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SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has made a $60 billion bet on OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman – a commitment that has some insiders worried. On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha speaks with Bloomberg’s Min-Jeong Lee about how Son became captivated by Altman and what’s a ...  عرض المزيد

Trade was one of the most contentious issues heading into the Beijing summit between Presidents Trump and Xi. But while the summit generated “good vibes” between the two, it ended with few clear directives, especially regarding trade and tariffs. On today’s Big Take podcast, Bren ...  عرض المزيد

If an asteroid were hurling through space, making a beeline straight to Earth, how would humans prevent it from doing what it did to the dinosaurs? Would we bomb it? Would we shoot lasers at it like a scene from Hollywood's latest sci-fi flick? Well, the folks at NASA have design ...  عرض المزيد

Behind every space mission is a tale of hard work, love, and perseverance. Dante Lauretta, the principal investigator for NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, joins Planetary Radio to share stories from his new book, "The Asteroid Hunter." Then Bruce Betts, the chief scientist of The Pl ...

SpaceTime Series 26 Episode 27 *The asteroid that almost swallowed a spacecraft It sounds like something out of a 1950s sci-fi movie, but it seems that the asteroid Bennu almost swallowed NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft during its sample collection maneuver. *59 new exopla ...  عرض المزيد

Why would we want to mine asteroids? How might we manage the mining operation? What is Planetary Resource’s plan? Join Chris and Jonathan as they explore mining asteroids.