NASA Slashes $420 Million in Contracts Amid DOGE’s Broad Cost-Cutting Measures
The nation's space agency is cutting costs at the behest of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, as part of the ...
A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...
Pupils explore outer space without ever leaving the classroom
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
A Walkway Was Set to Open on the Queensboro Bridge. Until it Wasn’t.
A long-awaited pedestrian path appeared to be finished this month. A ribbon-cutting was scheduled. A news release was ...
15 Plants That Thrive In Raised Garden Beds
Many delicious vegetable crops can be grown in raised beds, but some are better suited than others. Consider the overall size ...
Astrophysicist rates the science of 9 outer space movies and TV shows
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter talks about the science behind "Three Body Problem," "Interstellar," and "Avengers: Infinity War." ...
Scientific American7d
‘Space Advertising’ Could Outshine the Stars—Unless It’s Banned First
Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...
It’s official: Space Force wants laser weapons.
Space Force is looking to expand its offensive capabilities with directed-energy lasers, jamming systems and more traditional ...
Streetsblog New York City11d
Mayor Adams Abruptly Calls Off Planned Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Path Opening
The Queensboro Bridge's long-awaited pedestrian path was in the works to open this weekend — until Mayor Adams intervened.
NextBigFuture12d
2 MW Nuclear Fusion Propulsion in Orbit Demo of Components in 2027
The Startup Pulsar Fusion is proposing a 2 Megawatt nuclear fusion orbital components for 2027. Pulsar has now proceeded to ...
Interesting Engineering14d
The Militarization of Space: What Would a “Space Force” Look Like?
“Outer space, including the moon and other celestial ... After the publication of the APS report, SDIs budget was repeatedly cut and by the late 1980s, efforts were re-focused on the ...
Phys.org14d
NASA's newest space telescope Spherex blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
Besides the telescope, SpaceX's Falcon rocket provided a lift from Vandenberg Space Force Base for a quartet of NASA satellites called Punch. From their own separate polar orbit, the satellites will ...