Science and Technology


NASA tells SpaceX to halt lunar lander work pending contract challenges

(Reuters)— U.S. space agency NASA has told Elon Musk’s SpaceX to halt work under a

Mars helicopter aces 4th flight, gets extra month of flying

(AP) — NASA’s little Mars helicopter has gotten a reprieve. Instead of wrapping up flight

4th flight fizzles for NASA’s Mars helicopter, retry Friday

(AP) — NASA’s Mars helicopter fizzled Thursday on its fourth flight attempt. The 4-pound (1.8-kilogram)

China launches main part of its 1st permanent space station

(AP) — China on Thursday launched the main module of its first permanent space station

Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dead of cancer

(AP)—Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz

Apple soars past sales, profit targets, warns of chip shortages

(Reuters)— Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday posted sales and profits ahead of Wall Street expectations

Microsoft profits soar as cloud demand continues in pandemic

(AP) — Microsoft’s profits soared during the first three months of 2021, thanks to ongoing

False alarm: No space junk threat after all to SpaceX crew

(AP) — SpaceX’s four astronauts had barely settled into orbit last Friday when they were

Tesla posts $438M 1Q profit on strong electric vehicle sales

(AP) — Charged up by strong sales of its electric cars and SUVs, Tesla on

35 years since nuclear disaster, Chernobyl warns, inspires

(AP) — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s