A growing fight over the future of space is putting astronomy, environmental protection, and technological ambition on a collision course. Astronomers are sounding the alarm over two proposals now under review by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission: Reflect Orbital’s plan to launch tens of thousands of giant mirrors into orbit and SpaceX’s vision for up to one million satellites designed to support artificial intelligence and orbital data processing. Scientists warn th

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including the growing threat of natural disasters. Google has recently introduced a new AI driven methodology called Groundsource, designed to help communities better predict and prepare for disasters such as flash floods. Developed by Google Research and powered by the company’s Gemini AI models, Groundsource transforms millions of public reports and documents into str