Energy, climate and science stories explained with the data, trade-offs and sources behind them.
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NASA’s Competition Model 2.0 aims to shorten the contest for science missions by asking for less detail upfront. A faster selection does not by itself mean a spacecraft launches sooner.
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A free-return path uses Earth–Moon gravity to bring a spacecraft back toward Earth. Here is why that does not mean a mission needs no engines or course corrections.
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Learn the difference between emissions cuts and carbon offsets, what Scope 1, 2 and 3 mean, and which evidence makes a corporate climate claim useful.
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How to distinguish physical and contractual electricity, read dated IEA forecasts, evaluate hourly matching, and compare grid supply options.
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Why AI infrastructure needs electricity, financing and useful applications. A sourced guide to the IEA’s projections and the IMF’s October 2026 outlook.