The race to mine the moon is on – and it urgently needs some clear international rules
There are billions of dollars in it for companies able to kickstart mining operations, even if such returns are still years away....
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There are billions of dollars in it for companies able to kickstart mining operations, even if such returns are still years away....
Man is returning to the moon - and with him old rivalries and new ambitions. Europe wants to have its say; Germany wants to be at the forefront. A historic opportunity beckons for Berlin....
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China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests...
As a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris....
"The Chinese may well beat the U.S. with a grab sample."...
Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas....
I made a web game inspired by Geoguessr and Wordle, where you get shown a 3D model of a random human protein each day, and you have to triangulate its gene name using similarity clues. My background i...
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, could help make history with a new project unveiled on Wednesday, the Lazuli Space Observatory. As reported by Science , the telescope was announced...
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📋 Key Facts ✓ Tory Bruno has abruptly resigned as CEO of United Launch Alliance. ✓ He served in the role for 12 years. ...
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Jared Isaacman said the US will return to the moon under Trump's presidency. NASA/Bill Ingalls Billionaire CEO Jared Isaacman is the 15th administrator of NASA. Isaacman has led and flown on two Space...
The Westerlund 2 star cluster is home to some of the Milky Way's brightest stars....
Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity. This crossword quiz celebrates the minds who first charted the cosmos....
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China had fired rockets and deployed dozens of aircraft and naval vessels in exercises simulating a blockade of Taiwan's ports. Taipei condemned the drills as a threat to regional security....
Researchers have developed a system that brings multiple objects at different distances into sharp focus. | Image: The Verge via Yingsi Qin, Aswin C. Sankaranarayanan, Matthew O’Toole | Carnegie Mello...
I (17y/o) have been developing a rocket launch simulation that allows the user to explore what it's like launching a rocket from earth and putting it into orbit. This idea originally started as an edu...