Technology

SpaceX successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket on its 13th test flight from Starbase, Texas, on July 24, 2026. The mission achieved a controlled soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean and deployed 20 mock Starlink satellites, marking a significant milestone for the company following its recent initial public offering. The 13th test flight of the … Read more

Rocks returned by China’s Chang’e-6 mission reveal that the lunar farside experienced a long, steady history of impacts rather than a sudden, cataclysmic spike 3.9 billion years ago. New analysis of noble gases in these samples further shows that Earth’s magnetosphere acts as a speed governor, decelerating solar wind reaching the lunar nearside. Challenging the … Read more

Samples returned by China’s Chang’e 6 mission in 2024 reveal that Earth’s magnetosphere acts as a speed governor for solar wind. By analyzing noble gases in lunar farside regolith, researchers found the planet’s magnetic field selectively decelerates particles reaching the lunar nearside, while the farside remains exposed to full-speed solar radiation. Magnetosphere as a Solar … Read more

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Watch9, marking a significant transition in its wearable strategy by moving away from its proprietary Exynos silicon. Unveiled at the Galaxy Unpacked event in London in July 2026, the new flagship device integrates the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear Elite (SDW6100) platform, a move designed to enhance on-device AI processing, graphics, … Read more

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has officially named 29 finalists for the 18th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. The selection, which was announced on July 1, 2026, was curated from nearly 4,000 entries submitted by 769 photographers representing 66 countries. Royal Observatory Greenwich Announces 29 Finalists The competition, which features entries ranging from auroras … Read more

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the world’s first privately owned, operational in-space servicing mission on July 21, 2026. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred at 5:15 p.m. EDT, carrying Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and three Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) toward geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO). … Read more

Theoretical physicists at the University of Oslo have modeled a scenario in which a photon is “cut” by an optical shutter, revealing that the process does not split the light particle, but instead generates a complex, infinite superposition of new photons, according to a 2026 paper in Physical Review Letters. In the world of quantum … Read more

Theoretical physicists at the University of Oslo have modeled the behavior of a photon when its wave packet is suddenly severed. Their research, published in Physical Review Letters and bluntly titled Truncated Photon, suggests that attempting to truncate a photon does not split the indivisible particle, but instead triggers a complex quantum reaction that produces … Read more

In Japan, physical copies of Grand Theft Auto 6—which consist of a box containing a digital download code—come with a 170-day expiration window starting from the game’s November 19, 2026, launch. According to Rockstar Games, this restriction is driven by local regional regulations and applies specifically to PlayStation 5 codes. The highly anticipated release of … Read more

A new scientific roadmap, highlighted at the 2025 Green Mars Workshop, proposes a path to terraform Mars by warming the planet by 30 degrees Celsius. From Theoretical Impossibility to Scientific Roadmap For years, the prospect of terraforming Mars was largely relegated to science fiction or dismissed by researchers as physically implausible. A 2018 study conducted … Read more