The White House's 2027 budget plan proposes slashing NASA's science funding by nearly half, putting over 50 missions at risk. This includes active spacecraft like Juno, which has studied Jupiter for nearly ten years, and New Horizons, which explored Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. Even missions that just
Back in 1949, most Americans didn’t believe moon rockets would ever work. Only 15% thought humans could reach the lunar surface within fifty years. Even in 1957, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the public was still cautious. About 40% guessed humans might land on the moon by 1980, but anothe
When people talk about SpaceX’s upcoming stock market debut, they usually focus on two things: how the company launches rockets and its rapidly growing Starlink internet service. But one investor suggests Wall Street is looking at the wrong details entirely. Gene Munster, a well-known financial anal
When the Orion spacecraft returns to Earth during Artemis II, it will face its biggest challenge yet. Traveling at speeds faster than a bullet, the capsule will hit temperatures hot enough to melt steel. This extreme heat is what makes the heat shield so critical - it's the only thing standing betwe
A Swiss-German company working on quantum technology is making a bold move toward U. S. markets. Terra Quantum plans to go public this year by merging with a blank-check firm, giving it a massive $3. 25 billion valuation. The company, founded in 2019 in St. Gallen, has already caught the attention o
Space travel isn’t just about rockets and moon landings—it’s also a giant science experiment. NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a test flight around the Moon, but hidden among them were four tiny lab tools no bigger than USB drives. These aren’t ordinary gadgets; they’re organ chips
A key financial leader has left xAI, the AI startup connected to SpaceX. The former CFO, Anthony Armstrong, stepped down recently. His departure comes as other top executives also exit, showing bigger changes inside the company. Armstrong had a big role before—helping with the purchase of X (formerl
Some of the most confusing scientific concepts—like how the universe began or how gravity really works—can feel like they belong only in complicated textbooks. But an innovative approach turns these heavy topics into something more relatable. By mixing science with storytelling, one author shows how
Astronauts floating above Earth often come back feeling something big, not just in their bones but in their beliefs. The view of our tiny blue planet against the endless dark seems to stretch their thoughts beyond numbers and equations. Reports from space travelers over decades show this pattern—fro
Winter in the western U. S. used to work like a natural savings account for water. Snow piled up in the mountains during cold months, then slowly melted to fill rivers and reservoirs when summer arrived. But the winter of 2025-26 broke the old rules. Record warmth turned what should have been snow i
