moondaily.com
Congress warned that the U.S. faces a new space race with Chinahttps://www.moondaily.com/reports/Congress_warned_that_the_U_S__faces_a_new_space_race_with_China_999.htmlWashington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2025 The United States has entered a consequential new era of competition with China in space - one that lawmakers said will shape global power, economic security and military advantage for generations. House Science, Space and Technology Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Chairman Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., posed the issue during a hearing Thursday as a question for the future. "Will humaDec 5, 2025 9:21 AM
spacedaily.com
NASA extends ISS National Lab management contract through 2030https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_extends_ISS_National_Lab_management_contract_through_2030_999.htmlWashington DC (UPI) Dec 4, 2025 The Center for Advancement of Science in Space will continue to manage the International Space Station National Laboratory for at least another five years, CASIS announced on Thursday. CASIS has managed the ISS National Lab since 2011, after Congress created it to enable researchers to build a "robust market" in low Earth orbit by leveraging the unique environment that exists in space, CASDec 5, 2025 9:21 AM
bing.com
Microsoft 365 to include more AI tools – at a higher pricehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb7ca7df34dd2a0f56a674fa98a82&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fmicrosoft-365-more-ai-tools-140916948.html&c=2333869055615946545&mkt=en-usThe above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for ...Dec 5, 2025 6:09 AM
spacepolicyonline.com
Getting Back to the Moon Before China No Sure Bethttps://spacepolicyonline.com/news/getting-back-to-the-moon-before-china-no-sure-bet/Republicans and Democrats on a House committee today shared common ground on not letting China outpace the United States in space, but witnesses were generally pessimistic that NASA is on […]Dec 5, 2025 4:32 AM
marsdaily.com
Martian butterfly crater reveals low angle impact and buried lava historyhttps://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Martian_butterfly_crater_reveals_low_angle_impact_and_buried_lava_history_999.htmlParis, France (SPX) Dec 04, 2025 ESA's Mars Express orbiter has observed an impact crater in Mars's northern lowlands whose shape resembles a butterfly, created when an incoming space rock struck the surface at a shallow angle. The main crater, which appears somewhat like a walnut from orbit, measures about 20 km east to west and 15 km north to south and sits within the Idaeus Fossae region. The impact threw material preferentiDec 5, 2025 3:20 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Google Cloud: Disclosure of Information to the European Commissionhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46151830Received a few minutes ago by e-mail:We’re notifying our customers about the mandatory disclosure of certain information to comply with a formal Request for Information from the European Commission.Hello Google Cloud customer,On November 18, 2025 the European Commission (EC) launched three market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), focusing on Microsoft Azure, AWS, and whether there exist practices that limit competitiveness and fairness in the cloud computing sector in the EU (the Investigations).In connection with these Investigations, the EC issued a Request for Information (RFI) legally requiring Google to provide certain information regarding our Google Cloud customers:The EC has informed us that it intends to contact some of our customers to find out more about how such customers choose, buy and use cloud services. To this end, the EC has requested that we provide them with contact details for contacts at certain of our EU customers (comprising the organisation’s Dec 4, 2025 7:37 PM
spaceflightnow.com
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandengerg SFBhttps://spaceflightnow.com/2025/12/04/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-28-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandengerg-sfb/The Starlink 11-25 mission will see the Falcon 9 rocket fly on a south-easterly trajectory upon leaving the pad. SpaceX is targeting liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base at 12:42 p.m. PST (3:42 p.m. EST / 2042 UTC).Dec 4, 2025 5:05 PM
science.nasa.gov
NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnanthttps://science.nasa.gov/missions/xrism/nasa-jaxa-xrism-finds-elemental-bounty-in-supernova-remnant/For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft. The Resolve instrument aboard XRISM, pronounced “crism,” discovered these elements in a supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A or Cas A, for short. […]Dec 4, 2025 3:01 PM
bing.com
The AI revolution in SaaS is here—but won’t arrive all at oncehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb45922ac4c48b68aa1bbc3155d6b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fmoney%2Fgeneral%2Fthe-ai-revolution-in-saas-is-here-but-won-t-arrive-all-at-once%2Far-AA1RJGFY&c=17909867498877080281&mkt=en-us"There will be a phase lag between the talk today and the reality that will happen," Dr. Ranjit Tinaikar told Newsweek.Dec 4, 2025 2:39 PM
bing.com
Microsoft announces major Microsoft 365 commercial price hike effective 2026Microsoft announces major Microsoft 365 commercial price hike effective 2026Microsoft announces ...http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cc4351657492c9a6494a37b9fea6d&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.neowin.net%2Fnews%2Fmicrosoft-announces-major-microsoft-365-commercial-price-hike-effective-2026%2F&c=5462178673466179460&mkt=en-usEarly this year, Microsoft announced the first-ever price increase for Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions. For example, in the US, since the launch of Office 365 12 years ago, pricing had ...Dec 4, 2025 9:33 AM
bing.com
Microsoft announces major Microsoft 365 commercial price hike effective 2026Microsoft announces major Microsoft 365 commercial price hike effective 2026Microsoft announces ...http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb7ca7df34dd2a0f56a674fa98a82&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.neowin.net%2Fnews%2Fmicrosoft-announces-major-microsoft-365-commercial-price-hike-effective-2026%2F&c=5462178673466179460&mkt=en-usEarly this year, Microsoft announced the first-ever price increase for Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions. For example, in the US, since the launch of Office 365 12 years ago, pricing had ...Dec 4, 2025 9:33 AM
spacewar.com
ICEYE boosts SAR capacity with launch of five satellites for commercial and national missionshttps://www.spacewar.com/reports/ICEYE_boosts_SAR_capacity_with_launch_of_five_satellites_for_commercial_and_national_missions_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 28, 2025 ICEYE has placed five new Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites into orbit, extending its commercial constellation and adding spacecraft for several national customers. The satellites rode to space on SpaceX's Transporter-15 rideshare mission launched on November 26, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, after integration by Exolaunch. Each spacecraft has established communicDec 4, 2025 8:44 AM
printcalendar.top
Show HN: A Minimal Monthly Task Planner (printable, offline, no signup)https://printcalendar.top/Hi HN,I built a tiny tool because I couldn’t find a clean, distraction-free monthly planner that:1. shows a clean monthly task view 2. doesn’t require an account 3. doesn’t sync or store anything online 4. works offline 5. is printable 6. and keeps a minimal, distraction-free aestheticSo I made https://printcalendar.top/ — a minimal monthly task planner.It’s intentionally simple. No logins, no integrations, no dashboards. Just a small tool for people who want structure without clutter.Dec 4, 2025 5:29 AM
pypi.org
Show HN: RAG in 3 Lines of Pythonhttps://pypi.org/project/piragi/Got tired of wiring up vector stores, embedding models, and chunking logic every time I needed RAG. So I built piragi. from piragi import Ragi kb = Ragi(\["./docs", "./code/\*\*/\*.py", "https://api.example.com/docs"\]) answer = kb.ask("How do I deploy this?") That's the entire setup. No API keys required - runs on Ollama + sentence-transformers locally.What it does: - All formats - PDF, Word, Excel, Markdown, code, URLs, images, audio - Auto-updates - watches sources, refreshes in background, zero query latency - Citations - every answer includes sources - Advanced retrieval - HyDE, hybrid search (BM25 + vector), cross-encoder reranking - Smart chunking - semantic, contextual, hierarchical strategies - OpenAI compatible - swap in GPT/Claude whenever you want Quick examples: # Filter by metadata answer = kb.filter(file_type="pdf").ask("What's in the contracts?") #Enable advanced retrieval kb = Ragi("./docs", config={ "retrieval": { "use_hyde": True, "use_hybrid_search": True, "use_crosDec 4, 2025 12:03 AM
news.ycombinator.com
Ask HN: Who Is Working to Combat AI-Powered Fraud?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46137711There has been a recent explosion in AI-aided scams and fraud. Deepfakes (both video and voice), web scraping, and automated document generation have allowed scammers to target victims with more precision and believability than was ever possible before AI.All of this has always been possible to some degree, but "quantity has a quality all its own" continues to ring true.Public education ("scam awareness") is obviously the most decisive strategy, but is generally left to the underfunded public sector or the PR departments of banks, etc.As for AI-industry regulation, I'm not holding my breath. And besides, with open-source models there will always be products available to bad actors.So is anyone working on anything in the public interest? Any bright ideas?Dec 3, 2025 5:57 PM
nasa.gov
Student Art Murals at Johnson Celebrate 25 Years of Humanity in Spacehttps://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/student-art-murals-at-johnson-celebrate-25-years-of-humanity-in-space/Select walls at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have been transformed into works of art. Each piece reflects creativity, collaboration, and the spirit of discovery. Painted by Texas students, the murals honor the legacy of the International Space Station and 25 years of continuous human presence in space. The International Space Station Program Mural Project began […]Dec 3, 2025 4:58 PM
nasa.gov
NASA Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Stormshttps://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/nasa-rover-detects-electric-sparks-in-mars-dust-devils-storms/Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has recorded the sounds of electrical discharges —sparks — and mini-sonic booms in dust devils on Mars. Long theorized, the phenomenon has now been confirmed through audio and electromagnetic recordings […]Dec 3, 2025 4:31 PM
spacenews.com
Space Force top buyer says rapid commercial innovation is reshaping military space strategyhttps://spacenews.com/space-force-top-buyer-says-rapid-commercial-innovation-is-reshaping-military-space-strategy/Speaking at the 2025 SpaceNews Icon Awards, Purdy said the pace of progress outside government is setting the agenda for how the service develops technology. The post Space Force top buyer says rapid commercial innovation is reshaping military space strategy appeared first on SpaceNews.Dec 3, 2025 1:41 PM
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Hazardous Material Summary Tables (HMSTs)https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/esdmd/hhp/hazardous-material-summary-tables-hmsts/Hazardous Materials Summary Tables (HMSTs) are a compilation of the chemical, biological, and flammability hazards of materials on a given flight or mission. HMSTs are required by Safety for all Programs, including but not limited to ISS, Commercial Crew Program (CCP), Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), and Gateway. Johnson Space Center (JSC) toxicologists evaluate the […]Dec 3, 2025 1:39 PM
spacedaily.com
JWST spots early Milky Way style spiral galaxy Alaknandahttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/JWST_spots_early_Milky_Way_style_spiral_galaxy_Alaknanda_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Astronomers using NASAs James Webb Space Telescope have identified a massive spiral galaxy that resembles the Milky Way but existed when the Universe was only about 1.5 billion years old. Named Alaknanda, after a Himalayan river paired with the Mandakini which shares its Hindi name with the Milky Way, the system appears as a mature, disk dominated spiral at a time when galaxies were expected toDec 3, 2025 1:33 PM
