NASA shares Psyche spacecraft's photos of Mars
NASA has released the photos Psyche took when it did a flyby of Mars.
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'We are putting quantum inside the rack so customers can roll it in, plug it in': The world’s first rack-mounted quantum computer is here — and it runs at -459 degrees Fahrenheit from a standard wall socket
Equal1's RacQ fits seamlessly into a standard Dell frame for easy future deployment.
SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.
Watch SpaceX Starship Flight Test 12 End With a Bang video
SpaceX conducted Flight Test 12 of their reusable Starship Version 3 (V3) rocket from Starbase in South Texas. They also successfully launched 22 Starlink sa...
Quantum Computing Explained for People Who Already Understand Software
Quantum speedup is structural, not general. It only exists for problems with specific mathematical properties. Shor's algorithm breaks RSA. Grover's gives qu...
SpaceX’s IPO filing reveals Musk’s clean energy contradiction. xAI burns gas while Tesla sells solar.
The SpaceX IPO prospectus, filed on Wednesday, contains a vision for terawatt-scale space-based solar power. It also reveals, through what it does not say, t...
Elon Musk has given up on solar power (on Earth)
Elon Muks's xAI has gone all in on natural gas, while SpaceX is obsessed with orbital data centers. What happened to the "solar-electric economy" he promised?
SpaceX Starship Deploys Mock Satellites in Successful Test
SpaceX’s upgraded Starship successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely unscathed, though its booster spun out of control and broke ap...
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures stunning Mars images during high-speed flyby
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft skimmed past Mars in a precision flyby that helped catapult it deeper into space toward its ultimate target: the bizarre metal-rich ...
NASA stunned as strange solar radio burst lasts 19 days
NASA scientists were stunned when a strange radio signal from the Sun refused to fade away. Instead of lasting a few hours or days like normal solar radio bu...
SpaceX launches its biggest rocket yet in test flight from Texas
Starship V3 blasts off in 12th test flight of rocket that Elon Musk is developing with aim of taking people to MarsSpaceX has launched its biggest, most powe...
Science news this week: Laotian 'death jar', climate change threatens rice crops, and an asthma drug treats tough cancer
May 23, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend
Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality
To keep communications secure in a post-quantum world, cryptographers are digging down into the concept of cause and effect.
SpaceX launched Starship V3 three weeks before its IPO. The booster exploded.
SpaceX launched the 12th test flight of its Starship rocket on Friday evening from Starbase, Texas, marking the debut of the upgraded Version 3 vehicle. The ...
The Quantum of Desire
After music leaves her restless and hungry for something larger than polite Victorian life, Lucy wanders Florence alone. In Piazza Signoria, she witnesses a ...
SpaceX launches massive Starship V3 rocket on test flight
The largest and most powerful rocket in history blasted off after its first attempted launch was postponed.
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Moment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdown
Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.
SpaceX launches Starship test flight on second try
SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket on Friday, a day after the company scrubbed plans before takeoff.
SpaceX launches Starship v3 rocket
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SpaceX launches Starship V3 for the first time, but loses booster on return
The company had a mostly successful first launch of its upgraded Starship V3, which it needs to power its many ambitious goals in the years to come.
Call for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling
As NASA pushes the boundaries of exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity, the agency is looking for partners to share mission stories covering...
Space Capital CEO on What’s Next For Space Industry
Space Capital Founder and CEO Chad Anderson discusses what’s next for the industry of space exploration. He speaks with Romaine Bostick and Isabelle Lee on “...
Apple shares iPhone and Mac post-quantum cryptography code on GitHub
Apple today published new corecrypto source code on GitHub, alongside a detailed technical post explaining the intricate work behind its post-quantum cryptog...
F2Pool founder who controls 11% of bitcoin's hashrate to lead first SpaceX mission to Mars
Chun Wang, the first Mission Commander for SpaceX’s first commercial spaceflight to Mars, is crucial for the future transport of millions of tons of cargo an...
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NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station
NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk ...
Webb Studies Star Clusters
This near-infrared image released on May 6, 2026, shows a section of one of the spiral arms of Messier 51 (M51). M51 is one of four nearby galaxies observed ...
Catch up on the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026.
A recap of the 2026 I/O Dialogues, where leaders discuss the future of AI, quantum computing, robotics and creativity.
SpaceX scrubs Starship V3 test flight after last-minute launch tower issue
Update (May 23): SpaceX has now successfully launched and recovered the redesigned Starship V3 after scrubbing the previous attempt due to a launch tower iss...
The US government is spending $2 billion on quantum computing, while taking stock in the companies it funds
IBM is set to receive the largest share of the funding, with $1 billion allocated to the company. Long seen as a frontrunner in quantum development, IBM has ...
Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readiness
From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their best and the ground crews who keep them m...