Here’s why you should care about SpaceX’s crewed rocket launch
On May 27, two American astronauts, Robert L. Behnken and Douglas G. Hurley, are planning to launch from the Kennedy Space Center on a mission to the International Space Station....
The center of the Milky Way twinkles in radiation — this could explain how supermassive black holes behave
The center of the Milky Way twinkles in microwave radiation, seen in new data obtained by astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. This study could help...
NASA and SpaceX confirm SpaceX’s first ever astronaut launch is a ‘go’ – TechCrunch
NASA and SpaceX are closer than ever to a moment both have been preparing for since the beginning of the Commercial Crew program in 2010. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Crew...
Virgin Orbit’s first orbital test flight cut short after rocket released from carrier aircraft – TechCrunch
On Monday, Virgin Orbit attempted the first full flight of its orbital payload launch system, which includes a modified Boeing 747 called ‘Cosmic Girl’ that acts as a carrier aircraft...
China set to launch Mars probe and rover mission in July – TechCrunch
China’s space program will launch a Mars mission in July, according to its current plans. This will include deploying an orbital probe to study the red planet, and a robotic,...
Emissions have dropped 17% — but it doesn’t mean we’re addressing climate change
The global COVID-19 quarantine has meant less air pollution in cities and clearer skies. Animals are strolling through public spaces, and sound pollution has diminished, allowing us to hear the...
Space is full of junk because private companies keep launching satellites
Since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, the lower orbit around the Earth has become an increasingly congested environment with more than 2,200 satellite launches to date. Those satellites...
‘Twisted light’ lasers, prosthetic vision advances and robot-trained dogs – TechCrunch
I see far more research articles than I could possibly write up. This column collects the most interesting of those papers and advances, along with notes on why they may...
Coding is a language — and that’s why kids can learn it faster than you
Across the world, the conversion of information into a digital format – also called “digitalization” – has increased productivity in the public and private sectors. As a result, virtually every...
How to cope with misophonia when chewing sounds are excruciating
Internet of Yumdigs into all the things that make us drool while we're checking our feeds. Slurping. Chewing. Smacking lips. The plethora of YouTube videos showing people eating, from...