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USAF successfully tests dropping SpaceX Starfall cargo drop pods from space — 2,200-pound capsule drops military supplies in the Pacific to test StarCraft-like supply drops
The Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), the research and development arm of the US Air Force, has successfully tested Rocket Cargo capabilities, which would allow military units to resupply via cargo pods dropped from space. According to the AFRL’s X post, the cargo pods, which were onboard a SpaceX Starfall capsule, launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station as part of the Bandwagon-5 “rideshare” mission…
Forget Jason Statham, the Best Action Movie of the Last 30 Years Is Back on Netflix
Harrison Ford spent decades making wildly implausible heroes feel like ordinary guys having a terrible day. An archaeologist outrunning a giant boulder? Sure. A space smuggler taking on an evil empire? Absolutely. In Air Force One , he pulls off something that now feels considerably more farfetched: an American president you’d trust with your life.
How big and powerful is SpaceX's Starship rocket?
SpaceX's Starship has a big role to play in NASA's plans to land astronauts on the Moon. Here's how big this rocket is and how its two stages work together.
Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.
NASA's second year-long Mars simulation mission ends today
The second crew that spent a year inside NASA's simulated Mars habitat is emerging today, and the agency will stream it live.
GNSS Vs GPS: What's the difference?
GNSS and GPS are common terms in the world of satellite navigation. They may be similar, but there are some key differences between the two technologies.
Apple Maps begins blurring NASA, Space Force, and Air Force bases
You’re not a real space or aviation nerd unless you’ve taken to a map service and zoomed on the historic NASA launch pads or your local Air Force Bases, just for fun, you know? However, a recent change to Apple Maps now has some of those locations blurred from view, blocking anyone from seeing fighters on tarmacs or rockets on launch pads. more…
Why your games take up way more drive space than expected (even when uninstalled)
Even after uninstalling a game, there are often remnants of data left in your storage. Some you may want to leave, and some you should delete manually.
Intel shifts production capacity from consumer to server CPUs in face of 'unprecedented' AI demand — company navigating 'one of the most significant supply shortages in history'
Although the consumer PC market is shrinking and will continue to shrink in the coming quarters, Intel is confident that the overwhelming demand from the AI industry for everything that can compute or store data will offset declines in the client space. To that end, the company is reallocating some of its capacity from client to data center CPUs, expanding its Fab 24 in Ireland to make more Xeons, has begun…
Google Deepmind creates a global map of forests with satellite data and AI
Google Deepmind and the World Resources Institute have released ForTy, a global map that classifies forests and other land into six categories, including primary forest, plantations, and tree crops. The map could help track deforestation under EU rules, but it identifies only about half of planted forests and tree-crop areas, and 60% of plantations. The article Google Deepmind creates a global map of forests with…
Think you can save the Hubble Space Telescope? NASA wants to know.
The Hubble Space Telescope still shines in the eyes of astronomers after 36 years in orbit, but it is not as nimble as it once was. Left alone, the observatory will plunge back into the atmosphere in the early-to-mid-2030s, closing the book on one of the most famous scientific instruments of the century. NASA last raised the orbit of Hubble in 2002, when the Space Shuttle Columbia visited the observatory for a…
Celebrate Warhammer Day on the 31st of October with these 20 Warhammer 40K-themed products — the best Space Marine gear this side of the Warp
This weekend we celebrate all things Warhammer, and although it might be sharing the date with Halloween, fans of the grimdark franchise will be looking towards a different kind of spooky chaos, and things that materialize from the warp. Warhammer Day 2026 takes place this October 31st, and this is a good time to grab a deal or pick up a gift for yourself to adorn your desktop setup. Maybe even pick up the latest…
Google’s satellite AI server transmits its first response to Earth
Google's AI chip-equipped satellite has generated its first response from space. In a blog post on Friday, Google says it successfully booted up the satellite's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), allowing the on-board Gemma 4 model to follow through on a prompt to create a haiku about being in space: Blue marble below Data streams in silent grace Starlight feeds my core. ✨ Google says it tried out other space-themed…
Satlyt takes another step toward turning satellites into space data centers
Satlyt ran a successful test this month bringing it closer to turning spacecraft, starting with satellites, into virtual data centers.
HomeKit Weekly: SwitchBot’s K11+ Pro packs strong suction and Apple Home support into a tiny robo vacuum
The robot vacuums designed for large open floor plans often have big batteries but take up a ton of space. The SwitchBot K11+ Pro goes the other direction: a tiny vacuum, a small dock, and Matter support so it works with Apple Home. more…
Google’s first data center satellite is online and writing poetry
The first TPU in space is a running a Google DeepMind Gemma 4 model and writing cheesy poetry.
Analysts find looming launch crisis is "more severe" than anticipated
A new report from the analytics firm Quilty Space confirms that, outside of China, the world faces a significant shortage of rockets over the next five years. The firm estimates that between now and 2030, there will be a shortfall of about 150 launches compared to demand from satellite operators and civil space agencies. If demand from the US military is added in—and SpaceX does not extend the Falcon 9 and Falcon…
Rocket Report: Winter is coming for Themis; Cowboy Space adds iron to the fire
Welcome to Edition 9.17 of the Rocket Report! It's been a while since an American company announced plans for a medium-lift new launch vehicle, but that's what happened this week when a startup named Cowboy Space revealed specs for its Big Iron rocket, named for the classic country-western song by Marty Robbins. I'm a huge fan of the name. Maybe Cowboy Space is striking while the iron is hot as the space industry…
Elon Musk is ‘truly a genius,’ says Vladimir Putin
Putin said that he and Musk are in "close contact" about Rassvet, Russia's Starlink-like satellite connectivity project.
Pentagon IG refuses to investigate Starlink/Starshield slowdown in Ukraine
The Pentagon inspector general's office declined a request from US senators to investigate restrictions recently imposed on the Ukraine military's use of SpaceX's satellite network. Ukraine, which uses SpaceX's Starlink service and the military version known as Starshield, said earlier this month that military drones lost satellite connectivity when traveling above 161 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour). The…
Data centers could send US climate pollution skyrocketing
The US power sector could release 42 percent more planet-heating carbon dioxide pollution by 2030 than it did in 2025 as it builds out more fossil fuel infrastructure to meet data center electricity demand, according to a new analysis by the Sierra Club . That would essentially wipe out 15 years of greenhouse gas reductions. CO2 emissions from electricity generation would increase by 618 million tons by the end of…
Elon Musk's SpaceX buying out 418 homes near flagship AI data center, but only if they drop participation in lawsuit — report claims the company is targeting an entire neighborhood, but will only buy from people who don't pursue noise pollution complaints
SpaceXSI, Elon Musk’s data center business powering Grok, is reportedly buying 418 properties in Colonial Hills, Southaven, which sits about half a mile from the powerplant that the company will use to power its data centers in the area. According to The Guardian , real estate agents have been going door to door, offering owners deals on behalf of the company provided that they do not join a class-action lawsuit…
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 512GB plunges by $472 in one of its best deals ever
Big-screen phone fans have a strong option on the table right now. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is built for people who want plenty of space for videos, games, photos, and work, and there’s a solid deal on Amazon that makes it easier to grab. See the deal at Amazon
Dept of Justice reportedly probes Nvidia over $13 billion Hugging Face AI platform acquisition — concerns raised over competition in AI and pressure on customers
Nvidia is reportedly facing questions from the United States Department of Justice over whether its purchase of Hugging Face will have an impact on competition in the growing AI space. Nvidia agreed to buy Hugging Face in September, paying almost $13 billion. Hugging Face offers an open-source platform for the hosting and testing of new AI models, and that appears to be behind the DOJ's concerns. Reuters reports…