SpaceX's ninth Starship test flight reaches space but fails to deploy fake satellites

The Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle blasted off from SpaceX's Starbase in Texas for its ninth test flight on Tuesday, 7:37 PM Eastern time. It was the first Starship flight that reused a [...]

Trump makes a last-minute backtrack on his pick to lead NASA

NASA's next mission will be to find a new agency leader, following a dramatic reversal from President Donald Trump. In a post made on Truth Social, the president withdrew his nomination of Jared [...]

Analysis: Trump’s “Gold Standard Science” is already wearing thin

FDA head uses great-sounding science standards to dismiss COVID vaccine benefits. [...]

NASA used Claude to plot a route for its Perseverance rover on Mars

Since 2021, NASA's Perseverance rover has achieved a number of historic milestones, including sending back the first audio recordings from Mars. Now, nearly five years after landing on the Red Pl [...]

Evogene and Google Cloud Unveil Foundation Model for Generative Molecule Design, Pioneering a New Era in Life-Science AI

Evogene Ltd. has unveiled a first-in-class generative AI foundation model for small-molecule design, marking a breakthrough in how new compounds are discovered. Announced on June 10, 2025, in collabor [...]

NASA is shutting down some official social media accounts, including the Curiosity rover's handle

NASA is shutting down several social media accounts run by the Science Mission Directorate, including the official Mars Curiosity Rover account on X. The organization says it made the decision in orde [...]

Peter Thiel is utterly wrong about Alzheimer's

The New York Times ran a lengthy interview this morning between columnist Ross Douthat and venture capitalist and PayPal founder Peter Thiel. There's a reason it was published in the opinion sect [...]

Breaking Bad creator's new show streams on Apple TV+ November 7

Apple has announced that Pluribus, a new science fiction drama from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, will premiere on Apple TV+ on November 7. Gilligan was confirmed to be working on the project [...]

The fight over science funding: Congress vs. the OMB

The Senate is restoring science funding to normal levels; that may not be enough. [...]