Aug 28, 2025 | Agriculture, Robots, Space
A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a paperclip, can flap its wings up to 400 times a second and has...
Aug 21, 2025 | Astronomy, Featured, Satellites, Space
An automated data-sharing system co-developed by SpaceX and American radio astronomers promises to protect radio telescopes around the world from disruptive interference from satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Big constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink bring...
Jul 31, 2025 | Robots, Space
The US Space Force will bid the summer farewell by once again launching its (not-so-secret) secret space plane, the X-37B. According to a July 28 announcement, the Boeing-manufactured orbital test vehicle is scheduled to embark on its eighth mission (OTV-8) from...
Jul 24, 2025 | History, Space
A new international award named for the first person to step foot on the moon will honor excellence in “space discovery” as established by the school known as “the cradle of astronauts.” The “Neil Armstrong Space Prize” was...
Jul 10, 2025 | Space, Talent, Technology, US Economy
NASA is hemorrhaging employees, thanks in no small part to the White House’s efforts to prune the federal workforce. According to internal documents reviewed this week by Politico, more than 2,000 senior-level staff are planning to leave the agency via the Trump...
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