Don’t let Elon Musk monopolize space compute
Elon Musk unveils the SpaceX Dragon 2, a spacecraft, in 2014. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian) Last week, Elon…
UK Space Agency offers young people launchpad to space career with new internship programme
The new programme is a UK-wide initiative designed to give students their launchpad into the space sector through…
Astronomers celebrate cancellation of $10bn Chile project that threatened clearest skies in the world | Chile
The scientific community is celebrating the cancellation of a project which would have threatened the clearest skies in…
Elon Musk’s space data centre plans could see SpaceX monopoly on AI and computing, experts warn
The next frontier in the global artificial intelligence (AI) race and cloud computing may not be on Earth.…
China Touts 20GW “Starlink Killer” Weapon To “Delink” Musk’s Satellites; Scientists Call It Invisible Hunter
Chinese military experts are working tirelessly to devise ways to counter the Starlink satellite network, which could help…
Astronaut snaps salty, pink Valentine’s Day ‘heart’ shining in Argentina — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Salinas Las Barrancas, Argentina [-38.75293078, -62.95083234] What’s in the photo? A pink salt…
NASA built a $144,000,000 vehicle to transport rocket ships in Florida and almost no one knows it exists
Before liftoff, NASA relies on its giant crawler-transporters to haul rocket ships on a journey that is even…
NASA Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars, revealing ancient life clues
The Curiosity rover, along the lower slopes of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater, has reportedly uncovered the largest…
Ariane 6: more boosters, more power
For its most powerful flight yet, Ariane 6 lifts off for the first time with four boosters. Designed…
NASA Let AI Drive The Perseverance Rover For Two Days
In this period of heightened geopolitical flux, enthusiasm for advances in planetary exploration can be dampened. But that’s…
NASA Images Reveal Odd “Slithering” Impressions Across the Lunar Surface—This is Their Surprising Source
A bizarre-looking series of features on the Moon, captured in NASA imagery, appears to resemble the pathway of…
Research Reveals Why Tatooine Planets are Rare
Fans of the Star Wars franchise will surely remember the iconic scene where Luke Skywalker steps out of…