Jan 08 Moon landing attempt by private company abandoned after ‘critical’ fuel leak By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A crippling fuel leak forced a U.S. company on Tuesday to give up on the first U.S. moon landing attempt in more than 50 years. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 2:38 News Wrap: Blinken visits Qatar in diplomatic effort to contain Israel-Hamas war In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Blinken continued his urgent mission to the Middle East as the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month, Defense Secretary Austin took responsibility for delays in disclosing his hospitalization, major winter storms dropped… Continue watching
Jan 06 6 space missions to look forward to in 2024 By Ali M. Bramson, The Conversation From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024… Continue reading
Jan 01 5 space milestones in 2023 that are ‘rewriting textbooks’ By Casey Kuhn, Miles O'Brien This year saw incredibly detailed images from the most advanced telescope in space, as well as the 25th year of a global partnership sending astronauts to orbit Earth. Continue reading
Dec 31 A look at the top science stories and breakthroughs of 2023 By Nicola Jones, Knowable Magazine From good news to bad, from novel vaccines to insect invaders, this year left us with much to ponder. Knowable Magazine presents 12 newsworthy developments from 2023. Continue reading
Dec 29 U.S. military launches space plane on secretive, multi-year mission By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Space Force's reusable, robotic craft is carrying classified experiments. There's no one on board. It's the seventh flight since its debut in 2010. Continue reading
Dec 27 The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over the use of its stories to train chatbots By Associated Press The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, trying to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots. Continue reading
Dec 27 Architects of the Endangered Species Act reflect on 50th anniversary of groundbreaking measure By Travis Loller, Associated Press The Act was so sweeping that, in retrospect, it was bound to become controversial, especially since it allowed species to be listed as endangered without consideration for the economic consequences. Continue reading
Dec 23 Analysis: How decorative glitter contributes to microplastic pollution By Kamran Mahroof, The Conversation Five reasons experts advise avoiding glitter, even on holiday cards or baubles. Continue reading
Dec 21 International astronaut to join future NASA moon landing mission By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA has included international astronauts on trips to space for decades. A Canadian has been selected to fly around the moon a year or so from now with three U.S. astronauts. Continue reading