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Rocket Lab launches BlackSky Gen-3 satellite on 60th Electron flight
The mission, dubbed ‘Fasten Your Space Belts,’ was Rocket Lab’s second launch of the year and its ninth launch supporting BlackSky as a customer. Liftoff from New Zealand happened at 12:17 p.m. NZDT on Feb. 19 (6:17 p.m. EST, 2317 UCT on Feb. 18).
Is human hibernation for long-duration space travel possible?
Despite what Star Trek and Star Wars may have taught you, the amount of time required to travel between stars is vast. Consider Voyager 1. The spacecraft is traveling at 38,000 mph (61,155 km/h). If Voyager 1 were pointed towards our nearest star, Proxima Centauri (which it isn’t), it would […]
How Long Does it Take to Get to the Moon… Mars… Jupiter? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 51
So how long does it take to get from Earth to the Moon, to Mars or to Jupiter? As with most things in life, the answer is: it depends.
Largest-ever discovery of ‘missing link’ black holes revealed by dark energy camera (video)
Using a revolutionary dark energy camera, astronomers have discovered the largest haul of “missing link” intermediate-mass black holes ever seen, but there should have been more.
What Happens in Vegas: Must-See Motorcycles from the 2025 AIMExpo
The American International Motorcycle Expo might not be the first place you’d expect to find us, as the event has a whole lot more to do with what’s on dealer floors than the custom scene. That’s not the whole story though, because besides rubbing elbows with industry partners and parts […]
Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks
XCSSET has been targeting Mac users since 2020.
Roundtables: Generative AI Search and the Changing Internet
Recorded on February 18, 2025 Generative AI Search and the Changing Internet Speakers: Mat Honan, editor in chief, and Niall Firth, executive editor. Generative AI search, one of MIT Technology Review’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2025, is ushering a new era of the internet. Despite fewer clicks, copyright fights, and sometimes iffy answers, […]
OpenAI researchers find real-world freelance software engineering work remains challenging for frontier language models in the SWE-Lancer benchmark (Emilia David/VentureBeat)
Emilia David / VentureBeat: OpenAI researchers find real-world freelance software engineering work remains challenging for frontier language models in the SWE-Lancer benchmark — Large language models (LLMs) may have changed software development, but enterprises will need to think twice about entirely replacing human software engineers …
The Mobile Controller MG-X Pro is the most disappointing mobile controller that I’ve ever tested
With its general lack of features and poor compatibility with recent phones, the Mobile Controller MG-X Pro falls well behind the competition.