This nuclear battery can last for 433 years and power the next era of deep space exploration.

This nuclear battery can last for 433 years and power the next era of deep space exploration.

Space missions depend on power systems that can operate far from sunlight and without maintenance. Solar panels struggle in deep space, where light grows weaker with distance. That limitation has led agencies to rely on nuclear-based energy sources for decades. These systems, known as radioisotope power systems, have quietly supported missions operating in the Solar…

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Iran issues 48-hour ultimatum to ‘destroy’ Iran’s power plants after missiles attack Israeli nuclear city

Iran issues 48-hour ultimatum to ‘destroy’ Iran’s power plants after missiles attack Israeli nuclear city

The war in Western Asia entered its 23rd day, with heavy Iranian missile bombardment of two cities in southern Israel, one of which houses a nuclear facility. More than 150 people were injured in the attacks, which came just hours after US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran’s power plants unless Tehran lifts its…

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Trump’s furious reaction to Anthropic is as much about AI safety as it is about power. Science, climate and technology news

Trump’s furious reaction to Anthropic is as much about AI safety as it is about power. Science, climate and technology news

In the most obvious and consequential policy move yet on AI security, the Trump administration has announced that it will blacklist a leading AI lab for refusing to allow unfettered access to its technology for military purposes. This president and his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, are carrying out a nuclear attack on Anthropoid’s refusal…

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