Friday, May 08, 2026

Lunar Outpost raises $30 million
Rocket Lab announces large launch contract and plans to acquire space robotics company
Redwire pursues opportunities in landers and power systems for NASA’s moon base plans
Yes, Nuclear. How Much? How Soon?
About That Science We’re Supposed To Believe In …
Richard Dawkins Discovers AI and Philosophy
OpenAI unveils three audio models for real-time voice tasks
A Startup Is Teaching Robots To 3D Print Adobe Homes From Local Soil
Scientists Put Brain Scanners on Tango Dancers and Found Their Minds Moving Together
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
Patton in Palestine #CommissionEarned
The further adventures of Anne Frank: An alternate history of a life uninterrupted #CommissionEarned
The Red-Blue Economic Divide
Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia
Race and the Tennessee Gerrymander

Thursday, May 07, 2026

From Hitchin to Artemis II: meet Nasa’s British head of science
Former NASA chief takes helm of national security space firm
A Victory for Capitalism and Common Sense In California
What Could Humans Offer Advanced Aliens? Math.
RCP8.5 is Officially Dead The most significant development in climate research in decades
Here’s what has to happen if NASA wants to land on the Moon every month
New Kind of CRISPR Could Treat Viral Infection and Cancer by Shredding Sick Cells’ DNA
We’re On Track to Bring Flying Cars to Neighborhoods by 2028
7 Adult-Life Problems Childhood Media Vastly Overprepared Us For
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
To End Racial Gerrymandering, Congress Needs to Act
Mamdani and the Antisemites
The Deal With the Iranian Regime

Wednesday, May 06, 2026

NASA’S Juno Misson Captures Jupiter Moon Thebe
New SpaceX facility could be coming to an area 20 miles away from Aggieland
Could Pluto Once Again Be Considered a Planet? New Remarks From NASA’s Administrator Highlight an Enduring Debate Among Scientists
Three Cheers for Rudy Giuliani
The Moonbase moment
NASA Just Released 12,000 Photos from Artemis II and Some Are Absolutely Breathtaking
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
A Possible Shortcut To Mars Could Cut The Round Trip By More Than Half
Astronomers Determine the Surface of a Rocky Planet Beyond Our Solar System for the First Time
Good Riddance to Racial Gerrymandering
Trump Halts the Blockade of U.S. Ports

Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Ireland and Malta sign the Artemis Accords
Quantum Space hires Bridenstine as CEO
Blue Origin Moon Lander Completes Testing at NASA Vacuum Chamber
NASA just released 12,000 more Artemis II photos ‪—‬ here are a dozen of our favorites
Zap Energy: The First Fission-Fusion Company
Spirit's Crash: How Warren and Buttigieg Killed Cheap Flights
California’s Wealth Tax Will Backfire
What would Earth be like if there were no Moon?
Interlune wins NASA contract for helium-3 extraction payload
A small object past Pluto may have a thin atmosphere
A Single Mutation Made Horses Rideable and Changed Human History
Scientists Model Sound Physics of a 300-Year-Old Stradivarius and It Could Change How Violins Are Made
Ancient DNA Reveals What Actually Happened to Ordinary Europeans After the Western Roman Empire Fell
The Moon, Mars, and Beyond #CommissionEarned
Kamala Is the Presidential Favorite
Vladimir Putin, the Man Who Broke Russia
Iran’s Regime Ends the Cease-Fire

Monday, May 04, 2026

Hummus Made From Moon-Grown Chickpeas Might Be on the Menu for Future Lunar Residents
The Vanguard State: How Ukraine is Redefining the Character of War
The Real Center of Gravity in Tehran
AI spending isn’t the only thing from keeping the US economy from falling off a cliff
Mayo Clinic AI helps specialists detect pancreatic cancer up to 3 years before diagnosis in landmark validation study
A-Lister Tom Hanks Cheers for Historic Artemis II Launch
Yellowstone's volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought
Mars Missions May Pose a Serious Threat to Astronauts’ Kidneys, Researchers Warn
As Warfare Changes, Land Power Remains Vital
Don’t Stand So Close to ChatGPT
Why is it So Hard to Go Back to the Moon? #CommissionEarned
Trump’s Resolve on Iran at 60 Days
The Triumph of Clarence Thomas
Trump Has an IRA to Sell You

Sunday, May 03, 2026

‘I’m not religious, but …’: The Artemis II space mission stirs something deep inside us
Fresh off the heights of Artemis II, Trump wants a lower NASA budget

The Artemis II was still flying toward the moon when the Trump administration presented its proposed budget for NASA for the next fiscal year. As with the previous year’s proposal, the White House suggested cutting the space agency’s overall budget by 23 percent, and its science, aeronautic and education accounts by 47 percent.

Q&A: Apollo astronaut Harrison 'Jack' Schmitt talks about getting back to the moon and life in the universe
Europe Wants to Go to Mars -- but Needs SpaceX to Help
Where NASA's Dragonfly mission is going, 'We don't need roads'
Minnesota: a cautionary tale
Senate Candidate Raymond Chandler Charged For Trump Threats
Gabriella's War #CommissionEarned
Billion-times more efficient nuclear fusion could be unlocked with low-frequency lasers
Diablo Canyon receives licence renewals
Kairos breaks ground for Hermes 2 reactor

Saturday, May 02, 2026

This nuclear battery will allow means we can stay on the moon
Artemis crew tells kids at town hall, moon flight was "the best roller coaster ride you've ever been on"
Can Europe Compete With SpaceX Launch Price? Only If Elon Musk Says "Yes."
Administrator’s Thank You Note To NASA Employees
Sergey Brin fights fire with fire — and two ballot initiatives
NASA’s Lithium-Fed Nuclear Thruster Flares to Life in First of Its Kind Test
Why Israel’s Economy Is Thriving Now
Artemis 2 astronauts get the star treatment after historic moon trip
NASA to increase value of CLPS contract to support surge of lunar lander missions
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Reihan Salam: What’s the Opposite of Mamdani?
Democrats Have a Jim Crow Fantasy
Trump’s Resolve on Iran at 60 Days

Friday, May 01, 2026

NASA's Next Big Step In Space Travel Will Be A Nuclear-Powered Mission To Mars
These States are Paying Way Less for Energy - Here's Why
Time for Gavin Newsom to show leadership: End the high-speed rail disaster
From Discord to Molotov Cocktails: The Dangers of AI Doom Rhetoric
This company says nuclear fusion could finally power the grid — and soon
Russia cloaks launch schedule after spaceport falls in Ukraine’s sights
This is who’s developing Golden Dome’s orbital interceptors—if they’re ever built
Trump pulls Casey Means’ stalled surgeon general nomination. New pick is radiologist Nicole Saphier
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds Mars’ richest cache of organic molecules yet
A Tiny Skull Implant That Treats Depression From Home Just Cleared Its First Trial
California Regulators Apologize to Elon
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
Patton in Palestine #CommissionEarned
The further adventures of Anne Frank: An alternate history of a life uninterrupted #CommissionEarned
What Happens When Europeans Find Out How Poor They Are?
The SPLC Is a Journalism Scandal
AI Saves the Trump Economy

Thursday, April 30, 2026

The Economics of Ending SLS
Blue Origin certainly has ambitious launch targets for New Glenn
Falcon Heavy launches final ViaSat-3 terabit-class satellite
SpaceX Will Pay Elon Musk To Conquer Mars — No, Really, It's In The Filing
Artist inspired by Artemis II helps women ‘walk on moon’
Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years?
Do We Have Physics in Common with Aliens?
Nerves in Skin Can Slow Melanoma Growth
To Save the Midterms, Go on the Offensive
You Can’t Trust ‘Climate Economics’
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
A Medicaid Fraud Check-Up
A 9-0 Ruling for Pregnancy Center Donors
A Victory for Voting Rights at the Supreme Court