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- NASA Is Testing AI Enabled ‘Dynamic Targeting’ from Space Wed, 27 Aug 25, 7:00amThe idea is to make the spacecraft act more like a human: Instead of just seeing data, it’s thinking about what the data shows and how to respond.
- Solar panels in space ‘could provide 80% of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050’ Fri, 22 Aug 25, 1:00amResearchers also suggest system could resolve problems with irregular and weather-dependent Earth-based supply
- The Moon will get a nuclear plant before Australia does (NASA aims for 2029) Thu, 7 Aug 25, 5:19amImage: Rolls Royce By Jo Nova The Space Race is back Australia couldn’t build a nuclear plant “til 2045”, but NASA is going to put one on the moon in five years time...
- We face daunting global challenges. But here are eight reasons to be hopeful | John D Boswell Wed, 30 Jul 25, 12:00amAlthough the trends can be hard to perceive, we are making incredible progress on global poverty, health, longevity and climate change
- Seismic Data Suggests Ocean’s Worth of Water Lies Beneath Surface of Mars Wed, 26 Mar 25, 12:00amThe volume of water is estimated to be enough to cover Mars in an ocean about a mile deep.
- The fact that humans can only survive on Earth doesn’t bother Trump – and I know why | George Monbiot Wed, 5 Mar 25, 11:04pmHe is surrounded by people who have grandiose plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga project
- NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to Make Closest Approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve Wed, 25 Dec 24, 1:00pmParker planned to get more than seven times closer to the sun than previous spacecraft, hitting 430,000 mph (690,000 kph) at closest approach. It’s the fastest spacecraft ever built and is outfitted with a heat shield that...
- ‘God of Darkness’ Asteroid Will Pass Extremely Close to Earth in 2029 Wed, 27 Nov 24, 9:00pmAsteroid Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, is a near-Earth asteroid that has garnered significant attention due to its close approach to our home planet.
- Why Mars? Because the first trillionaires might be mining $100 Quadrillion dollar asteroids Wed, 27 Nov 24, 6:01amBy Jo Nova Thanks to Elon, many people are wondering “Why Mars?” and the answer might be “mining the asteroids”
- Reasons to be hopeful: five ways science is making the world better Sat, 9 Nov 24, 9:00pmIf Trump’s re-election is getting you down, these innovations in medicine and technology should cheer you up
- Recognition at last for Tom Bacon, the scientist you’ve never heard of who helped put men on the moon Sat, 2 Nov 24, 10:00pmCambridge home of the engineer who developed fuel system used on Apollo 11 is to receive a blue plaque
- Astronauts Aboard International Space Station Told to Prepare for Urgent Evacuation Sun, 3 Nov 24, 12:00amNASA is now calling the cracks in a Russian service module a ‘top safety risk’ – escalating the threat rating to five out of five. Astronauts have been warned to stay in the American section when the module is open...
- Is Paleoclimate Cyclic? It’s a Mystery to Me Thu, 24 Oct 24, 4:00amIn about 120 million years we will finally cross the Sagittarius spiral arm. We will exit this Ice House with its periodic glacial ages and enter the next Hot House inter-arm space on our way into the next spiral arm region...
- Making Spaceflight Great Again.: SpaceX catches a Super Heavy Booster Rocket Mon, 14 Oct 24, 6:11amBy Jo Nova I mean, wow. The SpaceX fifth Starship rocket is 19 stories tall and they caught it first try with the Mechanzilla chopsticks.
- Mission to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, begins on October 10th…amazing work by Galileo 400+ years ago on the largest planet in our solar system and its moons Sat, 5 Oct 24, 11:00pmEuropa is a world that shows strong evidence for an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust which could very well host conditions favorable for life...