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Kristin Houser

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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on The Late Show, to her delight.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

Aerospace

Watch a rocket-powered spaceplane fly for the first time

After flying for the first time on March 29, Dawn Aerospace’s rocket-powered spaceplane, the Mk-II Aurora, flew again the very next day.

Kristin Houser

the massive SpaceX Starship rocket at the launchpad

Aerospace

First Starship launch ends with a massive explosion

During SpaceX’s first Starship launch attempt, the massive spacecraft made it off the pad, but exploded before reaching space.

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a rendering of a base on the moon, with robots constructing buildings

Aerospace

China plans to build moon bases using robot masons and lunar dirt

China plans to start testing an ambitious plan to build moon bases using a robot mason and dirt bricks as soon as 2028.

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dozens of rod-like yellow structures on a blue background

Medicine

“Nanosyringes” can inject medicine into a single cell

MIT researchers have turned a system found in bacteria into programmable “nanosyringes” for injecting proteins into human cells.

Kristin Houser

Google’s AI music generator is like ChatGPT for audio

Google has unveiled MusicLM, an advanced AI music generator that can produce audio based on a short text description.

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two men in space suits standing in what looks like a dust field

Aerospace

See inside NASA’s simulated Mars base for the first time

NASA has unveiled Mars Dune Alpha, a simulated Mars base where volunteers will live like Mars astronauts for a year at a time.

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small containers filled with a cream-colored substance

Food

Lab-grown meat is about to get fatty

Tufts University has unveiled a new technique for producing lab-grown fat that could improve the taste and texture of cultured meat.

Kristin Houser

An ocean fertilization experiment using phytoplankton visualized through an aerial view with a circle drawn on it.

Climate Crisis

Scientists want to dump iron nanoparticles into the oceans to save the planet

Engineered nanoparticles could make ocean fertilization a viable weapon in the battle against climate change.

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Astronomy

New method could triple the size of space telescope mirrors

A new technique for making super-thin, lightweight space telescope mirrors could dramatically improve our view of space.

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Medicine

One shot could stop severe bleeding and save thousands of lives

A potentially lifesaving treatment to stop severe postpartum hemorrhage could soon be more accessible to the people who need it the most.

Kristin Houser