NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity due to budget issues
Canceling the tracker layer upgrade to the spectrometer would also not be catastrophic. The addition of…
In his first 100 days, Trump launched an “all-out assault” on the environment
Schlenker-Goodrich, of the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC), is concerned about the administration’s efforts to isolate…
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
An illustration depicts a NASA spacecraft approaching the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. Though there are no plans…
Universities (finally) band together, fight “unprecedented government overreach”
We speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American…
Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise
Like giant bones planted in the earth, clusters of tree trunks, stripped clean of bark, are…
Lichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars
Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense…
Trump administration’s attack on university research accelerates
Shortly after its inauguration, the Trump administration has made no secret that it isn’t especially interested…
How did eastern North America form?
For decades, geologists have understood the broad picture of how eastern North America came to be….
Go back to the Grid in TRON: Ares trailer
[embedded content] An AI program enters the real world in TRON: Ares. It’s difficult to underestimate…
With new contracts, SpaceX will become the US military’s top launch provider
SpaceX will get 28 missions worth approximately $5.9 billion ULA will get 19 missions worth approximately…
10 Python Built-in Functions That Will Simplify Your Code
As developers, we often stick to our favorite built-in Python functions and sometimes even write custom…
FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
A prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and…
ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?
Open your checkbook, please ESA’s governance structure isn’t favorable for taking quick action. On one hand,…
As preps continue, it’s looking more likely NASA will fly the Artemis II mission
Late Saturday night, technicians at Kennedy Space Center in Florida moved the core stage for NASA’s…
David Blaine shows his hand in Do Not Attempt
Over the course of his long career, magician and endurance performer David Blaine has taken on…
Measles arrives in Kansas, spreads quickly in undervaccinated counties
On Thursday, the county on the northern border of Stevens, Grant County, also reported three confirmed…