NASA recently beamed Missy Elliott’s hip-hop classic “The Rain ” to Venus ahead of two uncrewed missions to the planet of love. Temperatures on Venus hover around 870 degrees, but the second-closest planet to the sun got a little bit cooler recently when NASA showered it with Missy Elliott’s hit song “The Rain.” The feat took place at 10:05 a.m. …
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been hit hard by recent federal budget cuts, resulting in the reported layoff of 100 contractors last week. Director Leshin acknowledged in an internal email that adjusting to such a significant budget cut in a single year would be painful, and potential layoffs at JPL could have broader impacts beyond the MSR mission. Lawmakers, including …
This story is part of Future Tense Fiction, a monthly series of short stories from Future Tense and Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination about how technology and science will change our lives. We’ve recently moved to a zero-carbon method called “proof of faith.” —What’s that? Brandon Gates, No.Org’s spokesperson, said, “Having Outis in orbit around Earth …
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