Senators Grill NASA Nominee Over Leaked Plan to Slash Science and Privatize Space

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday for his second confirmation hearing for the ...
Defense One

‘A game changer’: Space Force’s leader aims to debut future operating plans this year

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.— A new Space Force planning document predicting future enemy trends through 2040, designed to help officials better acquire key technologies and prioritize missions, should be ...
Nasdaq

Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space

WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways in which a microgravity environment and other factors can meddle with the human body during ...
NPR

NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the moon. Here's how it would work

As the world prepares for a new space race, the Biden Administration is calling on NASA to create a moon-based time standard. That's because time ticks by faster on the moon relative to Earth. The ...
Reuters

Scientists document how space travel messes with the human brain

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe - head, of course, ...
Ars Technica

NASA is working on a plan to replace its space station, but time is running out

The next year is crucial for the future of NASA and its plans to extend human activity in low-Earth orbit. For the first time in decades, the US space agency faces the not-too-distant prospect of ...

Trump’s NASA pick faces questions on leaked ‘Project Athena’ plan in rare second confirmation hearing

The billionaire tech entrepreneur and Elon Musk ally fielded questions about his explosive “Project Athena” plan for the space agency.
New Scientist

Should it be space-time or spacetime – and why does it matter anyway?

One of the most awkward parts of writing a book is that, eventually, authors have to ask people for “blurbs” – the endorsements that you see on the cover of a book, encouraging you to buy it. I am now ...
Business Insider

Russia's space program is crumbling because of US sanctions and the rise of SpaceX, but it's being replaced by China's rapid growth, leaked US intel says

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