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MIT Technology Review · Science

A reality check on the AI jobs hysteria

Haven’t you heard? White-collar jobs are going away, decimated by AI. Waves of layoffs in the tech sector (most recently at Coinbase and Meta and Cisco) are said to presage what will soon come for all of us knowledge workers. But before you quit your job as a software developer or financial analyst—...

David Rotman 2 months ago

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MIT Technology Review · Science

It’s time to address the looming crisis in entry-level work.

Artificial intelligence has not so far produced a clean story of mass unemployment. Aggregate employment in developed countries remains broadly stable, and recent assessments have found limited evidence that AI has shifted the headline numbers. But a troubling change may be hiding beneath the surfac...

Georgios Petropoulos 2 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

A Full Moon Checkup

Once a month during the full Moon, Landsat 9 turns from Earth to image the lunar surface, helping keep the spacecraft’s data accurate and consistent.

2 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

Jaclyn Kagey Shapes Humanity’s Return to the Moon 

For Jaclyn Kagey, preparing astronauts to put boots on the Moon is part of her daily work.  As the Artemis extravehicular activity lead in NASA’s Flight Operations Directorate, Kagey plays a central role in preparing astronauts to safely&#1...

Sumer Loggins 2 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

An Early “Decoration Day” Celebration

In a precursor to Memorial Day, people in Charleston, South Carolina, honored fallen Civil War troops with flowers, songs, and marches at an event at a racetrack on May 1, 1865.

2 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

Call for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling

As NASA pushes the boundaries of exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity, the agency is looking for partners to share mission stories covering Artemis Moon missions, nuclear propulsion, aeronautics, and more. NASA published an Announcement for Proposals on May 21 asking filmmakers, do...

Lauren E. Low 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station

NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT and last roughly five hours. Watch NASA’s live coverage beginning at 9:45 a.m. on NASA+,...

Jennifer M. Dooren 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

Webb Studies Star Clusters

This near-infrared image released on May 6, 2026, shows a section of one of the spiral arms of Messier 51 (M51). M51 is one of four nearby galaxies observed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a study of nearly 9,000 star clusters. Data from the study shows that more massive star clusters...

HQ Web Team 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness

From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and the ground crews who keep them mission ready. At NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, specially trained maintenance crews are essential to keeping t...

Dede Dinius 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

NASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory Management

NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in Southern California at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to ensure continued accountability and strong value for U.S. taxpayers. The Califor...

Cheryl Warner 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Delivery

NASA announced Friday an agencywide realignment to increase mission focus and move out on the National Space Policy. These changes position the agency to better deliver on the nation’s highest‑priority objectives with speed and efficiency. During the Ignition event in late March, NASA Administrator...

Cheryl Warner 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

New Material Could Help NASA Melt Moon Rocks, Harness Lunar Resources

A material recently discovered and tested at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland could help astronauts pack lighter for future missions to the Moon. NASA is researching ways explorers could “live off the land” by harnessing lunar resources, including melting Moon rocks to extract metals for bu...

Ellen Bausback 3 months ago

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MIT Technology Review · Science

The Download: coding’s future, the ‘Steroid Olympics,’ and AI-driven science

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Anthropic’s Code with Claude showed off coding’s future—whether you like it or not At Anthropic’s developer event in London this week, Code with Claud...

Thomas Macaulay 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

Hubble Captures Galaxy Cluster

Look closely at this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and you’ll see galaxies of various shapes and sizes clustered together toward the center-left of the image. A few foreground stars shine brightly and are easily distinguished by the spikes that appear to extend outward from each star. The...

3 months ago

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MIT Technology Review · Science

Google I/O showed how the path for AI-driven science is shifting

During Tuesday’s Google I/O keynote, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, proclaimed that we are currently “standing in the foothills of the singularity.” It was a striking statement—the singularity is the theoretical future moment when AI rapidly exceeds human intelligence and dramatically t...

Grace Huckins 3 months ago

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MIT Technology Review · Science

The Enhanced Games fit right in with the rest of 2026’s longevity vibes

This Sunday, a group of 42 athletes will gather in Las Vegas to compete in a somewhat unusual sporting competition. Participants in the inaugural Enhanced Games are being encouraged to take performance-enhancing drugs. The goal is to “push the boundaries of human performance.” The games’ organizers...

Jessica Hamzelou 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

Tornado Draws a Jagged Line in Mississippi

The strongest of several twisters to touch down in the southern part of the state in early May 2026 left a visible path of damaged vegetation.

3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

NASA to Showcase Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit

Media are invited to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday, June 17, to view Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, carrying a Katalyst robotic spacecraft that will attempt to boost the orbit of NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. Katalyst’s robotic servicing spacecraft, called L...

Jessica Taveau 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

NASA Joins Artemis Accords Workshop as Global Signings Rise

The United States participated in an Artemis Accords workshop in Lima, Peru, last week, following a new wave of nations committing to safe and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Leading up to the event, six countries, including Latvia, Jordan, Morocco, Malta, Ireland, and Paragua...

Gerelle Q. Dodson 3 months ago

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MIT Technology Review · Science

Roundtables: Can AI Learn to Understand the World?

Listen to the session or watch below AI companies want to build systems that understand the external world and overcome the limitations of LLMs. Recent developments have brought world models to the forefront of the AI discussion. Watch a conversation with editor in chief Mat Honan, senior AI editor...

MIT Technology Review 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

NASA Seeks Interest for Artemis Mission CubeSats

Organizations interested in launching CubeSats on future Artemis missions should respond to NASA’s request for information (RFI) by Monday, June 1, for initial consideration. “The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and the Artemis missions provide great opportunities for teams to conduct importan...

Lee Mohon 3 months ago

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MIT Technology Review · Science

Scaling creativity in the age of AI

Storytelling is core to humanity’s DNA, stemming from our impulse to express ideals, warnings, hopes, and experiences. Technology has always been woven through the medium and the distribution: from early humans’ innovation of natural pigments and charcoals for cave paintings to literal r...

Hannah Elsakr 3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

NASA’s AWE Completes Mission to Study Earth’s Effect on Space Weather

On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase of the mission to a successful and scheduled end, surpassing its planned two-year mission. Installed on the exterior of the International Space Station since November 2...

3 months ago

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NASA Breaking News · Science

NASA Wins Four Telly Awards for Artemis Moon Coverage, More

NASA’s historic Artemis II mission coverage, which connected global audiences to watch the first humans to travel around the Moon in more than half a century, is among the agency’s video productions recognized with four 2026 Telly Awards. The agency’s continuous, 24/7 livestream of the Artemis II mi...

Jessica Taveau 3 months ago

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