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The Pentagon under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a massive overhaul of its practice allowing journalists to work from inside the building is beginning a program to remove four establishment media news outlets from their workspaces for one year to replace them with new media outlets, including Breitbart News. Acting…

An estimated 20 percent of the world’s population has some form of enhanced sensitivity to environmental or emotional stimuli. The feature-length documentary, Sensory Overload, explores the needs of the neurodivergent and sensory sensitive communities, and aims to raise awareness of the need for more sensory inclusive spaces. The film follows…

This is an adapted excerpt from the Jan. 29 episode of “All In With Chris Hayes,” guest hosted by Ali Velshi. Earlier this month, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics identified what appeared to be a previously undiscovered asteroid orbiting precariously near the Earth. The next day, the center issued a…

Experts discussed the space industry’s hiring challenges Jan. 29 at the SpaceCom conference in Orlando, Florida. Credit: Jason Rainbow / SpaceNews ORLANDO, Fla. — The commercial space industry should establish standardized career paths to attract the talent needed for its rapid expansion, a panel of professional services specialists said at…

Marc Dufresne/Getty Images For many of the DIY enthusiasts and general tinkerers of the world, the home garage can be a bit of an oasis, as the spaces often double as, or have been fully converted into a home workshop of some sort. While that space may be deemed sacred…

In this week’s episode our guest is Kam Ghaffarian, Chairman, Axiom Space, Intuitive Machines and other companies. Inspired by the Apollo 11 moon landing, starting in his basement, and finally reaching the moon. This is Kam Ghaffarian’s inspirational story. And don’t miss our co-hosts Space Take on important stories before…

2011 concept art of a solar power-beaming satellite. Credit: NASA I was 20 years old and a member of the 7th Cavalry near the DMZ in South Korea when the first Space Shuttle was launched in 1981. The launch took place, not intentionally, on the 20th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s…

Satellite imagery showing receding ice in Greenland. Credit: NASA Donald Trump didn’t wait to return to the White House before he started to shake up foreign policy. In the weeks leading up to his second inauguration, Trump proposed reclaiming the Panama Canal, acquiring Greenland and making Canada the 51st state,…

Virgin Galactic and Redwire are partnering to develop suborbital payload research lockers for use on Delta-class spaceplanes. Credit: Virgin Galactic ORLANDO, Fla. — Virgin Galactic is working with Redwire to produce payload racks for experiments flying on its Delta-class suborbital spaceplane in development. Virgin announced Jan. 30 it was partnering…

How can the latest technology, such as solar cells, be improved? An international research team led by the University of Göttingen is helping to find answers to questions like this with a new technique. For the first time, the formation of tiny, difficult-to-detect particles -- known as dark excitons --…