Mike Brown

Mike Brown is a London-based journalist who covers innovation.

Mike holds a BA in English from Queen Mary, University of London, and an MS in journalism from Columbia Journalism School. His work has featured in CityMetric, International Business Times, Neowin.net, Building Magazine, and more. He has also made guest appearances on CBC Radio, Cheddar, Good Day New York, Trailblazers, and more.

Beyond journalism, Mike has a passion for cycling, travel, and languages. He hosts meetup events for Duolingo Norwegian learners and is learning Chinese.

Horizons

How a sand-guzzling box could power a future city on the Moon

TerraBox’s solar power technology could solve our energy problems on and off Earth.

ByMike Brown
Horizons

Tesla Solar Roof: One year on, an owner reveals what it’s really like to live on solar

Elon Musk wants to make your roof your own mini-grid.

ByMike Brown
Horizons

Why Polestar's controversial "moonshot" electric car plan just might work

Polestar aims to produce the world's first climate-neutral car. COO Dennis Nobelius explains how the company plans to produce its ambitious vehicle.

ByMike Brown
HORIZONS

This is when we may finally achieve fusion energy — a Holy Grail of clean power

Humanity needs to transition to clean energy. Could fusion hold the answer? This innovative means of generating electricity is essentially the opposite of nuclear fission.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

It's open! Images show moment NASA cracks into 50-year-old Moon rock sample

A tube sample, collected during the 1972 Apollo 17 mission, has finally been opened. The lunar core sample, dubbed 73001, was opened at the Johnson Space Center.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

Blue Origin's biggest rocket launch yet just got delayed — here's what it means

Blue Origin's plan to launch a giant new rocket is unlikely to unfold this year.

ByMike Brown
Conflict

War in Ukraine forces Starlink competitor OneWeb to use SpaceX for launches

SpaceX has entered into an agreement to start launching satellites for a competitor to Starlink.

ByMike Brown
mega

Behold! Colossal NASA SLS Moon rocket revealed in full for the first time

NASA rolled out the rocket that will power its Artemis missions, giving the public a glimpse at the sheer scale of the agency's ambitious space launch vehicle.

ByMike Brown
Science

Spotted: Webb Telescope photobombs an European space observatory's deep space image

The James Webb Space Telescope is a landmark in humanity's space exploration. Here's what you need to know about the European Space Agency’s latest photo.

ByMike Brown
Codex

NASA Lunar Gateway: Launch window, specs, and orbit of the Moon’s space station

This is huge.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

Blue Origin NS-20: Pete Davidson is going to space — what you need to know

Jeff Bezos' spaceflight firm Blue Origin is gearing up to send more passengers into space.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

Artemis I's biggest test yet: What to know about the modified plans

The first steps are set.

ByKiona Smith and Mike Brown
Liftoff!

NASA SLS vs Starship: Size, launch price, thrust, and capabilities for the ambitious rockets

Here's how NASA’s giant rocket compares with SpaceX's Starship rocket.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

A piece of space junk just hit the Moon — and it could unlock lunar secrets

It's likely not from SpaceX as originally reported.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

Rivian just reversed its controversial R1T and R1S price increase — here's why

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe wrote in an open letter that the electric vehicle company was "wrong" to change prices for consumers that had already pre-ordered vehicles.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

Elon Musk says Tesla will "do nothing to stop" UAW holding a vote

“Tesla will do nothing to stop them.”

ByMike Brown
Innovation

Ex-NASA astronaut says we must fix Earth’s big problems before we colonize other planets

Ron Garan wants to spread the "overview" effect to a larger audience.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

SpaceX Starlink: New price strategy, speed, order details for the internet service

Starlink could offer high-speed internet to those that need it most.

ByMike Brown
starship

Watch: Drones capture an epic new 360-degree video of SpaceX Starship

It comes as the company prepares for its first orbital Starship flight.

ByMike Brown
Innovation

New study solves a major problem with living on the Moon and Mars

Here’s how it would work.

ByMike Brown