Missing Scientist and General Update: The Doomsday Asteroid Connection

About this episode

The episode discusses the mysterious disappearances of scientists Monica Reza and Neil McCasland and their potential connections to other missing military personnel.

Monica Reza helped develop materials designed to survive one of the harshest environments in engineering: rocket engines. Neil McCasland oversaw the U.S. Air Force’s top research laboratory. Both were connected through the Air Force Research Laboratory. Both have vanished. Now, people are noticing possible connections to other missing or deceased scientists and military personnel. In memory of Nick Pope. You will be missed. Watch the full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6vjgZubUxho Subscribe to All Things Unexplained on YouTube: @allthingsunexplained Links: New York Post article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/09/us-news/another-mysterious-nasa-death-as-ninth-scientist-linked-to-secret-programs-dies/ Radar and Optical Observations of Asteroid 1998 KY26: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.285.5427.557 Michael Hicks obituary: https://obituaries.forestlawn.com/obituaries/michael-hicks University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory tribute to Michael Hicks: https://lpl.arizona.edu/about/memoriam/michael-hicks Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) tribute to Michael Hicks: https://dps.aas.org/news/michael-david-hicks-1964-2023…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Tim Mounce

Topics covered

• missing scientists
• military personnel
• asteroid research
• engineering materials
• NASA deaths
• scientific connections

Keywords

• missing scientists
• Monica Reza
• Neil McCasland
• NASA
• asteroid 1998 KY26
• military research
• scientific community
• Nick Pope
• Michael Hicks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory, University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society

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