Bridging the gap between AI hype and reality
The promise of artificial intelligence has been a staple of government technology roadmaps for decades. But too often, AI has remained an aspirational concept — more a collection of PowerPoint…
Webb Investigates the Scene of a Planet’s Destruction
Random flashes of radiation in the sky are not all that unusual. A few years ago, once such flash was detected coming from a star that at the time, was…
Space Force official: Trump’s executive order validates current commercial strategy
Kniseley said the budget process creates challenges in reallocating funding from established programs to nontraditional commercial services. The post Space Force official: Trump’s executive order validates current commercial strategy appeared…
The Small Magellanic Cloud is Being Torn Apart
The two most prominent satellite galaxies of the Milky Way are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. A team of astronomers have recently tracked the movements of 7,000 stars in…
Blue Origin’s all-female spaceflight urges women to shoot for the stars — but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional
For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will fly with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female crew includes pop star Katy Perry.
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Universe’s Missing Infrared Light
One of the things about astronomy that captivates me is that for every question we answer, we open up a whole bunch of other questions. Dark matter and dark energy…
China to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar dirt in 2028 to pave way for future base (video)
China is getting ready to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar soil, in what could be a huge step toward building a base on the lunar surface.
China launches TJS-17, expanding classified geostationary satellite series
China launched Thursday what appears to be the third satellite for a subset of classified, experimental satellites bound for geosynchronous orbit. The post China launches TJS-17, expanding classified geostationary satellite…
How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids
5 min read How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids Artist’s impression of NASA’s DART mission, which collided with the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022 to test planetary defense techniques.…
‘Love, Death + Robots’ Season 4 teaser is a maelstrom of explosions, aliens, dinosaurs, and… well robots (video)
Netflix’s edgy animated anthology makes a provocative comeback on May 15.