Trump’s new budget pours billions into AI and quantum R&D
The US Office of Science and Technology today released more information about President Donald Trump‘s FY 2021 budget and, as it stands, it looks like the White House and Pentagon...
What America’s epic electric vehicle charging system may look like
There are some 111,000 gas stations in the United States. One particular station in Texas boasts 120 gas pumps. Those pumps are probably put to good use, because Americans today...
Solid rocket fuel startup Adranos raises $1 million to scale up manufacturing – TechCrunch
Indiana-based rocket fuel startup Adranos has raised $1 million, after closing an oversubscribed round led by Archibald Cox Jr., chairman of private investment firm Sextant Group. The funding will be...
The broom challenge may be sweeping the nation, but it’s not actually as cool as you think
The internet loves a viral challenge, doesn't it? The #BroomStickChallenge appears to be the first major one to strike in 2020. A video on Twitter went viral on Monday showing...
2021 NASA budget request includes $3.3B for human lunar landers, $430M for Moon resource development – TechCrunch
The Trump White House today issued its fiscal 2021 budget request, and it included a 12% increase in requested funding to NASA’s coffers, as expected. That puts the total request...
Drowning sign shows Australia’s gnarly weather whiplash
Here's a vivid show of weather whiplash: After Australia experienced both its driest and hottest year ever recorded in 2019, the nation's fire-ravaged eastern states have now been hit with...
Watch two rocket launches live, including a Space Station supply flight and a mission to study the Sun – TechCrunch
There are two – that’s right two – launches happening this Sunday, and both are set to broadcast live on NASA’s official stream above. The first is a NASA International Space...
Brain-juicing mocktails want to give the sober-curious a buzz. But where’s the science?
Amid orange trees and beautiful people, I spent a Tuesday evening in Los Angeles at the clubhouse of a non-alcoholic beverages company, , drinking booze-free cocktails filled with substances that...
NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after record-setting stay in space – TechCrunch
Astronaut Christina Koch made the return trip from the International Space Station (ISS) early on Thursday, along with ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov. The three boarded...
These four graphs prove we can’t blame climate change on ‘solar activity’
The past decade (2010-2019) was the hottest on record and five of the top 10 warmest single years have all occurred since 2015, according to reports released by the UK...