Journey to the Center of the Virgo Cluster

The focus of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on May 29, 2026, is an active spiral galaxy on a journey lasting hundreds of millions of years. The galaxy Messier 88 (M88), also known as NGC 4501, is located about 63 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). M88 is an active galaxy, which […]

The Download: AI can run your admin department now

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How small businesses can leverage AI From accounting to design to market research and product development, there’s a staggering breadth of skills needed to run a […]

Source: SpaceX plans to raise $75B in its IPO by selling 555.6M shares at $135 each, an unusual move since most companies set a price range before the roadshow (Echo Wang/Reuters)

Echo Wang / Reuters: Source: SpaceX plans to raise $75B in its IPO by selling 555.6M shares at $135 each, an unusual move since most companies set a price range before the roadshow  —  SpaceX plans to raise $75 billion in its initial public offering by selling 555.6 million shares […]

Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life

New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden. Icy moons like Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa likely contain oceans beneath frozen outer shells. But a layer of ice prohibits space probes from sampling them directly. Exploring these icy moons is almost […]