Space & Science
Launches, telescopes, physics and research with a hardware edge.

Pluto’s Famous Glacial Heart Has Been Secretly Leaking Liquid Nitrogen
“Pluto never stops surprising us.”

Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident
"The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."

Scientists Studied the Only 3 Dodo Skulls in Existence. Turns Out We Owe Them an Apology
“Calling them ‘stupid’ for being naive makes it sound like they deserved to go extinct, which is so unfair.”

Tesla and SpaceX will invest $16.8B to start building ‘Terafab’ chip factory in Texas
After months of speculation, the companies formally announced the massive project will happen just north of Houston.
Next step for LINK spacecraft – a software update that won't make things worse. Are you listening, Microsoft?
Spin slows as orbital rescue mission creeps forward
Prompt injection isn't the bug, AI agent frameworks are
Check Point researchers tried to break the frameworks enterprises use to build AI apps. Now they're telling Black Hat attendees what they found

SpaceX claims Starlink Mobile will be better than AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon
SpaceX won't build large cell towers but plans small base stations across US.

iCloud Private Relay might be leaking your real IP address, researchers say
Security researchers have discovered a problem with Apple’s iCloud Private Relay service. While the feature is meant to protect your real IP address, it might actually be leaking it to websites.
SpaceX revenue rockets while AI spending burns billions
Investors balk as quarterly capex climbs to $18.4B