NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the Moon, while suspending its plans to create the lunar orbital space station known as Gateway. "The agency intends to pause Gateway in its current form and shift focus to infrastructure that enables sustained surface operations," Jared Isaacman said in a
Only last week, UK banking group Close Brothers said it would slash a quarter of its 2,600-strong workforce "at pace", to cut costs and "enhance client experience." The group’s announcement came hot on the heels of Atlassian the week prior, with the Australian software giant’s CEO announcing cuts to 1,600 positions to invest in AI. These mass layoffs
Radio astronomy is entering a new era. Telescopes now scan the sky at a scale that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago, producing vast maps filled with galaxies, jets, lobes and diffuse structures that record how the universe evolves. The scientific opportunity is extraordinary but so is the challenge. Modern surveys generate far more
