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Pentagon buyer: We’re happy with our launch industry, but payloads are lagging

DALLAS—The Space Force officer tasked with overseeing more than $24 billion in research and development spending says the Pentagon is more interested in supporting...

Data center builders thought farmers would willingly sell land, learn otherwise

Notably, one resident in Huddleston’s county who received an offer, 75-year-old Timothy Grosser, even declined a proposal to “name your price” when a tech...

Study shows how rocket launches pollute the atmosphere

Atmospheric scientist Laura Revell, with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, presented research showing that rocket exhaust in the atmosphere can erase some...

NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs

The helium system on the SLS upper stage—officially known as the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS)—performed well during both of the Artemis II countdown...

Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

When dinosaur fossils surface at a site, it is often not possible to tell how many millions of years ago their bones were buried....

Have we leapt into commercial genetic testing without understanding it?

In 2020, a company called Genomic Prediction started offering genomic scores for diabetes, skin cancer, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, intellectual disability, and “idiopathic...

After fueling test, optimism grows for March launch of Artemis II to the Moon

A second fueling test on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket ended Thursday night, giving senior managers enough confidence to move forward with plans to...

Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer steps down after 38 years with company

Microsoft Executive Vice President for Gaming Phil Spencer announced he will retire after 38 years at Microsoft and 12 years leading the company’s video...

Lawsuit: ChatGPT told student he was “meant for greatness”—then came psychosis

But by April 2025, things began to go awry. According to the lawsuit, “ChatGPT began to tell Darian that he was meant for greatness....

NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as “Type A” mishap, says agency made mistakes

Still, after astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams eventually docked at the station, Boeing officials declared success. “We accomplished a lot, and really more...

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