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ExplainerNine months in space could change your body forever, allowing long-term health effects for astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Willmore.It was a mission that lasted much longer than planned. US astronauts Sunita “Sni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Willmore went to space on June 5, 2024 at the Boeing Star Liner Calypso. However, as the spaceship approached the station, its thrust malfunctioned, and NASA ordered them to stay on the ISS, thinking of a way to get them back. It lasted nine months, or 288 days, and Williams and Wilmore became two of the longest-serving NASA astronauts in the universe on…
Israeli leaders say future ceasefire negotiations will “take only under fire.”Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the waves of air that killed hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza killed overnight. In a speech aired Tuesday evening, Netanyahu said Israeli forces will hit Hamas with “increasing power,” and that future ceasefire negotiations will “take only under fire.” “Hamas has already felt the weight of our strength over the last 24 hours, and I would like to assure you and them. “We will continue to fight to achieve all the goals of the war, the release of all hostages, the removal of…
A federal district judge in Maryland found that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appear to have violated the U.S. Constitution through their efforts to dismantle agencies dedicated to the distribution of foreign aid. Judge Theodore Chuan announced the preliminary verdict on Tuesday in response to complaints filed by 26 employees and contractors with the United States Organization for International Development (USAID). “The court found that the defendant’s lawsuit filed to close USAID on an accelerated basis, including the obvious decision to permanently close the USAID headquarters without the approval of a duly appointed USAID officer, was…
NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Snie Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned to solid ground after spending months at the International Space Station (ISS) along with Los Cosmos astronaut Alexandre Glebenkin. A return to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon marked another smooth touchdown for the commercial crew program. “A Dragon splashdown confirmed – welcome to Earth, Nick, Suni, Butch and Alex,” SpaceX said in a post on X. Dragon splashdown confirmed – return to Earth, Nick, Suni, Butch and Alek! pic.twitter.com/m4rz6uysq2 – SpaceX (@Spacex) March 18, 2025 An unexpectedly long stay Williams and Wilmore first launched Boeing Starliner in June 2024 for what…
Sunita “Sni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Willmore returned to Earth after nine months at the International Space Station (ISS). Williams and Wilmore splattered in the Gulf of Mexico at 5:57pm on a SpaceX Dragon Capsule after a 17-hour return trip from the ISS. Their returns mark the end of one of the recent unfamiliar chapters in SpaceFlight history, thanks to the problems experienced by Boeing Starliner and the way SpaceX CEO Elon Musk politicized the return of astronauts. Williams and Wilmore first launched on the ISS in June 2024 as part of a mission essential to Boeing’s attempts to compete…
Nvidia is working with Disney Research and Google Deepmind to develop Newton, a physics engine that simulates robot movement in real-world settings. Disney will be the first to use Newton to drive the next generation of entertainment robots, like the Star Wars-inspired BDX Droids. Nvidia plans to release an early open source version of Newton in the second half of 2025. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will debut the Groot N1, a general-purpose basic model of humanoid robots, with Disney’s BDX droid at GTC 2025 Pic.twitter.com/irgumhygjc.- TechCrunch (@techcrunch) March 18, 2025 For years, Disney has pitched the idea of bringing these…
On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance said that Trump’s support for AI and innovation should benefit both populists and investments and large tech companies. “I think there’s too much fear, not just AI is replacing work, rather than increasing a lot of what we’re doing now,” Vance said at the Andreessen Horowitz American Dynamism Summit in Washington, DC. Vance acknowledged that new technology could lead to specific job movements, as was the case with bank tellers when ATMs were invented, but he said history shows that innovation can ultimately help create more attractive and well-paid jobs. “What I’m proposing is…
Elon Musk’s role in overseeing the government’s Department of Efficiency (DOGE) is likely to be a violation of the US Constitution’s appointment clause, a federal judge wrote Tuesday. Theodore Chuan, a US District Court judge for the Maryland district, wrote that despite claiming that the world’s wealthiest person truly is “special advisor to the president,” there is ample evidence (mainly from statements by Musk and Donald Trump) that the world’s wealthiest person actually acts as heads of doges. Chuan has released his opinion in a case in which an unnamed worker with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)…
Spending time in college inevitably you will come across someone who has a plan to save the world, or at least someone who will make a small part of it better. It might just be young optimism, but sometimes they are actually working on something. Key venture partners bet that young founders, fresh from the university, can solve some of the world’s most challenging issues, including climate change, healthcare and economic opportunities. The company was founded by a trio of recent graduates from the University of Pennsylvania. “We are young people, we are young people, we are investing in other…
Tesla received permission from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Tuesday to operate transportation services in the state. This is the beginning of a long, regulated road that could ultimately lead to the company running the Robotaxy Service. The permits Tesla filed in November 2024 do not cover autonomous vehicle testing or deployment. And that’s technically different to the permissions that ride companies Lyft and Uber have. Tesla has been granted a Charter of Transportation or TCP. TCP means that the company owns the vehicle and uses employees as drivers, according to the state’s CPUC, which regulates human-driven, driverless…