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4 November 2026 at 12:32
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As Picard on ‘Star Trek’, Patrick Stewart Influenced Generations of Scientists
30 October 2026 at 15:55
Stewart’s iconic “Star Trek” character inspired astronomers and astronauts in countless ways: “You were the captain of my childhood,” one astrophysicist said.
Patrick Stewart in 1990 as Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
Ms., Martians and Guacamole: Their First Time in The Times
15 October 2026 at 19:50
Our reporters share a compendium of debuts, discoveries and (sometimes overdue) appearances in the paper.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sets a Mars Driving Record
13 October 2026 at 19:26
Advances in self-driving technology have made it easier to traverse distant worlds.
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The Times’s New Space Editor Has Her Eye on the Cosmos
11 October 2026 at 18:14
On the Science desk, Victoria Jaggard spends her days pondering the universe’s most pressing mysteries.
Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
8 October 2026 at 16:36
The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.
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Can Tech Companies Like Google Really Put Data Centers in Space?
25 September 2026 at 01:12
Google is preparing to launch a satellite that can run its A.I. technologies from the heavens. But this is just a first step.
Workers prepared to test solar panels and wires for a vibration test for eventual use on a spacecraft, at Planet Labs in San Francisco.
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Google Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer Space
24 September 2026 at 13:48
Next Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space.
A technician in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspects the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite before a vibration test meant to mimic the shaking it will undergo during launch.
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