The story of NASA’s commercial crew program, NASA’s bold effort a decade ago to outsource human spaceflight to a pair of companies, is a story of contrasts—of an unlikely rise to dominance for one and an equally unlikely fall from grace for another. . SpaceX has emerged as the world’s leading space company, leveraging its … Read more
Oil prices are under pressure as bearish sentiment grows as OPEC+ has subdued the market with its commitment to extend its voluntary cuts until the third quarter of 2024 and baseline cuts until the end of 2025. – Combining an in-person meeting in Riyadh with a hybrid online option for smaller producers, OPEC+ has agreed … Read more
WASHINGTON — Congressional language aimed at speeding up work on a future NASA space telescope has the side effect of forcing the agency to disband a team it created to lead the mission’s early development. NASA created two committees last year to support early development of the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a large space telescope recommended … Read more
Climate research provider and environmental disclosure system CDP today announced the launch of a new platform, which aims to simplify and facilitate sustainability reporting for companies and align with emerging global standards. As part of the new launch, CDP unveiled a new questionnaire aligned to the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) IFRS Foundation’s new climate … Read more
The world’s oldest crystals show evidence of exposure to fresh and salt water during their formation, a new study reports. This shows that the very early Earth had both oceans and land on which rainwater could collect. Although diabolical in many ways, it suggests a planet far more similar to the one we know today … Read more
This week, we’re highlighting the best demos you can play during Steam Next Fest, which starts on June 10. We’re calling this the Wish List, in partnership with Eurogamer and VG247. We’ll never know exactly what kind of fiction Tom Clancy would have written if he were less interested in the caliber of particular bullets … Read more
He’s not exactly Bill Ackman, who yesterday hit a net worth of $8.5 billion after selling a stake in his hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management, but after two years of not doing much, Keith Gill AKA Roaring Kitty isn’t either it goes badly. Have a coffee in the morning ☕ in your inbox. Register … Read more
What you need to know Microsoft is planning to launch a new AI feature called Windows Recall on new Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs this month. The feature remembers everything you’ve done on your computer and lets you find things using semantic search. Recall stores everything locally on the device, but it appears that the data … Read more
Anyone up for dinner and a rocket launch? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will potentially lift off Tuesday evening, carrying the Starlink Internet satellites. Weather permitting, the rocket launch will be visible in the skies over the Treasure Coast and Space Coast on the night of Tuesday, June 4. Below is a calendar for upcoming … Read more
The UArizona-managed Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham is the only one of its kind, with two … [+] 27 foot mirrors mounted side by side. A powerful adaptive optics system compensates for blur caused by atmospheric turbulence, making it one of the most powerful Earth-based observatories in the world. NASA The Large Binocular Telescope … Read more