NASA and The Aerospace Corporation just dropped something wild: DiskSat, a spacecraft platform that's basically a thin disk—40 inches across, just one inch thick. Yeah, you read that right. Four of these sleek satellites are already in development.

Sure, the timing's amusing (UFO believers are definitely having a field day), but here's what actually matters: this ultra-compact design could revolutionize how we deploy constellations for communications, Earth observation, and data transmission. When space infrastructure gets this lean and modular, launch efficiency skyrockets and costs come down hard. That's the real story—not the flying saucer jokes.