An Electron rocket launches from the company’s New Zealand facility on Nov. 4, 2022. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab delivered quarterly results on Wednesday that boasted record revenue, with the space co...
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Visiting Helion Energy when the Seattle region was cloaked in smoke
Cat Clifford, CNBC climate tech and innovation reporter, at Helion Energy on October 20. Photo taken by Jessie Barton, communications for Helion Energy, with Cat Clifford’s camera. On Thursday, ...
Magic mushroom compound psilocybin can help treat depression, study finds
The naturally occurring psychedelic compound psilocybin can significantly reduce symptoms of depression, according to data from the largest trial of its type ever conducted. David Buzzard – medi...
How organ donation works in the United States
There are more than 100,000 people in the United States waiting for an organ transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, known as UNOS. “I was born Type 1 diabetic,” sai...
Andreessen Horowitz-backed Apex Space aims to mass produce spacecraft
Co-founders Max Benassi, left, and Ian Cinnamon Apex Space A pair of heavy-hitter startup founders is turning their attention to what they see as a key bottleneck in the space industry, and has alread...
Space race to connect satellites to phones with Apple, SpaceX, AT&T
The race to provide high-speed internet from satellites is well underway – but another, more ambitious competition, to connect directly from space to devices like smartphones, began in earnest earlier...
Coinbase CEO to Sell 2% Stake In Next Year For Science Research
Reuters BOJ’s Wakatabe says yen’s recent fluctuations too rapid, one-sided Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Saturday the yen’s recent fluctuations were “...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong To Sell 2% Stake to Fund Science and Tech Development
Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase Global Inc., has announced plans to sell about 2% of his holdings in the firm over the next year to fund scientific research. He tweeted the matter on Friday nigh...
Crypto Data Science Shop Gauntlet Launches Treasury Management System for DAOs
“The only institutions that are fully on-chain that could generate organic demand for these derivatives products are DAOs, which have a need to deploy tokens strategically to maximize their longevity,...
Space tourism pioneer Dennis Tito books private moon trip
Dennis Tito, most widely known as being the first space tourist back in mid-2001. Wikipedia Entrepreneur Dennis Tito and his wife Akiko purchased seats on a private trip with SpaceX’s Starship r...
Rocket builder Astra Space gets delisting warning from Nasdaq
A close up look at Astra’s LV0008 rocket at LC-46 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. John Kraus / Astra Embattled small rocket-builder Astra revealed Friday that it received a delisting warning from th...
York Space wins $200 million Pentagon contract for T1DES satellites
The S-CLASS platform, designed for missions for a wide variety of government and commercial customers. York Space Systems Spacecraft manufacturer York Space Systems won a Pentagon contact worth up to ...
Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit joining SpaceX, Rocket Lab and others
The view from the upper stage of the Alpha rocket after reaching orbit on Oct. 1, 2022. Firefly Aerospace Private venture Firefly Aerospace reached orbit with its Alpha rocket for the first time on Sa...
Bittrex, Merkle Science, Bitgo Join Crypto Market Integrity Coalition – Bitcoin News
Following the introduction of the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC) with 17 member firms last February, the organization has added eight new members. New coalition recruits include Bittrex, Mer...
NASA’s Artemis I moon mission is likely delayed until November
NASA’s giant Artemis 1 moon rocket is rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building off its lauchpad, after postponing the much-anticipated mission a third time due to the arrival of Hurricane Ia...
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
In July, HKUST announced a plan to build the world’s first twin physical-virtual campuses in the metaverse, which will ease access to resources for all their students, who are split between the ...
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
NTNU has a sweeping Digital Transformation Initiative with a goal “to pursue research on the development and application of digital, transformative technology.” The initiative includes nine projects a...
‘Super/Natural’ Proves Science Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction
An Anole lizard breathing underwater using it’s air bubble in Costa Rica. (National Geographic for … [+] Disney+/Robin Cox) National Geographic for Disney+/ Nature is awesome, and fascinat...
How Jared Isaacman uses fighter jets in training
Astronauts love fighter jets, and billionaire founder Jared Isaacman is no different. Isaacman, who founded payments company Shift4, is deep into training with his team for the first spaceflight of th...
Hilton partners with Voyager Starlab to design astronaut suites
Concept art of a “Starlab” space station Nanoracks PARIS — Hotel giant Hilton has signed on to design astronaut facilities for the private space station Starlab currently under development...
What Science Says About How Leaders Develop Trust: The 7 Best Strategies
Leaders can inspire trust in some key ways. getty There’s a lot on leaders’ plates today—with heavy pressure to attract people, retain them and bring out their best—in the midst of debates about how, ...
Intuitive Machines going public via SPAC at near $1 billion valuation
The Nova-C lunar lander seen on April 26, 2022 during assembly for the IM-1 mission. Intuitive Machines PARIS — Lunar-focused space company Intuitive Machines announced Friday it will go public via a ...
Distant Connections May Help People Find Jobs Better Than Close Friends, Study Suggests
Topline Weaker social connections may be more helpful in finding new employment opportunities than close friends, according to a new study published in the journal Science, which conducted a large-sca...
Lessons From A Mermaid About Representation In Science And Engineering
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 17: Halle Bailey attends the REVOLVE x The h.wood Group Present … [+] REVOLVE FESTIVAL at Merv Griffin Estate on April 17, 2022 in La Quinta, California. (Pho...
SpaceX Starship has potential but not ready yet
Starship prototype #24 conducts a test firing of six of its Raptor engines at the company’s facility near Brownsville, Texas on Sept. 8, 2022. SpaceX PARIS — The leader of a Northrop Grumman sub...
UN warns of ‘uncharted territories of destruction’
Boys, victims of the flood, reach out for food from a relief worker, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan August 30, 2022. Fayaz Aziz | Reuters The United Nations...
SES CEO on satellite broadband company’s difference from SpaceX’s Starlink
PARIS — European satellite broadband operator SES wants to distinguish its services from the likes of industry challengers in SpaceX’s Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper, as the company looks to...
Trading Cryptocurrency Isn’t Rocket Science: 5 Tips to Tame the Market
Meta: Despite the complexities of blockchain technologies, crypto trading is not rocket science. And here are five tips to help you tame the market. The cryptocurrency market keeps expanding – with a ...