Oh, would it not be absurd if there was no objective state?
What if the unobserved always waits, insubstantial,
till our eyes give it shape?

— Peter Hammill

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Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 10:00am
In May 2025, President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?
Categories: Astronomy

There's an infinite amount of energy locked in the vacuum of space-time. Could we ever use it?

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 9:00am
Unfortunately, any work you do in the universe will have to be done the old-fashioned way.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX delays launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to ISS due to rocket leak

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 6:00am
SpaceX has delayed the planned June 11 launch of the Ax-4 private astronaut mission to the ISS due to a liquid oxygen leak in its Falcon 9 rocket. No new target date has been announced.
Categories: Astronomy

'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budget

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 5:00am
"I don't think it is an overstatement to say that morale among U.S.-based scientists is at an all-time low."
Categories: Astronomy