Calling all cosmic startups — pitch at TechCrunch’s space event in LA – TechCrunch
Founders — it’s time to shoot for the stars. For the first time ever, TechCrunch is hosting TC Sessions: Space 2020 on June 25th in Los Angeles. But that’s not...
NASA and ESA’s Solar Orbiter begins its nearly two-year journey to the Sun – TechCrunch
After years of development, an exciting new scientific research spacecraft has launched on its journey to study our solar system’s central player: the Sun. The Solar Orbiter, developed jointly by...
‘Sensorized’ skin helps robots understand where the hell they are
Clumsy robots have been offered hope of improving their coordination after MIT researchers found a new way to help them find their bearings. The system gives soft robots a greater awareness...
The ghostly northern lights webcam just turned on
The same live webcam site that brings you Alaska's glorious, salmon-hungry fat bears just turned on its webcam in the northern reaches of Churchill, Canada. This town, famous for the...
SpaceX hires ex-NASA human spaceflight expert and shows off Crew Dragon set to carry astronauts – TechCrunch
SpaceX is gearing up for its historic first human spaceflight, with a crewed demonstration mission of its Crew Dragon spacecraft tentatively set for May 7 (though that date is flexible...
First seeds from indigenous American tribe added to the doomsday vault
Millennia from now, future humans might be snacking on heirloom crops provided by the Cherokee Nation. The Cherokee Nation is the first indigenous American tribe in the U.S. to be...
Fiddler Labs, SRI and Berkeley experts open up the black box of machine learning at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI – TechCrunch
As AI permeates the home, work, and public life, it’s increasingly important to be able to understand why and how it makes its decisions. Explainable AI isn’t just a matter...
A longshot federal recycling bill brings good ideas to the forefront
Picture it now: It’s you, in the faded light of your kitchen, dutifully rinsing out that plastic container that you didn’t even want to get but the store gave to...
Blue Canyon Technologies chosen by Made In Space for orbital manufacturing demo mission – TechCrunch
On-orbit manufacturing startup Made In Space has tapped Colorado’s Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT) to help support its Archinaut One demonstration mission contracted by NASA, which is currently set to take...
Why Trump can dynamite a sacred, protected mountain to build the wall
To make way for the expanding border wall, contractors hired by the Trump administration are presently blasting away protected land in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument — a park established...