Project Suncatcher is a long-term venture: solar-powered satellites, linked together via laser, could one day house computing infrastructure for AI. First, however, they must prove they can withstand the conditions of space.

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The youngest planet in the cosmos has been discovered: Elias 2-24 b is being born right before our eyes

AI challenges astrophysics on the direction of research

Halley’s Comet: a new mission is being planned

Tec raises $450 million in a record-breaking funding round for a European space company

There’s a huge heat engine running in the Pacific. And someone has just turned the knob to the right.

Autumn, the super El Niño and the UN warning: the 1.5-degree limit is now set to be exceeded

The aim is to construct a coherent representation of space, to reconstruct three-dimensional environments and to simulate their evolution over time.

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