar visitors pass through our solar system, do you think combining artificial intelligence, orbital mechanics, and spectroscopy will fundamentally change how we study objects from other star systems?

Could an object passing through our solar system actually be older ...

06/24/2026

⚙️ AI is changing how companies operate, compete, make decisions, serve customers, and access opportunity.

Whether you are just beginning to explore AI, already using tools in your business, or looking to expand AI across your operations and growth strategy, this is a conversation you do not want to miss.

🎤 I’m honored to be speaking July 22nd at Capital Is Culture: AI Compete & Win, hosted by the NMSDC Capital Readiness Program.

This 2-day virtual experience is built for entrepreneurs, business leaders, innovators, and growth-focused companies that want to understand how AI can move from a tool to a true competitive advantage.

✅ Day 1: Scale + Structure
Learn how AI can support stronger operations, better systems, infrastructure, financial positioning, decision-making, and scalable growth.

✅ Day 2: Compete + Win
Learn how AI can support procurement readiness, market positioning, competitive strategy, differentiation, and access to new growth opportunities.

This event is about understanding how to apply AI with structure, strategy, and purpose so your business is better positioned for what comes next.

🗓️ Join us July 22–23.

🌐 Register today: https://lnkd.in/g73R3Aev

06/02/2026

☄️ What lit up the sky across the northeastern United States and Canada last weekend?

While many focused on the fireball itself, I was curious about what happened after the sighting.

According to the American Meteor Society, 86 witness reports were submitted from across multiple U.S. states, Ontario, and Quebec. NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Meteorite Falls Program has since published radar observations, meteorite trajectory modeling, and an estimated fall zone in Cape Cod Bay.

One detail that stood out to me: NASA indicates signatures of falling meteorites were detected by four separate radar systems and used in their reconstruction of the event.

In my latest YouTube video, through my channel Tech, AI, Space, Oh My!, I walk through the actual NASA and American Meteor Society visualizations and discuss what the data shows.

What stands out most to you- the geographic scale of the observations, the radar detections, or the estimated meteorite fall zone?

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Last weekend, on May 30th 2026, a bright daytime fireball was obser...