Science Archive

Former Real World cast member and current Transportation Secretary / acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy recently said SpaceX was “behind” on its contract for Artemis III and proposed reopening it. (Elon Musk responded with a predictable slew of insults.)

O2 Satellite won’t launch until the first half of 2026, and only with messaging and data for maps and location services at first, but it’s expected to expand. O2 customers can register their interest now, though pricing is still to come.

In the memo, Gates tries to make the case that there’s too much focus on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and not enough on public health and poverty. It’s a narrative that lets polluters off the hook and plays into Trump’s efforts to rollback environmental protections and spread disinformation about climate change.

Coal-fired power plants pumped out as much as 20 percent more particle pollution during the last federal government shutdown in 2018 and 2019 as the US Environmental Protection Agency froze inspections.

November 2nd will mark 25 years of continuous human occupation aboard the International Space Station, and Ars Technica points out this new ISS in Real Time website lets you revisit each and every day.

We already knew this — ChatGPT, Gemini, and the like are designed to tell you what you want to hear, even if it’s wrong. Now, researchers have quantified just how far AI is willing to go to make you happy. According to a study awaiting peer review, analyzed by the journal Nature, “(AI) models are 50 percent more sycophantic than humans.” The researchers told the Guardian that “this created ‘perverse incentives’ for users to rely on AI chatbots.”

The US is falling behind China, according to former space agency officials.

Trump is opening it up to drilling. Whether oil and gas companies will want to bite, however, is still up in the air.