As the New Shepard spacecraft soared into the sky, a profound moment in the history of space exploration unfolded. On December 20, Blue Origin’s suborbital mission, NS-37, carried six individuals, including Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a German engineer at the European Space Agency, who became the first person to use a wheelchair to travel to space. […]

Tory Bruno, the CEO of United Launch Alliance, a rival to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has abruptly resigned after 12 years at the helm. His departure comes at a pivotal moment for the company, as it faces increasing pressure from newer, more agile private spaceflight players. Bruno’s exit is seen as a significant shift, especially given […]

Information column from Scientific American: In 2025, the cosmos unveiled its splendor through a series of breathtaking images that left astronomers and space enthusiasts awestruck. The year marked a significant milestone with the first light of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, designed to meticulously scan the sky. This observatory is poised to embark […]

As published in Forbes: In the heart of Tokyo, a subtle yet significant transformation is underway. Financial institutions and technology labs are quietly experimenting with a novel approach to market architecture, dubbed “swarm finance.” This emerging trend involves deploying networks of autonomous “economic micro-robots” that collectively negotiate, coordinate, and optimize decisions, much like ant colonies […]

Review by ScienceDaily: Astronomers working with the Subaru Telescope in Hawai’i have made groundbreaking discoveries, unveiling a hidden giant planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars. These remarkable findings are the first successes of OASIS, a project that combines precise space-based data with Subaru’s powerful imaging systems to uncover worlds that are otherwise extremely […]

Steven Spielberg’s latest endeavor, “Disclosure Day,” has piqued the interest of fans and critics alike, yet the acclaimed director has successfully kept the plot of this UFO movie under wraps. Announced in April 2024, the project is based on Spielberg’s original idea, with David Koepp writing the screenplay. The film boasts an impressive cast, including […]

As published in Popular Science: NASA’s robotic endeavors have long been hindered by a fundamental challenge: the unreliability of terrestrial technology in microgravity environments. A simple ballpoint pen, for instance, refuses to function in space due to the absence of gravity-induced ink flow. This seemingly trivial issue belies a profound problem that has plagued space […]

The attack works like this: You will receive a text of other type of message linking to a Facebook post. The message itself will say something like “I just found this photo of you” or “you’ve been tagged in thus photo.” Anything to trick you into a click. The link takes you to a fake […]

The clean energy landscape has undergone a significant transformation this year, with a series of milestones that underscore the sector’s rapid growth. One of the most notable achievements was the unprecedented ascendance of solar and wind power, which, for the first time, surpassed coal as the leading source of electricity in the first half of […]