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NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs. Mission managers made the call Thursday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. NASA says the Space Launch System rocket will roll out of the hangar and back to the pad next week.
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When it comes to tackling invasive species in South Florida, it's not just about spotting and removing. A group of University of Florida researchers are using telemetry trackers to find and understand the habits of the elusive and invasive Burmese python.
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Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets. The move into Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando, Florida, announced Tuesday widens Waymo’s early lead in autonomous driving while rival services from Tesla and the Amazon-owned Zoox are still testing their robotaxis in a few cities.
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An issue with the SLS rocket's helium pressurization system is prompting the move. It can only be worked on while inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.
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The NASA administrator released a report that found multiple issues that led to the mission's failure, including concerns with leadership at Boeing and NASA.
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A pair of AI bills aimed at environmental protection and business growth surrounding AI data centers advanced.
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Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
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‘Premature to discuss lifting restrictions': Uncertainty over Florida’s TikTok ban following US saleWhat will happen to Florida’s ban on TikTok now that there’s a U.S.-China deal? Nobody is saying, but it might be too soon for students and government workers to expect to be able to open their “FYP” on the social media platform in classrooms or on state-owned phones or tablets.
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Beep, beep, your driverless Waymo awaits you – if you are part of a select group of riders in Miami. The initial territory, a 60-square mile area, includes the Design District, Wynwood, Brickell and Coral Gables, and there are plans to expand to Miami International Airport “soon,” the company said. And for now, your ride won’t hop on the highways.
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Called the “AI Bill of Rights,” the 23-page legislation bans companion chatbots — AI systems that mimic emotional connection — from speaking to minors without parental consent and requires bots to remind users that they are not human.
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Tensions are flaring in Palm Beach County about controversial AI data center project. Now, leading experts — and the governor — are sounding the alarm, even as Donald Trump moves to limit state AI regulations.
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A medical concern involving one of the crew members cancelled a planned spacewalk Thursday. Now NASA says the issue could cut the entire mission short.