Wednesday, January 31, 2024

SpaceX: DOD Has Requested Taking Over Starship For Individual Missions
Poised for science: NASA's Europa Clipper instruments are all aboard
A Magnetohydrodynamic Drive Could Lead to Fuel Stations on Mars
A Moore’s Law for space
Unmanned submersible may have found Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane
You’d never have to charge your phone again with these tiny nuclear batteries that last 50 years. But are we ready for them?
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond #CommissionEarned
Why Isn’t TikTok Responding to Incentives?
Biden’s Middle East Muddle
Non-opioid drug from Vertex cuts pain in major trial tests

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Downfall, Giving Birth to Modern-Day Black Ops #CommissionEarned

The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare - Official Trailer (2024) Guy Ritc...

S. Korea. U.S. discuss space cooperation
Pluto should be our ninth planet. A planetary scientist explains why
The sacred Moon: Navigating diverse cultural beliefs in lunar missions
UAE's first female astronaut to graduate from Nasa training programme in March
Cancel Culture Dictionary: An A to Z Guide to Winning the War on Fun by Jimmy Failla
NASA wants to fly another 1-year astronaut mission. But when will it happen?
Trump's Inflection Point Began Where No One Was Looking
See Webb Telescope's 'Mind-Blowing' Collection of Spiral Galaxy Images
It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew
Radar measurements on Mars show signs of ancient delta and water
Michael Mann Overboard
Why is America Going Back to the Moon #CommissionEarned
GOP Finds a Winning Abortion Message
Unrwa, Hamas and the ‘Genocide’ Smear Against Israel
Elon Musk says his startup Neuralink has implanted a device in its first human

Monday, January 29, 2024

Axiom Space Tests Lunar Spacesuit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
If Trump Were President Those Soldiers Would Be Alive
Did Lockheed Martin Just Delay America's Return to the Moon?
NASA Wants to Put a Massive Telescope on the Moon
One Protein Helps 75% of Cancers to Spread – And We May Have a Way to Stop It
Are Humans Fundamentally Different from AI?
NASA invented wheels that never get punctured — and you can now buy them
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? #CommissionEarned
Beijing’s Passive-Aggressive Middle East Policy
Biden, Iran and Three Dead Americans
Japan: Moon lander Slim comes back to life and resumes mission

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Japan’s moon landing sets the stage for humanity’s increasingly lunar future

On Jan. 19, soon after the Astrobotic Peregrine met its fiery end reentering the Earth’s atmosphere in the skies over the Pacific, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, SLIM lunar lander made its attempt to land on the moon.

Canada's Laurentian Elite Cry Uncle
Here’s the moon missions all the world’s major space programs are working on now
Are we worse at Moon landings than 50 years ago?
What You Need to Know about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission
Could space be the next platform for war? Hear what NASA official thinks
The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
NASA's Perseverance rover confirms presence of ancient lake on Mars and it may hold clues to past life
Davos Turns Gently to the Right
Our wave of revolutionary weight loss drugs can be a miracle if we get it right

Saturday, January 27, 2024

DID THIS BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES PROFESSOR JUST DISCOVER THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH?
After Twelve Years, Mark Steyn Finally Faces Off against Michael Mann in Defamation Suit
Elon Musk says his religion is ‘one of curiosity,’ and it’s why he believes ‘we need more humans’ in space
Wet Dress Rehearsal on the Horizon for Starship Flight 3
NASA Juno spacecraft picks up hints of activity on Jupiter's icy moon Europa
NASA shares newest results of Moon to Mars Architecture Concept Review
NASA orbiter spies Japan's struggling SLIM moon lander on lunar surface
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
How Humans Can Adapt to Space
Biden and the TikTok Anti-LNG Crusade
The Men At The Alamo Had A Better Shot At Victory On The Border Than Biden Does Right Now

Friday, January 26, 2024

Remember Eagle Pass! Texas Rallies the Red States
Estimating SpaceX’s 2023 Revenue
Why Venus Died
The amazing helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, will fly no more
Bacteria turns plastic waste into super-strong spider silk
Why DeSantis Runs a More Responsible Government than Biden
From ‘Never Trump’ to ‘Encore’
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Researchers demonstrate rapid 3D printing with liquid metal
Japan's powered-down "Moon Sniper" lunar lander achieves major goals, despite engine malfunction
‘Self-Inflicted Wound’: Is Biden About To Hand Trump Campaign A Major Political Gift?

Thursday, January 25, 2024

For All Mankind: Complex Quasi-History without the Self-Loathing Ennui
MIRACLE FILTRATION SYSTEM MARKS QUANTUM-LEAP IN GLOBAL ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER USING THIS REVOLUTIONARY BIOMATERIAL
NASA is planning a permanent moon base. What will it take to build it?
Is Russian President Putin Really Planning to Take Back Alaska?
REPORT: Barack Obama Is Telling Joe Biden to Quit the 2024 Race
Japan's SLIM moon lander photographed on the lunar surface
How Texas' power grid weathered the latest freeze
Breakthrough anti-ageing cell discovery could help you stay younger for longer
Why Mars Died
Can a thumb-sized nuclear battery last 50 years?
Should we pop a daily supplement of vitamin D? Let’s have a look-see
Revolutionary camera sees the world through the eyes of animals — from bees to birds
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
Israel’s ‘Genocide’ Rebuttal
Why In-N-Out Burger Is Out of Oakland
Haley Revealed Trump’s Weaknesses
Democratizing the future of AI R&D: NSF to launch National AI Research Resource pilot

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Zeno Power teams up with Westinghouse on radioisotopes for nuclear power system
SpaceX, Blue Origin Space Race Is Boosting Suppliers’ Bottom Lines
Can private companies carry NASA back to the Moon?
Carbon Capture Is a Bipartisan Climate Win
Seven technologies to watch in 2024
The discovery of the Americas' long-lost 'Rome'
Volcanoes on other planets — Venus’ Maat Mons, Earth’s Karymsky, Mars’ Olympus Mons, Io, and Enceladus
Goodbye, painful injections? Scientists reveal working oral insulin in tasty chocolate pills
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond #CommissionEarned
Realism About a Trump Presidency
Nikki Haley Vows to Fight On After New Hampshire
Scientists Advance Affordable, Sustainable Solution for Flat-Panel Displays and Wearable Tech

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Belgium has joined the Artemis Alliance

We Built A Town

California Senate hopefuls spar over Israel’s war in Gaza at first 2024 debate
NASA Invites Media to First Intuitive Machines, SpaceX Moon Launch
Perplexing side of the moon: WCU prof works with NASA to help solve longtime lunar mystery
Book Review: Robert Zubrin's 'The Case for Nukes'

The Case For Nukes: How We Can Beat Global Warming and Create a Free, Open, and Magnificent Future #CommissionEarned

Archeologists Reveal How Roman Wine Would Have Tasted
What happens when an astronaut in orbit says he’s not coming back?
New Evidence Shows Michael Mann Seeking to Manipulate Peer Review
Why is America Going Back to the Moon #CommissionEarned
The Rich Aren’t Rich Enough to Balance the Federal Budget
Biden Toys With an LNG Export Permitting Ban
Forget Something? You’re Supposed To Do That

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Five For Fighting's John Ondrasik: We Are Not Okay
There’s a Third Option on Social Security and Medicare
NASA SLS Exploration Upper Stage moving into qualification phase of development
NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter
Texas Is Considering a Controversial Land Swap Deal With SpaceX
Water found buried under Mars equator
The Man from Mars: The Asteroid Mining Caper #CommissionEarned
The Harvard of the Unwoke
A Century After Lenin’s Death, His Evil Legacy Lives On
‘Trump Wins’: Joe Biden Is A ‘Dead Man Walking’ And Dems Better ‘Wake Up Fast,’ Piers Morgan Warns

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Javier Milei at Davos: 'Socialism Is Always and Everywhere an Impoverishing Phenomenon'
Former NASA administrator hates Artemis, wants to party like it’s 2008
The WEF Bond Villains Are Also Ridiculous
Pakistan launches retaliatory strikes into Iran, with reports of nine killed
High hopes for Japan's 'Moon Sniper' mission
This Startup Aims to Rival SpaceX With Reusable Rockets
NASA’s robotic, self-assembling structures could be the next phase of space construction
US must beat China back to the moon, Congress tells NASA
Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle
China’s Lackluster GDP Growth
China’s population drops for a second year despite government push for more babies
Artificial ‘power plants’ harness energy from wind and rain
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland
Webb reveals that galaxy mergers are the solution to early Universe mystery
Jamie Dimon Admits Trump Was Right About Key Issues, Warns Liberals Their Shame Tactics Will Backfire

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle
Japan’s SLIM spacecraft lowers orbit ahead of Friday moon landing attempt
Third Axiom Space private astronaut mission ready for launch
Scientists grow human retinas in the lab and what they found changes our understanding of color vision
Scientists might have finally solved the mystery of the “magic” islands on Saturn’s moon
To Combat Antisemitism, Understand Its Variety
Chevron Deference Is a Case of Too Much Judicial Restraint
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond #CommissionEarned
The Gaza Protest at the Cancer Hospital
Energy-starved breast cancer cells consume their surroundings for fuel, research suggests
Space Solar Power Project Ends First In-Space Mission with Successes and Lessons

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Axiom and SpaceX are disrupting Europe’s traditional pathway to space
No, the James Webb Space Telescope hasn’t found life out there—at least not yet
Twenty years of chasing the Moon
Discovery changes understanding of water's history on the moon
Meet the 4 astronauts of SpaceX's Ax-3 launch for Axiom Space
John Deere, Meet Elon Musk: SpaceX Satellites to Link Farm Giant’s Equipment
Vintage cars at Kennedy Space Center for ‘Project Artemis’ film with Scarlett Johansson
SpaceX inspires NASA to prep for small mishaps in moonshot plan
The race to get next-generation solar technology on the market
Archaeologists Just Found An Ancient Roman Bullet With Julius Caesar's Name On It
Why scientists are mesmerized by the multiverse
Elon Musk’s recent all-hands meeting at SpaceX was full of interesting news
Cheap Robo-chef autonomously cooks a three-course Asian menu, cleans up after itself
Fruit bats love sugar yet they never get diabetes. Scientists think they could be key to new treatment
Why is America Going Back to the Moon #CommissionEarned
The Case for the Supreme Court to Overturn Chevron Deference
Iowa Gives Trump II a Boost
NASA, Lockheed Martin reveal X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Astrobiotic’s glitch is a mere bump in the road for commercial moon landings

America’s first lunar mission in over 50 years started promisingly enough.

During the early morning hours of Jan. 8, a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the Astrobotic Peregrine lunar lander into space. The new launch vehicle’s systems, including the BE-4 engines provided by Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin, worked nominally. However, the Peregrine experienced a serious glitch that has forestalled any attempted lunar landing.

NASA wants to go back to the moon, but is it worth it?
The Navajo don’t own the moon – but someone should
SpaceX says refueling its Starship in space won't be scary
The Man from Mars: The Asteroid Mining Caper #CommissionEarned
Can Boeing and Lockheed Martin Compete With SpaceX Now?
SpaceX says propellant venting caused loss of second Starship
NASA's Lunar Retroreflector Network could make landing on the moon much easier

Friday, January 12, 2024

Just One Drug Could Treat America's Top Two Killer Diseases
Moon burial company disputes indigenous protests
Australians are heading to the Moon!
Breakthrough Alzheimer's Discovery Reveals Five Distinct Variants
Why Does Getting to the Moon Suddenly Seem So Hard?
Nearby exoplanet may be rich in life-giving water, study finds
‘Top Gun 3’ In The Works At Paramount Following Tom Cruise Warner Bros Pact
Blue States Just Can't Stop Taxing
AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special That Daughter Speaks Out Against: ‘No Machine Will Ever Replace His Genius’
Oxygen levels on extrasolar planets reveal presence of alien technology
Investing in Space: Where to look for progress in the sector this year
Saturn’s moon Titan has disappearing ‘magic islands’ that may be clumps of organic material
China won't beat US Artemis astronauts to the moon, NASA chief says
NASA finally unlocks asteroid sample trapped behind stuck fasteners
Lab Leak Is Not a Conspiracy Theory, Anthony Fauci Concedes
Why China Would Struggle to Invade Taiwan
How much of human intelligence is genetic versus acquired? Is it even possible to get smarter?
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
Trump vs. the Non-RINOs
Angry German Farmers Win a Street Fight Over Climate
Researchers release open-source space debris model

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

China’s Chang’e-6 probe arrives at spaceport for first-ever lunar far side sample mission
SpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight
The advent of astropolitical alliances
NASA funds Venus sample-return, interstellar probes and other far-out space tech
NASA Selects Bold Proposal to “Swarm” Proxima Centauri with Tiny Probes
Citing “crew safety,” NASA delays upcoming Artemis missions by about a year
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond #CommissionEarned
Life’s Final Flash: First-ever recorded brain activity at death reveals insight into life’s last moments
Who’s Afraid of Nikki Haley?
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024

Tuesday, January 09, 2024

More delays for NASA’s astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026

The flight of Artemis III is scheduled for September 2026, which is the month of my 70th birthday. Thanks, NASA.

Microsoft and PNNL make a better battery, and show AI’s potential to supercharge science
Did Israel Just Declare Victory Over Hamas?
The Death of the 1.5 Degree Climate Target
NASA to push back moon mission timelines amid spacecraft delays
Putin resurrects Joseph Stalin’s ‘secret weapon’ the feared SMERSH spy-catchers who purged Soviet Russia
Moon landing attempt by US company appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak
The Grand Endeavor: Mission to Colonize Mars
Biden administration to unveil contractor rule that could upend gig economy
Why is America Going Back to the Moon #CommissionEarned
Risky Questions: Are Most 'Trans Kids' Really Just Gay?
SAN ANTONIO INNOVATORS ADVANCE EXPLORATION OF THE MOON AHEAD OF HUMAN SETTLEMENT WITH LUNAR CAVE RESEARCH
Elon Musk vs. the Administrative State

Sunday, January 07, 2024

Just got off BBC 5 Live with a discussion of the Astrobotic Peregrine mission. I think it went well. If they archive it, I'll post it.
White People Are Going to Colonize Mars, and Other Fears From Today’s Campuses
The US should secure strategic positions between the Earth and the Moon before China

Recently, the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party issued the report: “Reset, Prevent, Build: A Strategy to Win America’s Competition with the Chinese Communist Party.”

One of its recommendations concerns how the United States military could secure the Earth-moon Lagrange Points — areas where the gravities of the Earth and moon cancel out — against the Chinese.

UAE signs landmark deal with US on Moon station and sending Emiratis to lunar orbit
Jodie Foster: Gen Z Can Be “Really Annoying To Work With”
Navajo objection to flying human ashes to the Moon won’t delay launch
NASA adds funding to Blue Origin and Voyager Space commercial space station agreements
The Gabriella Doria Stories (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
How NASA is offering to put you on the moon in just months

CaddyShack -- Lacey & Ty

Cindy Morgan, ‘Tron’ and ‘Caddyshack’ Star, Dies at 69

Weird Yogurt Experiment Could Help Astronauts in Colonizing Mars - How?

Friday, January 05, 2024

Vasa Therapeutics secures seed funding to target cardiovascular aging
NASA instruments set to fly on Peregrine commercial lunar lander
NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon
Elon Musk: SpaceX needs to build Starships as often as Boeing builds 737s
Meet Dragon Firefighter: A robot that uses water to fly
Moderna’s cancer vaccine shows strong test results and could be available by 2025
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
Xi Jinping Faces an Economic Test of Will in 2024
Lesson of the Strike That Killed Soleimani
The Price Germany Pays for Net Zero

Thursday, January 04, 2024

Revolutionary ‘nanodrones’ target and eliminate cancer cells
A Study of 500,000 Medical Records Links Viruses to Alzheimer's Again And Again
Lunar Rovers Could be Dropped Into Lava Tubes to Explore Their Depths
NASA Successfully Tests Revolutionary Rocket That Could Get Us to Mars Faster
Biden allies turn against key part of his climate agenda
A Wish List for Boosting the Space Economy in 2024
Can Even Trump Save Biden’s 2024 Run?
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
Iran, the Fulcrum of Mideast Violence
How crowded are the oceans? New maps show what flew under the radar until now
SpaceX deploys direct-to-smartphone satellites in first launch of 2024

Wednesday, January 03, 2024

A Concept Mission: Microbots for Large‐Scale Planetary Surface and Subsurface Exploration
1st private mission to Venus will search for alien life in clouds of sulfuric acid
The Lessons of 2023
Now, it’s America’s turn to land on the moon. Again.
Space race to heat up in 2024 as Japan, China, India reach for the stars
NASA’s most high-risk endeavor in decades and other boundary-pushing space missions planned for 2024
U.S. Shale Growth Could Exceed Forecasts in 2024
There Is No Clean Future Without Nuclear Energy
Watch a Chinese rocket booster fall from space and explode near a house in southern China
The AI–quantum computing mash-up: will it revolutionize science?
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond #CommissionEarned
Aging’s Antidote? The Crucial Role of HKDC1 in Keeping Cells Youthful
Thoughts and Predictions for 2024
Another California Gift to Texas

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

Tech investors give their top predictions for 2024
HARVARD PRESIDENT CLAUDINE GAY RESIGNS, SHORTEST TENURE IN UNIVERSITY HISTORY
Shock! Research Shows That Russia's 2016 Campaign Interference Didn't Affect Outcome
SpaceX Starship in lunar development
History of England podcast
Japanese researchers identify protein with potential to prevent aging
Artemis 2 moon astronaut says his 1st space launch will feel epic
NASA Aims to Put Human-like Robots in Space
The Hyperloop Is Dead. Long Live the Hyperloop.
Why is America Going Back to the Moon #CommissionEarned
How Many Planets Could Be in the Kuiper Belt?
John Fetterman Plays Against Type
Take a look at these astonishing new images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io