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How NASA’s spacecraft will smash into an asteroid and save Earth from harm next year
An expert explains NASA’s latest DART mission
Want to develop ethical AI? Then we need more African voices
AI needs to be more inclusive
Worried about AI ethics? Worry about developers’ ethics first
How will future AI systems make the most ethical choices for all of us?
7 reasons why we are failing to decarbonize transport
We need to make big changes to avoid the growth of transport's carbon emissions
Russia’s attack on its own satellite could put all of us in danger
The attack created over 1,500 pieces of trackable debris that will remain in orbit well into the 2040s
Your music taste should decide which headphones you buy
Great headphones blend physics, anatomy and psychology – but what you like to listen to is the most important factor
Our outdated space laws could threaten global peace — the UN aims to change that
Space law hasn’t been changed since 1967