NASA’s Crawler Preps for Artemis II Rollout
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 moves toward the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. The crawler will transport
Why do humans kiss?
We ask Matilda Brindle, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford.
Economist gives Trump ‘basic economics’ class: ‘Neither Trump nor his advisors understand’
A new study showed that 90% of Tweety McTreason’s tariffs are paid by Americans, and an economist delivered to the president a “basic economics” lesson.
Trump adviser admits citizen revolt spurred admin to change course from ‘quagmire’: report
The ongoing fierce resistance to the surge of federal immigration officers in Minnesota is striking real fear in the Trump administration, one adviser to President
US ‘not disputing’ European assessment of Navalny poisoning, Rubio says
Secretary of state says Washington will ‘not fight’ European partners on their findings as UK considers new sanctions.
Thousands of Western nationals fought Israel’s war on Gaza: What to know
Thousands of Western citizens joined the Israeli military in its war on Gaza that killed over 72,000 Palestinians.
As Sudanese city returns to life after two-year siege, drone threat lingers
Markets reopen in Dilling, South Kordofan’s second largest city. Yet residents face persistent aerial attacks.
Milan’s Olympics Pride House offers a save haven for queer athletes & fans
Inside the MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan, four Italian LGBTQ+ advocacy groups have created a space where LGBTQ+ Olympians, fans, and allies can safely
Vaccine denial sets Americans up for more chronic illness
Despite well-established links between pathogens and chronic illness, the U.S. government continues to weaken public health measures to treat and prevent infectious diseases — a
Snakes keep evolving into cannibals — here’s what scientists think is going on
A review of over 500 reports of cannibalistic behavior in snakes finds it’s appeared multiple times in different evolutionary lineages, leading researchers to hypothesize it’s
‘The brain consistently moved upward and backward’: Astronauts’ brains physically shift in their heads during spaceflight
A new study analyzed brain MRI scans from 26 astronauts and found that the longer someone lived in space, the more their brain shifted in
As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis
I spent two days gigging at RentAHuman and didn’t make a single cent
I’m not above doing some gig work to make ends meet. In my life, I’ve worked snack food pop-ups in a grocery store, ran the
Rocket Report: Say cheerio to Orbex; China is getting good at booster landings
Welcome to Edition 8.29 of the Rocket Report! We have a stuffed report this week with news from across the launch spectrum. Long-term, probably the