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Despite proposed science cuts, NASA boss says 'We haven't canceled anything yet'

That 'yet' is sure doing a lot of heavy lifting if the budget for science is slashed

Science28 Apr 2026 | 22

Meta to power its bit barns with energy from space

Facebook provider also working with energy storage firm to keep 100 hours of juice on hand

On-Prem27 Apr 2026 | 38

SpaceX dusts off Falcon Heavy for first flight in 18 months

Updated Side boosters to make simultaneous touchdown while center core takes one for the team

Science27 Apr 2026 | 25

Solid-state batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why

Science23 Apr 2026 | 10

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope trumps Trump cuts, is launch-ready ahead of schedule

Revolutionary telescope aiming for space after multiple near death experiences

Science23 Apr 2026 | 22

AI bats away ping-pong challenge as rise of the machines continues

Rise of the Machines Sony project claims a significant breakthrough with applications in task requiring speed and accuracy

AI + ML23 Apr 2026 | 25

Datacenter boom keeps dirty coal plants alive in the US

Happy Earth Day!

Systems22 Apr 2026 | 21

NASA reckons the Artemis II heat shield performed like a champ

Good news for future missions as initial findings agree with agency's design decision

Science22 Apr 2026 | 19

FAA grounds Blue Origin's New Glenn as it probes missed satellite delivery 'mishap'

One of two second stage engines misbehaved, administration must sign off report before flights resume

Science21 Apr 2026 | 8

NASA Inspector fears new spacesuits won’t be ready for Moon landing

Dud contracts, proprietary designs, and zero-experience supplier make for quite the mess

Science21 Apr 2026 | 55

You too can build a nuclear battery from junk you have lying around the house

It won't provide much juice, but its creator calls it a 'nanowatt nuclear power plant'

Science20 Apr 2026 | 55

Schmoozebots: Study finds flattery will get AI everywhere

Excessive friendliness may cause users to forget they're talking to a very confident autocomplete

AI + ML20 Apr 2026 | 7

Blue Origin nails the landing, but puts the payload satellite in the wrong orbit

Wouldn't be the first time a Jeff Bezos company left a package in the wrong place

Science20 Apr 2026 | 41

NASA working on ‘Big Bang’ upgrade to keep the Voyagers alive for longer

Tests scheduled for May can’t come soon enough after VGER 1 power glitch led to instrument shutdown

Science20 Apr 2026 | 34

NASA gets the ball rolling on its part in Europe's jinxed Mars rover mission

Rosalind Franklin moving again, though another budget cut looms

Science17 Apr 2026 | 14

Bullet train upgrade brings 5G windows and noise-cancelling cabins to Japan

Private Shinkansen suites are pulling up to the station in October

Networks16 Apr 2026 | 33

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Artemis III aims for 'late 2027' for Earth orbit demonstration

SpaceX rocket set for unintentional Moon landing – well, a piece of it anyway

NASA boss: make Pluto a planet again

Trump admin pays wind developers to quit, back fossil fuel projects

Despite proposed science cuts, NASA boss says 'We haven't canceled anything yet'

Meta to power its bit barns with energy from space

SpaceX dusts off Falcon Heavy for first flight in 18 months

Solid-state batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope trumps Trump cuts, is launch-ready ahead of schedule

AI bats away ping-pong challenge as rise of the machines continues

Datacenter boom keeps dirty coal plants alive in the US

NASA reckons the Artemis II heat shield performed like a champ

FAA grounds Blue Origin's New Glenn as it probes missed satellite delivery 'mishap'

NASA Inspector fears new spacesuits won’t be ready for Moon landing

You too can build a nuclear battery from junk you have lying around the house

Schmoozebots: Study finds flattery will get AI everywhere

Blue Origin nails the landing, but puts the payload satellite in the wrong orbit

NASA working on ‘Big Bang’ upgrade to keep the Voyagers alive for longer

NASA gets the ball rolling on its part in Europe's jinxed Mars rover mission

Bullet train upgrade brings 5G windows and noise-cancelling cabins to Japan

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Amazon chips no longer just a side dish, they're a $20B biz

Firefox maker torches Google for building Prompt API into browser

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Researchers move in the right direction, develop powerful GPS interference alarm

Legacy TLS tour continues with Exchange Online blocking old versions from July 2026

Fission impossible: Uncle Sam wants nuclear reactors in space by 2031

Britain's atomic brain trust gives itself till 2030 to unpick fusion challenges

Orbital datacenter startup CEO admits launch economics don't fly, presses ahead regardless

Physicist reckons two-button calculator can do all elementary math

NASA insiders oddly relaxed about latest budget threats

Japanese rocket part came unglued, leading to mission failure

Here's how to watch the Artemis II splashdown

DARPA looking for battery that could power a laptop for months

Investors are going nuclear to keep UK's AI datacenters fed

Artemis II snaps eclipse, Earthset shots on first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo

White House seeks deep NASA cuts as Artemis II breaks spaceflight record

Artemis II blasts off on first crewed lunar mission since Apollo

Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year

Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales with out-of-this-world price hikes

Starlink sprays debris into orbit following another satellite 'anomaly'

Mars coughs up another maybe-life clue in the form of nickel compounds

Artemis II countdown begins as NASA prepares for crewed Moon flyby

DXC staff to strike in Australia after some go without pay rise for five years

Bees and hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze

Commercial space pleads with NASA to stop moving the goalposts in orbit

India's space program can't spend money fast enough, putting missions in peril

Trump remembers to appoint science panel, fills it mostly with tech bros

Microsoft and Nvidia claim AI can speed approval of new atomic plants

NASA's lunar reboot is long on ambition, short on answers

Chemists concoct nail polish that lets clawed humans use touch screens

Goodbye, Lunar Gateway: NASA ditches Moon station for Moon base

SpaceX hits back at Amazon in orbital datacenter dispute

NASA sets 'impossible' ground rules for relocation of 'flown space vehicle'

When it comes to catastrophic space weather, the UK is holding a cocktail umbrella

Elon Musk wants to build 50 times more chips than the world currently produces, using 'new physics'

CERN eggheads burn AI into silicon to stem data deluge

Turns out your coffee addiction may be doing your brain a favor

Starship may chauffeur Orion to the Moon, as NASA mulls ditching SLS after Artemis V

Time to end the 'uncontrolled experiment' of social media on kids, scientists say

Fiber on the surface of the moon could help detect moonquakes

Chips... in spaaaace – courtesy of Nvidia

Artemis II takes a rain check on return to launch pad as NASA fixes loose wire

In the name of science: Boffins build fart-tracking undies

Everything needed to make DNA and RNA found in asteroid sample

Digital fruit fly brain model walks and cleans its feelers

UK splashes £45M on AI supercomputer to help crack fusion power

Inside the datacenter where the day starts with topping up cerebrospinal fluid

NASA pencils in fresh Artemis II Moon launch attempt for April 1

Atomic Britain: UK plans regulatory reset to boost nuclear power

NASA probe checks out years early because this solar cycle is a real drag

Britain turns up the heat on homegrown ceramics for hypersonic missiles

Musk admits Starship V3 launch date has slipped as Super Heavy booster rolls into place

SETI admits its search for alien life may be too narrowly focussed