Elon Musk provides an update on Starship: “It’s been mindbogglingly difficult”
"To be frank, civilization is feeling a little bit fragile right now."
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Rocket Report: Astra launch fails, Georgia spaceport comes to a vote
"How can the government better leverage your commercial conops?"
Why covering anti-evolution laws has me worried about the future of vaccines
Editorial: state legislatures appear to be gearing up to travel a familiar path.
Our Sun’s nearest neighbor has another planet
The second one is a real lightweight, at only a quarter of Earth's mass.
Amateur sleuths help solve 160-year mystery by decoding Charles Dickens letter
Dickens Code project issued crowd-sourced call to crack author's idiosyncratic shorthand.
NASA says Starlink Gen2 may cause problems for Hubble and asteroid detection
NASA explains concerns to FCC, urges more research and careful deployment by SpaceX.
Tonga’s first COVID outbreak erupts; vaccination surges to 98%
"It's better to rest at home than rest in peace," health minister cautions.
Dr. Paul Sutter breaks down how hard it is to get to Mars—and then to live there
Episode two of "Edge of Knowledge" continues, focusing on the red planet.
As states drop masking, CDC stands by guidance: “We are not there yet”
"Our hospitalizations are still high, our death rates are still high," CDC director cautioned.
Watch a clever cockatoo named Figaro play “golf” for a tasty reward
New findings could shed light on how humans evolved ability to design and use tools.
Five seconds, 59 megajoules: A new record for tokamak fusion
The Joint European Torus takes a major step in preparing for work at ITER.
This AI beat the world’s best Gran Turismo players
The AI needed to master car control, tactics, etiquette, and strategy.
Kansas medical board faces threats from lawmakers for probing ivermectin use
One lawmaker is also a physician under investigation for prescribing ivermectin.
New spinal implant gets paralyzed people up and walking
Software modeling and feedback key to a computer-controlled stride.
Time-shifted computing could slash data center energy costs by up to 30%
Proof-of-concept paper shows how data centers could help manage the grid.
