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Starship fires (almost) all her engines
SpaceX performed a successful full-duration static test fire of the Starship Heavy Booster on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
February 9, 2023
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.
February 9, 2023
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.
February 8, 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?
February 8, 2023
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.
February 4, 2023
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.
February 3, 2023
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.
January 25, 2023
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.
January 19, 2023
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.
January 16, 2023
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.
January 12, 2023
