Frugality is a toxic chalice
From 'Earth Imaging Satellite NISAR Exposes NASA's Weaknesses, ISRO's Strengths', NDTV, July 26, 2025: At the end of the day, the US scientists have swallowed their pride and are shee…
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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JPL layoff isn't the fall of a civilisation
A historian of science I follow on Twitter recently retweeted this striking comment: While I don’t particularly care for capitalism, the tweet is fair: the behemoth photolithography machine depicte…
Europa’s ice shell could be quaking
The possible presence of plate tectonics on the Jovian moon strengthens the case for a planned NASA probe…