Saturday Citations: Merging brown dwarfs, ancient machine guns, gravitational wave detection

This week, among a lot of other important findings, we learned that emperor cichlid fish have gaze sensitivity and dislike it ...
PRIMETIMER

Life aboard Orion: What the Artemis II crew does from launch to splashdown

Follow the Artemis II crew aboard Orion, from SLS launch to Pacific splashdown, completing system checkouts, trajectory burns ...
Bon Appétit

I’m So Sick of Screens I Got an Old-Fashioned Kitchen Timer

My life is full of screens. Most of my screen time comes from the typical tech trifecta: my phone, laptop, and television. But it creeps in from elsewhere: If I want to queue up a song in my car, I do ...
Phys.org

Too many satellites? Earth's orbit is on track for a catastrophe—but we can stop it

On January 30, 2026, SpaceX filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission for a megaconstellation of up to 1 million satellites to power data centers in space. The proposal ...
The New York Times

A Robot’s Trek Goes From Infuriating to Ingenious

MIO: Memories in Orbit is influenced by the platforming challenges of Hollow Knight. By Christopher Byrd A few hours into MIO: Memories in Orbit, I wanted to bail. I didn’t think I had it in me to go ...
Scientific American

The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit

The largest-ever communications satellite of its kind took a major step toward operation Tuesday: operator AST SpaceMobile announced the record-breaking spacecraft, whimsically called BlueBird 6, has ...
Fast Company

Elon Musk wants to put 1 million satellites in orbit. Can Earth handle it?

Low Earth orbit is already getting crowded. Around 14,500 active satellites are circling Earth, and roughly two-thirds of them are run by SpaceX. Now, in filings connected to Elon Musk’s plan to fold ...
CNN

Elon Musk’s bold new plan to put AI in orbit isn’t as crazy as it sounds

Musk has successfully launched ambitious projects before, like developing mass market electric vehicles and creating reusable rocket engines to carry people and cargo into space. This time, Google, ...
WFTV

Mechanical failure prompts precautionary boil-water notice in Maitland

MAITLAND, Fla. — The City of Maitland issued a precautionary boil-water notice Sunday for all municipal water utility customers following a mechanical failure at a water plant. The failure caused ...
Polygon

Mio: Memories in Orbit nails the art of the Metroidvania

The place where I grew up has a body. To anyone passing through on the way to Boston, it may look like every other small town in Massachusetts, but I know what’s underneath the skin. Main Street is ...
The Washington Post

Why U.S. and Chinese satellites are ‘dogfighting’ in orbit

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The American patrol satellite had the targets in its sights: two recently ...