Musk has found a way to cash out his failed Twitter bet. But could it damage SpaceX?
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired his social media and artificial intelligence business xAI in a deal that unites…
Giant Pythons Once Lived in Taiwan
A fossil trunk vertebra from the Chiting Formation of Taiwan reveals that nearly 4-m-long pythons roamed the island…
‘It’s insightful, it’s informative.’ Neil deGrasse Tyson on his 5-hour backyard audio chat with William Shatner (interview)
Representing a stellar alignment of epic proportions, celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and “Star Trek” legend William Shatner…
Baby elephant born at National Zoo, 1st in 25 years – NBC4 Washington
An eagerly awaited Asian elephant calf has made her grand arrival at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The baby…
NASA examining hydrogen leaks during Artemis 2 fueling test
WASHINGTON — NASA officials defended their preparations for the Artemis 2 mission after a fueling test experienced the…
Is Elon Musk’s SpaceX really worth more than London’s top seven?
The seven biggest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange are giants of industry in the worlds of…
Optical Combs Help Radio Telescopes Work Together
Very-long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a technique in radio astronomy whereby multiple radio telescopes cooperate to bundle their…
Amazon’s AWS CEO says orbital data centers ‘pretty far’ from reality
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Amazon’s top cloud computing executive said space-based data centers…
It May Be Safe to Nuke an Earthbound Asteroid After All, Simulation Suggests : ScienceAlert
Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new…
Flight heritage? It isn’t what you think
In space procurement, there are few phrases that carry more weight than “flight heritage.” Once a supplier claims…
A Whole-planet Model Of The Earth Without Life For Terrestrial Exoplanet Studies
A schematic of the key processes included in our abiotic Earth model. Remotely observable quantities (surface temperature, albedo,…
We’re Nowhere Near Ready to Make Babies in Space, Experts Warn
If humanity truly hopes to colonize the solar system, it must overcome a challenge arguably greater than any…