Artist’s illustration of an electromagnetic mass driver launching a payload from the surface of the moon. (Image credit: General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems) Last week, SpaceX founder Elon Musk advised workers at the newly acquired company xAI that he wants to set up a factory on the moon to build artificial intelligence (AI) satellites. And heContinue Reading
The solar panels that hang from balconies across Europe may soon be coming to New England, helping lower energy costs and ease grid demand. This could be a breakout year for plug-in solar in the United States, with more than two dozen states considering legislation this session…Continue Reading
Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated engineers. A researcher at The University of Osaka has now explored a bold new approach: a gyroscopic wave energy converter that uses a spinning flywheel inside a floating structure to turnContinue Reading
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson—perhaps the right’s most prominent Israel critic—says he was detained by Israeli authorities in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Carlson told the Daily Mai l that while attempting to leave Ben Gurion International Airport, he and his staff had their passports taken, and his executive producer was interrogatedContinue Reading
Kiley says he will introduce the ‘Keep Jobs in California Act of 2026.’ It would prohibit any state from levying taxes retroactively on people who no longer live there., Read MoreContinue Reading
The latest threats come amid ratcheting tensions between the US and Iran despite second round of indirect nuclear talks., White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has said Iran would be “wise” to make a deal, as the United States surges further military assets to the Middle East. Her statement came asContinue Reading
The report says US officials expect troops to withdraw from remaining positions within two months., The report says US officials expect troops to withdraw from remaining positions within two months. The United States is preparing to pull back the nearly 1,000 troops from its military that remain in Syria, theContinue Reading
A former Grindr employee has pinpointed the one key change he believes led to what some users have described as the app’s downfall. Grindr is currently trialling a premium subscription plan that issues artificial intelligence and costs members $500 per month. The plan, called EDGE, is being tested with aContinue Reading
The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official, Read MoreContinue Reading
New data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows union representation grew by 463,000 in 2025, bringing the total number of workers represented by union contracts to 16.5 million. Thanks to years of sustained organizing, 11.2% of all wage and salary workers in the United States areContinue Reading
Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images A shortage in medical cement is likely to lead to delays in some patients getting joint surgery, NHS bosses say. It comes after Heraeus Medical, the main supplier of bone cement to the health service, has had to temporarily halt production at its mainContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Last Call for Summer Internships! About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Last Call for Summer Internships! 18 February 2026 The deadline for NASA internships during summer 2026 isContinue Reading
4 min read Digital Surface and Terrain Models from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line Added to Satellite Data Explorer NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program announces the addition of three digital elevation and digital terrain products from Vantor’s Precision3D Product Line to its Satellite Data Explorer (SDX) data access andContinue Reading