Coburn Palmer

Trump NASA Budget Isn’t Helping Elon Musk Get To Mars Or Build Cislunar Economy

President Trump may not want to gut NASA, but he’s not going out of his way to help the space agency get to Mars, help Elon Musk do the same, or develop the cislunar economy in orbit above Earth. Trump’s proposed budget for NASA earmarks some $19.5 billion for the space agency, but doesn’t add […]

7y ago

Alaska|Hunting

It’s Now Okay For Hunters To Shoot Hibernating Bears And Wolves In Their Dens

April, the Giraffe, may be an internet sensation, but that hasn’t stopped Congress from quietly reviving hunting practices many animal lovers consider to be barbaric. This week, Congress overturned a Fish and Wildlife Service rule that stopped Alaskan hunters from killing hibernating bears and wolves in their dens, shooting the animals from helicopters, and using […]

7y ago

LGBTQ

Anti-Trans Bus Patrolling The East Coast To Protect Free Speech

A bright orange bus with an anti-trans message emblazoned on the side is touring the East Coast to promote the open discussion of gender and the free speech rights of the religious community. The Free Speech Bus toured New York this week with more stops planned along the East Coast later this month; it’s emblazoned […]

7y ago

california|Donald Trump|immigration|Oakland|San Francisco

Trump Border Wall Builders To Be Banned From San Francisco City Business

Vowing to continue the fight against Donald Trump, San Francisco supervisors joined community resistance leaders Tuesday to call for border wall contractors to be banned from doing business with the city. Standing on the steps of a company that submitted a bid for Trump’s border wall, San Francisco city supervisors introduced legislation Tuesday prohibiting business […]

7y ago

jupiter|nasa|space

Trump Budget Hurts NASA’s Chance Of Shooting Down Asteroids, Finding Alien Life

Trump’s new budget proposal would axe NASA’s Europa lander mission, end the space agency’s Asteroid Redirect Mission, and complicate efforts to develop technology to shoot down dangerous space rocks. The president’s proposal for NASA earmarks $19.1 billion for the space agency but eliminates some programs that have been under development for years, NASA’s acting administrator […]

7y ago

north korea|South Korea|space

North Korea: Rogue Nation Threatens Space Industry And Satellites

While Seoul and the United States conduct military exercises that simulate war with North Korea here on the ground, space experts are warning the rogue nation could pose a threat to American interests in orbit. The isolationist country announced plans to plant the North Korean flag on the moon last year and their entrance into […]

7y ago

texas

Masturbating Men May Face Fines In Texas Under Proposed Law

One Texas lawmaker wants to fine men for masturbating, put a mandatory waiting period on Viagra purchases, and require a medically unnecessary rectal exam before a vasectomy. The satirical bill, dubbed the “Man’s Right To Know,” was proposed by Texas state Rep. Jessica Farrar as a way to highlight anti-abortion laws created by men for […]

7y ago

california|Uber

California To OK Self-Driving Cars Without Human Controllers Aboard

It’s official; California cars don’t need brake pedals or steering wheels to be street legal because self-driving robocars are about to hit the road. The California DMV proposed dropping the human driver requirement for self-driving cars Friday and even gave autonomous car companies the option to remove steering wheels and brake pedals from their vehicles. […]

7y ago

moon|nasa|space

Space Race 2.0: Boosting Into Orbit Not Just For Superpowers Anymore

What was once a competition between two superpowers has turned into a worldwide contest as countries around the world turn out to enter the new space race and take advantage of the developing cislunar economy. From the UAE to Nigeria, more countries around the world are investing in national space programs, developing the technology to […]

7y ago

nasa|space

New NASA Tech Provides Advanced Warning Of Deadly Solar Storms

NASA scientists have discovered a new method to detect dangerous incoming solar storms tens of minutes before they strike the planet giving humanity extra time to seek protection. Our sun periodically erupts in dangerous storms, which take the form of solar flares and eruptions of plasma known as coronal mass ejections. These powerful storms send […]

7y ago

mars|moon|SpaceX

This Space Train Never Stops, Colonize The Moon And Mars With Concept Spaceship

Using technology being designed today, it’s possible to build a space train that never stops its continuous journey between the Earth and the moon, allowing the realistic establishment of lunar colonies within a few short years. Using the inflatable habitat technology currently being tested by Bigelow Aerospace and the SpaceX Dragon capsule ship design, it’s […]

7y ago

california|science

California Earthquakes Might Follow Devastating Winter Storms

California has suffered through a series of storms this winter that have flooded the northern part of the state and caused $600 million in damages, and the accumulated rainfall could bring a string of earthquakes. British geophysicist Gillian Foulger published a study exploring the relationship between heavy rainfall and earthquakes that suggests California could be […]

7y ago

mars|moon|space|SpaceX

Orbital Economy Developing But No One Wants To Live In Space

A number of commercial companies are working to build a new economy in orbit above Earth, but a new survey shows almost no one wants to live space. Researchers at San Jose State University and the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation found that only 6 percent of self-identified space enthusiasts were willing to live […]

7y ago

nasa|science

What Does NASA’s Newly Discovered TRAPPIST Exoplanet Discovery Mean For Space?

This week, NASA announced the discovery of a new system of alien worlds that might support life, and space fans around the world are freaking out about what this might mean for the future of interstellar travel. Wednesday, NASA announced it had discovered seven alien planets orbiting the nearby TRAPPIST-1 star, and three of them […]

7y ago

White House

Liberal Thanks Trump For Being President In Open Letter

An open letter to Donald Trump circulating on the Change.org website appears to thank the real estate billionaire for becoming president during this troubled time in America, but all is not as it appears. The writer praises Trump for his actions as president because his activities have motivated millions of Americans to set aside their […]

7y ago

california|San Jose

50,000 Californians Evacuated As Dams Overflow And Endanger Levees

It finally stopped raining in Northern California this week, but that doesn’t mean state residents were safe from rising flood water threatening their homes and businesses. Residents in the northern part of the state were ordered to evacuate by the thousands as dam officials released a massive flood of water downstream to prevent fatal collapses. […]

7y ago

Illegal Immigrants|immigration|mexico

Will Trump’s Immigration Policies Create Deportee Camps On The Border?

Deportee and refugee camps could start popping up along the border thanks to Donald Trump’s new immigration policies that target anyone living in the country illegally. Any immigrant who crossed the border illegally, and is charged with or suspected of a crime, could be deported to Mexico, regardless of their country of origin, while their […]

7y ago

White House

Swedish Terror Attack Follows Bowling Green Massacre In Trump’s White House

During Donald Trump’s first week in the White House, his advisors coined the term “alternate facts” and the administration seems to be running with the idea that it’s okay to spout fake news. First, Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway described the fake terror attack Bowling Green massacre on national TV then the President cited a nonexistent […]

7y ago

bill gates

Bill Gates Wants To Tax Job Stealing Machines While Swiss Robots Protest

Artificially intelligent machines are set to smash the job market in the next 15 years and take tens of millions of jobs currently being done by humans and Bill Gates thinks those robots should pay taxes. The tax on job-stealing robots would be levied against the businesses that employ them and used to retrain humans […]

7y ago

Dubai|mars|space

UAE Plan For Mars City On Track With Arab World’s First Probe To Red Planet

Ambitious plans for Mars are nothing new, but when the United Arab Emirates announced its intention to build a Mars city they weren’t joking and a 2020 probe to the red planet will prove it. Mars Hope, the Arab World’s first mission to the red planet, is set to launch from Japan in 2020 on […]

7y ago