NASA to roll out major update to core flight software
A government-only version of NASA core Flight System with enhanced security and other features will be released in mid-2025. The post NASA to roll out major update to core flight…
Yes, the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth Have Doubled. No, You Don’t Need to Worry
At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was discovered in the last half of December, and…
How to watch NASA’s 1st Twitch stream from the ISS this week
NASA’s first-ever Twitch stream premieres at 11:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 12 on NASA’s Twitch channel.
AI can now replicate itself — a milestone that has experts terrified
Scientists say AI has crossed a critical ‘red line’ after demonstrating how two popular large language models could clone themselves.
NASA-Led Study Pinpoints Areas Sinking, Rising Along California Coast
5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Cliffs slope into the ocean in San Simeon, California. All along the state’s dynamic coastline, land is inching down…
MDA Space to build satellites for Globalstar’s Apple-backed next-gen constellation
MDA Space is building more than 50 satellites for Globalstar’s Apple-backed next-generation low Earth orbit constellation under a $768 million contract. The post MDA Space to build satellites for Globalstar’s…
U.S.-Japan statement mentions Artemis amid uncertainty about its future
A White House statement mentioned NASA’s Artemis campaign of lunar exploration even as the space industry is preparing for significant changes to it. The post U.S.-Japan statement mentions Artemis amid…
NASA to continue using Artemis crew transport vans from bankrupt manufacturer
NASA expects to continue using electric vans to transport astronauts to the pad for Artemis missions even though the vehicles’ manufacturer is bankrupt. The post NASA to continue using Artemis…
Auction offers Neil Armstrong’s reply to NASA engineer’s Apollo 11 mission patch ideas
Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but it was too late. The Apollo 11 crew had a design for the first moon landing. Armstrong’s note and the patch idea that inspired it…
World’s fastest supercomputer ‘El Capitan’ goes online — it will be used to secure the US nuclear stockpile and in other classified research
The world’s fastest supercomputer ‘El Capitan’ can reach a peak performance of 2.746 exaFLOPS, making it the planet’s third exascale computer.