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

Needs SpaceX et al to drop prices and give competitors a ride into space to make it work

Systems15 Apr 2026 | 29

Physicist reckons two-button calculator can do all elementary math

Updated Paper says a single binary operator could replace a lot of scientific heavy lifting

Science14 Apr 2026 | 80

NASA insiders oddly relaxed about latest budget threats

exclusive Veterans think Congress may swat cuts again, but uncertainty could still do lasting damage

Science14 Apr 2026 | 10

Japanese rocket part came unglued, leading to mission failure

Tiny variation in temperature weakened a component and when a critical moment arrived, that mattered

Science14 Apr 2026 | 8

Here's how to watch the Artemis II splashdown

Crew went farther from Earth than any humans we know about, now they’re coming back!

Science10 Apr 2026 | 41

DARPA looking for battery that could power a laptop for months

Drawback: it’s radioactive

Science08 Apr 2026 | 51

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

Market watcher says money is pouring into British atomic and fusion startups amid massive energy demand

On-Prem08 Apr 2026 | 48

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

Turns out deep space still looks better without AI helping

Science07 Apr 2026 | 40

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

'Proposal resurrects an existential threat to US leadership in space science and exploration'

Science07 Apr 2026 | 41

Artemis II blasts off on first crewed lunar mission since Apollo

And of course the Orion toilet malfunctioned

Science02 Apr 2026 | 89

Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year

Cool, but fossil-fuel additions and AI-era power demand still muddy the climate math

Science01 Apr 2026 | 48

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

Flights to resume in 2026 before space tourism biz runs out of cash

Science01 Apr 2026 | 23

Starlink sprays debris into orbit following another satellite 'anomaly'

No risk to ISS or Artemis, but not ideal for operator peace of mind

Science31 Mar 2026 | 52

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

Perseverance found the minerals in an ancient river channel, but researchers say geology may still beat biology

Science31 Mar 2026 | 10

Artemis II countdown begins as NASA prepares for crewed Moon flyby

Orion's four astronauts edge toward liftoff for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than 50 years

Science30 Mar 2026 | 86

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

Asia In Brief PLUS: Iran war may slow APAC IT spend; Toshiba, Mitsubishi, talk chip biz combo; Fusion plasma control networks; And more!

On-Prem30 Mar 2026 | 7

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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

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

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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

Amazon tells FCC to bin SpaceX's million-satellite datacenter dream

China browses lunar landing spots in race to land on Moon

NASA abandons delayed SLS upper stage for ULA's Centaur V instead

Britain spends £180M to work out what time it is

NASA’s asteroid defence mission slowed targets by 1.7 inches per hour

Bundle of human neurons hooked to silicon learns to stumble through Doom

60 years since humanity first touched the surface of another planet

Asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smack Moon in 2032, boffins confirm

UK mobilizes lawyers to keep report on Gatwick 'drone' chaos under wraps

TerraPower gets permission to build, not operate, sodium-cooled nuclear reactor

Congress puts the ISS on life support until 2032, orders Moon base plan

Trump administration spoiling for a fight over global satellite regulations

Solar superstorm gave ESA's Mars orbiters a handy science opportunity

CERN sends AI-trained robot mice scurrying through LHC beam pipes

Ex-NASA chief gives Isaacman's Moon reboot a thumbs up, stays schtum on the awkward bits

European Space Agency and China both achieve gigabit links to geostationary satellites

MIT boffins aim to build injectable mini-organs that can fill in for a damaged liver

Fly me to the Moon: NASA reshuffles the Artemis card deck