Sunday, August 30, 2026

Why it matters that President Trump just dialed into a NASA news conference
What China’s delay means for the US-China moon race

The liftoff of China’s Chang’e 7 mission to the moon has been delayed into 2027. Ars Technica reports that the Chinese are being vague about the exact reasons for the delay, only suggesting it is due to, adhering to “the principle of proceeding prudently and reliably, and ensuring absolute success.”

China removes two top generals from supreme military command body
What could the Artemis IV astronauts discover on the Moon?
The race to establish the first Moon base is on. And the stakes couldn't be higher
Exclusive: SpaceX Lays Groundwork For Turbine-Blade Factory to Solve Data Center Power Crunch
Gabriella's War: A Vampire Gabriella Novel #CommissionEarned
Roman Space Telescope Mission
NASA Announces Next Steps for Swift Rescue Mission
Antifa Networks Panic After Trump Administration Sanctions Their Secret Tech Collective

Saturday, August 29, 2026

How JK Rowling became famous, beloved, and reviled
Trump Fixin' to Double Proven US Oil Reserves in a Move As Smooth As the Orinoco Flows
Trump Signs Order to Create US Space Academy, New Pipeline for Space Force and NASA
"That sucker is open": U.S. gains the upper hand in the battle for Hormuz
Net Zero Won't Fix Climate Change. Technology Will
Here’s what we know about the “space academy” Trump just announced
Top 10 Roman Space Telescope science breakthroughs
Children of Apollo (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
World’s first computer vision-guided brain tumor surgery rescues man’s failing eyesight
Artificial Criticism of Artificial Intelligence?
Mike Rogers’s Plan to Defeat Abdul El-Sayed

Friday, August 28, 2026

Ted Cruz fires 2028 warning shot against JD Vance, but his lane is uncertain
A New NASA Design Turbocharges Nuclear Spacecraft
Lessons from the fracking fights
It’s the socialism, stupid: The DSA may cost Dems their blue wave
Bodegas of New York unite
How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’
The Autism Epidemic That Wasn’t
A Common Vaccine May Protect the Heart for Years After the Shot
Dolly Parton Was a Music Legend, But She Helped Science in Ways Most Fans Never Knew About
UCSF QBI Awarded $46M to Translate Landmark Autism Map Into Precision Therapies
Dolly Parton Leaves Us Wanting More
A Brother on the Moon #CommissionEarned
Patton in Palestine #CommissionEarned
The further adventures of Anne Frank: An alternate history of a life uninterrupted #CommissionEarned
Don’t Let Terrorists Run Nonprofits
You’re Living Longer, Americans
Would Putin Really Tangle With NATO?

Thursday, August 27, 2026

BOOK REVIEW: ‘New Space Capitalism: The Entrepreneurial Path to the Stars’
SpaceX plans to build a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana
NASA administrator suggests putting data centers in space
A New NASA Design Turbocharges Nuclear Spacecraft
With launch of Roman telescope, NASA hopes to unlock mystery of dark energy
A Provocative Theory by NASA Scientists Asks: What If We Weren’t the First Advanced Civilization on Earth?
Moon Dust May Be Hiding a 100-Million-Year Record of Exploding Stars
Alzheimer's Damage in Mice Reversed With Just Two Injections
Nix on Nixon: How to Defeat the DSA in the Midterms
The Last Moonwalker and Other Stories #CommissionEarned
Much Ado About Artificial Intelligence
Texas School Choice Helps the Not-Rich
A Pancreatic Cancer Revolution

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

15,000 years of solar wind in four hours? A Seattle company gives it a go.
Deloitte puts the lunar economy at up to $566 billion by 2050—and SpaceX is speeding the timeline
NASA, Advanced Space team up for CAPSTONE follow-on mission
The future of medicine just arrived
How NASA is prepping for lunar traffic jams
SpaceX intends to invest up to $100 billion in massive Louisiana spaceport
A Pill Designed to Mimic the Positive Effects of Exercise Just Passed Its First Human Safety Test
FDA-Cleared Alzheimer’s Blood Test Marks a Shift Toward Earlier, Less Invasive Diagnosis
Josh Shapiro Finds the Sensible Middle on Data Centers
Why is America Going Back to the Moon (How America went to the moon, stopped, and is returning again) #CommissionEarned
Dolly Parton, the Only Voice in the World
Ascendant No More, Democrats Are a Coalition of the Pathetic
The Metals Lobby’s Big Steal

Monday, August 24, 2026

Sunday, August 23, 2026

How should the moon and Mars be governed?

With the Artemis program going full out to establish a base on the moon and with dreams by SpaceX’s Elon Musk to build a city on Mars, the question arises about how these worlds will be governed once humans are living on them. Adriana C. Ocampo Uria, a planetary scientist and self-described space ethics specialist, has taken to Space News to propose one answer.

University of Houston regents approve removal of 133 courses from its core curriculum
China's bid for lunar water launches Sunday as the new space race heats up
NASA's Roman telescope is built to find what Hubble and Webb miss
How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?
Gabriella's War: A Vampire Gabriella Novel #CommissionEarned
Yes, Trump Is Right: The Strait of Hormuz Is Open and Iran Is in Trouble
The Welfare Reform Act at 30: Work is still the answer
Ice cream can be traced back to a frozen milk dish from the 7th century.

Friday, August 21, 2026

New space transportation policy focuses on increased launch rates
Artemis III Commander on 'sense of urgency' ahead of mission
SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says
NASA Is Building a Moon Base – and the First Pieces Are Already Coming Together
The best way toward a Social Security fix? This one is tried and true.
The Wild Theory That Alzheimer’s Is a Plumbing Issue
The World’s Largest Trapped Ion Quantum Computer Just Showed What Comes After Supercomputers
A Hidden Pattern in Your Saliva Can Predict Risk of Colorectal Cancer, Study Finds
The ‘Medicare for All’ Math Doesn’t Add Up
Dissent Grows Among Russia’s Political Elites
China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
Stories of Alternate History by Mark R. Whittington (3 book series) #CommissionEarned
Americans Are Getting Caught in the Safety Net
The Supreme Court’s Popular Mandate
Ro Khanna Gets a Wealth Tax Education