The New Yorker15h
The Fraught U.S.-Soviet Search for Alien Life
During the Cold War, American and Soviet scientists embarked on an unprecedented quest to contact extraterrestrials. But ...
Inside world's most advanced top gun exercise as UK prepares to face new threats
In an unimaginable display of precision, RAF top gun pilots refuel their jets mid-air as the battle for air supremacy takes a sinister twist - and the Mirror went along for the ride ...
USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s Employees Being Laid Off
6 p.m. EST, Feb. 6 The New York Times reported the Trump administration plans to cut down USAID’s staff of 10,000 down to ...
All That's Interesting on MSN10h
Inside Project A119, America’s Top-Secret Plot To Detonate A Nuclear Bomb On The Moon During The Cold War
"You know what? The Moon's big enough that we can nuke it and land on it at the same time, so let's give this a shot." In 1958, the U.S. government plotted to show up the Soviets in the Space Race — ...
Telescopes spy a monster radio jet streaming from early object in the universe
Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years ...
CounterPunch3h
As China and the U.S. Race Toward A.I. Armageddon, Does It Matter Who Wins?
A longstanding Sinophobia in the U.S. goes back to the 19th century, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the tax on Chinese miners during the Gold Rush, and ...