Lee Jeong-Ho

At daybreak, a drone races down the runway, then raises its nose and gently lifts into the sky. The aircraft, which gradually increases speed and altitude by spinning its propellers, is called ‘PHASA-35'.

It has been observed that the clouds covering the sky of an extraterrestrial object become thicker or thinner. While this is natural on Earth, this is the first time that changes in cloud thickness have been confirmed on a body outside the Solar System. This appears to be foundational research for precisely analyzing extraterrestrial weather environments and making a ‘space weather forecast' a reality.

On the 14th at Jamsil Stadium, fourth-place LG and fifth-place Doosan in the 2026 regular season clashed in Game 1 of the Wild Card round.

On the 16th, the court significantly expanded the processes subject to a ban on industrial action by the Samsung Biologics labor union. The likelihood that the second strike by the union, scheduled to run for three weeks starting on the 26th, will be adjusted has increased.

A self-driving vehicle that transports military supplies while responding with firearms to attacks by enemy drones has been developed. It can fundamentally prevent friendly casualties that may occur during resupply operations. This is likely to further intensify the recently accelerating trend toward the unmanning of the battlefield.

NASA has begun preparations to send an unmanned rover to a giant hole on the lunar surface. It will be the first time humanity sends a rover to examine the Moon below the surface rather than on it.

It has emerged that at some government-funded research institutes in the science and technology field, employees on parental leave face institutional disadvantages when the person taking leave is a father or when the leave is taken to care for a first child. There were internal rules that, for example, recognize only up to one year of service even when an employee takes the legally stipulated 18 months of parental leave.

The U.S. private space company SpaceX will attempt to recover both the first and second stages of ‘Starship' during its 15th test launch, expected next month. If successful, it would be the first case in history of recovering an entire launch vehicle that reaches Earth orbit. If rocket recovery and reuse become routine, traveling to the Moon and Mars could become inexpensive, and more satellites could be launched.

A technology to extract petroleum components from bamboo has been developed. Its defining feature is that it is inexpensive because the feedstock is easy to obtain. It is expected to play an important role in responding to climate change.

A ‘bicycle robot' that not only rides with its front wheel lifted but also performs somersaults on its own has been developed. It keeps its balance and travels on wheels, so it can maintain a certain level of speed and move without stops on both rough terrain and paved roads. It is expected to be used for cargo delivery or military reconnaissance.