Countdown to a return to US astronaut launches – TechCrunch
Last week was a fairly busy week in space news, but the dominating story was preparation for the first-ever Commercial Crew launch that will actually carry human astronauts to space....
Everything you need to know about ‘murder hornets’
The internet is buzzing about so-called "murder hornets" after the New York Times detailed an invasion of Asian giant hornets in Washington state, adding another threat to worry about to...
The Sun is less active than sibling stars, suggesting it’s entering old age
All stars emit varying amounts of light over time – and the Sun is no exception. Such changes in starlight can help us understand how habitable any planets around other...
Is AI already conscious?
The ultimate goal of most high-level AI research is the development of a general artificial intelligence (GAI). In essence, what we want is a synthetic mind that could function the...
SpaceX and NASA break down what their historic first astronaut mission will look like – TechCrunch
NASA and SpaceX’s most defining moment of our current space era is coming up at the end of this month, with its Demo-2 mission on May 27. The mission will...
The deceiving thing about the big, historic drop in CO2 emissions
Eye-opening, powerful words are now used to describe plummeting CO2 emissions in 2020. It “would be the largest decrease in emissions ever recorded,” the International Energy Agency Thursday. Spurred by...
Researchers tested 47 old drugs that might treat the coronavirus — these were the results
The more researchers know about how the coronavirus attaches, invades and hijacks human cells, the more effective the search for drugs to fight it. That was the idea my colleagues...
What does it mean when the UK government says it’s ‘following the science’?
The UK government has said on many occasions that it is “following the science” in tackling COVID-19. Yet which science and which scientists are being followed is difficult to know...
The ‘PuffPacket’ could help researchers learn when, how and why people vape – TechCrunch
Vaping is a controversial habit: it certainly has its downsides, but anecdotally it’s a fantastic smoking cessation aid. The thing is, until behavioral scientists know a bit more about who...
SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics will build human lunar landers for NASA’s next trip back to the Moon – TechCrunch
NASA has selected the companies that will provide them with the human landing system for their Artemis Moon missions, including a lander vehicle that will carry astronauts from space to...