7 h. ago Trump could ditch US’ $93 billion efforts to return to the moon to fuel Musk’s Mars dreams

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has called the moon a ‘distraction’ and signaled a shift toward Mars

Politics

26 h. ago Investigators find ANOTHER piece of SpaceX rocket in Poland after Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket broke up on 'uncontrolled re

Police and fire services were called out to the Wielkopolskie province after reports of an unidentified object in a forest area.

Technology

28 h. ago Justice department drops discrimination case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Case brought during Biden presidency accused space company of refusing, unlawfully, to hire certain immigrantsThe US Department of Justice on Thursday said it would drop a case accusing Elon Musk’s space technology company SpaceX of refusing to hire certain immigrants.The justice department last month signaled it could back away from the case, brought during Joe Biden’s term. Musk, a top adviser and donor to Donald Trump, is leading a commission tasked with identifying waste in the federal government, dubbed the “department of government efficiency”, or Doge. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Justice department drop discrimination case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Case brought during Biden presidency accused space company of refusing, unlawfully, to hire certain immigrantsThe US Department of Justice on Thursday said it would drop a case accusing Elon Musk’s space technology company SpaceX of refusing to hire certain immigrants.The justice department last month signaled it could back away from the case, brought during Joe Biden’s term. Musk, a top adviser and donor to Donald Trump, is leading a commission tasked with identifying waste in the federal government, dubbed the “Department of Government Efficiency”, or Doge. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Elon Musk calls for immediate destruction of NASA's $150 billion prized possession

SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk has called on NASA to destroy its $150 billion prized possession in a shocking statement.

Economics

32 h. ago Bluesky boosts safety tools as user numbers continue to rise

The social media site has seen its user numbers more than double between November and January as users continue to flee Elon Musk’s X.

Politics

52 h. ago Here’s how many billions Elon Musk’s companies are making from U.S. taxpayers

While their boss takes a sledgehammer to federal agencies, SpaceX and Tesla are earning big money from government contracts, writes Io Dodds

Economics

52 h. ago Pieces of debris 'from Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket' fall through atmosphere in Poland

A mysterious object believed to be debris from a SpaceX rocket has been found in Poland

Technology

60 h. ago The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are three reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are four reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Warehouse owner in Poland is left BAFFLED after finding a huge piece of a SpaceX rocket in his back garden

A warehouse owner in Poland was left dumbfounded after finding debris from Elon Musk's second stage of a SpaceX rocket in his back garden.

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3 d. ago Elon Musk says SpaceX will return stranded astronauts back to earth within 'about four weeks'

The SpaceX founder accused former president Joe Biden of leaving Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams stranded in the International Space Station for 'political reasons.'

Technology

4 d. ago Musk helped fire hundreds of FAA workers. Now, his SpaceX employees could fill the void

The move to bring in more experts within Musk’s circle follows the Trump administration’s decision to fire hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration personnel

Technology

4 d. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX heads to the FAA's Air Traffic Control Center to help make America's skies safer

Members of Elon Musk's SpaceX team were scheduled to meet Monday with officials from the Federal Aviation Administration to 'suggest improvements.'

Technology