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'Reckless' space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (301+ words) "Allowing a million orbiting data centers with no environmental review isn't just irresponsible " it's reckless." Environmental and scientific organizations are banding together to demand federal environmental reviews of space-based data center projects, which plan to put more than a million…...
'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3 D satellite views of Earth (photos)
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (388+ words) "From command and control to autonomous systems operating in GPS-denied environments, many of today's most complex missions require current, accurate 3 D terrain." The American Earth-observation company Vantor maps Earth from space in 3 D. The images are available in near-real time, revealing…...
As 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' turns 35, it's time to accept the truth: Terminator shouldn't be back
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (647+ words) The future has been written, and it's a dark fate for the Terminator franchise. For a franchise where the main hook is time travel, "Terminator" probably wishes it could take us back in time" or just borrow the neuralyzer from…...
It's been 25 years since 'A. I. Artificial Intelligence', and we think this was Spielberg at the top of his sci-fi game
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1083+ words) Two cinematic geniuses united to create one of Hollywood's most arresting android movies On the occasion of its 25th anniversary today, it's worth noting a certain sense of irony that Steven Spielberg's "A. I. Artificial Intelligence" seems oddly prescient into today's AI-obsessed environment,…...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 216 " Dark Matter Intelligence
1+ week, 5+ day ago (114+ words) Space. com is the premier source of space exploration, innovation and astronomy news, chronicling (and celebrating) humanity's ongoing expansion across the final frontier. Originally founded in 1999, Space. com is, and always has been, the passion of writers and editors who…...
'Destroy All Humans!' declared war on humanity 20 years ago, and we're still waiting for another good sequel
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (216+ words) The only Crypto we care about is the mischievous extraterrestrial seeking world domination. We love a good alien invasion game. From Duke Nukem to Half-Life, we've pushed back against extraterrestrial attackers in many ways and different settings for decades now....
Space X to go public with a mind-bogglingly historic IPO today. The space industry may never be the same.
3+ week, 6+ day ago (957+ words) With the launch of Space X into the IPO frontier today, the space industry has its newest publicly traded juggernaut. Space X's initial public offering, or IPO, is going live for trading on the NASDAQ today (June 12), riding on what…...
Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here's how Space X could do it
4+ week, 9+ hour ago (508+ words) "We've got a pretty good idea of how to operate, just really large constellations, and do it safely now, right? We are the only operator that has any experience of that scale." Space X CEO Elon Musk outlined more details…...
$1. 77 trillion! Space X is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (476+ words) Space X will sell its shares for $135 apiece during its IPO, yielding a valuation of $1. 77 trillion. Space X's initial public offering (IPO) will launch the company into rarefied financial air. The company revealed this week that it plans to sell…...
Unlocking 'the true space age': Impulse Space raises $500 million to build out fleet of ultra-mobile spacecraft
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1166+ words) "We're building more than spacecraft; we're building the economic and technical engine that will power humanity's expansion into space." Impulse Space just got a lot more money to help finance its big ambitions in the final frontier. The California-based company…...