Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 37,000

The Turkey-Syria earthquake of February 6, 2023 - a 7.8 magnitude earthquake - has wreaked devastation on the area. Images, links and updates here.

US military retrieval of Chinese balloon

The military used underwater drones, warships and inflatable vessels to retrieve all pieces of the Chinese balloon shot down in early February, 2023.

Is a space junk disaster inevitable? Another close call

Two large pieces of Soviet-era space debris narrowly missed colliding in a space junk disaster on January 2023. Is a collision inevitable?

Chinese spy balloon shot down off U.S. coast

Sky observers saw an alleged Chinese spy balloon cross the U.S. Then - on Saturday - the U.S. military shot it down off the coast of South Carolina.

Dinner on Mars will transform food on Earth

The technologies needed to plan for dinner on Mars will also help us transform how things are done here on Earth, where 1/3 of all food is thrown away.

NASA, DARPA: Nuclear rocket to Mars and beyond

NASA and DARPA will build a nuclear rocket to Mars. An uncrewed prototype could launch as early as 2027, they said.

Meet ChatGPT, your new AI best friend

ChatGPT is a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to generate text in answer to questions or writing prompts. Read examples here.

NASA says 2022 5th-warmest year on record

NASA scientists say 2022 5th-warmest year since 1880. And the last 9 consecutive years have been the warmest 9 on record.

Replacement Soyuz to bring home stranded ISS crew

An uncrewed replacement Soyuz capsule will fly to the ISS in February to provide a safe way home for a trio of temporarily stranded crew members.

Virgin Orbit’s premiere UK launch fails

Virgin Orbit's premiere UK launch failed on Monday, January 9, 2023, as the rocket malfunctioned, and the satellites failed to reach their intended orbits.