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Satellite images show destruction of the US-Israel war on Iran

Satellite images show destruction of the US-Israel war on Iran From Iranian naval ports to US military bases across the Gulf, Al Jazeera shows 15 sites before and after the attacks. Since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran 100 days ago, the full scale of destruction across the region has been difficult to assess. Satellite imagery companies, including Planet Labs – the world’s largest commercial satellite operator based in California – have placed an indefinite blackout on...

Two months, $2.6 billion: How NASA ETF turned SpaceX IPO access into a hot retail trade

Retail investors are rushing into the space investing trade ahead of the SpaceX IPO, and one ETF has cashed in on the excitement. Tema ETFs' Space Innovators ETF, which launched on March 30 and trades under the ticker symbol NASA, crossed $1 billion in assets in just 37 trading days, and by the end of this past trading week, had reached over $2.6 billion in assets. That rapid rise is due in part to retail investors hunting for exposure to SpaceX before it goes public.

Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space

Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space New Glenn's launchpad is so cooked, satellites can see the char from orbit. The dust has settled in the aftermath of last week's giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook Florida's Space Coast and the space industry itself. Blue Origin was conducting a fueling test on May 28, ahead of New Glenn's fourth mission, when a yet unknown event led to the total destruction of the vehicle and significant...

Science Earth: Towards A Planet-Scale Operating System for AI-Native Scientific Discovery

arXiv:2606.01316v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Scientific discovery demands intelligence, perseverance, and serendipity across vast search spaces. Today, top scientific capabilities remain siloed--one AI system for biological analysis, another for clinical reasoning, mathematical derivation, or materials simulation--and no pre-designed team can anticipate every skill a question will need. Science Earth is a planet-scale scientific runtime in which any capability--a simulation cluster, a...

Exclusive: Get Bruvi’s Pod Coffee Maker for Nearly Half Off

If I could only have one pod coffee maker for the rest of time, it would be the Bruvi BV-01 (an 8/10 WIRED Review). It’s the pod coffee maker against which I compare every other pod coffee maker. The best of the best.

Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space?

Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space? "I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about." If humankind ever travels to distant stars, we might sail there — and it might be sooner than you think.

The Dirt That Refused to Die

The Dirt That Refused To Die Introduction For 15 years, Sébastien Fontaine has been trying to kill dirt. The biochemist, who runs a lab at the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment, wanted to know how much carbon is released by soil — just dirt alone, completely devoid of life. His team sealed dirt into jars and blasted them with sterilizing gamma radiation.

Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People (2016)

This is the text version of a talk I gave on October 29, 2016, at Web Camp Zagreb [video] (45 mins) SuperintelligenceThe Idea That Eats Smart People | | | In 1945, as American physicists were preparing to test the atomic bomb, it occurred to someone to ask if such a test could set the atmosphere on fire. This was a legitimate concern.

ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life

ExoMars rover targets vast bed of clay in search for life Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor In the region where the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover will search for signs of life, clay deposits extend beyond previous estimates, a new study finds. One hypothesis even suggests a vast ocean once covered the landing site. Clay minerals require liquid water to form and hold clues of a time when the red planet was wetter and more hospitable to life.