A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on July 23, 2026 in Xichang, Sichuan Province of China. (Image credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images)
Lightning struck a Chinese rocket shortly after liftoff this week, as seen in incredible video and photographs.
A Long March-3B rocket lifted off from China’s Xichang…
Hubble telescope watches unique nova explosion fire cosmic 'bullets' through the Milky Way at 20 million mph
July 27, 2026
Using NASA’s long-serving Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that a stellar explosion in the Milky Way is blasting out cosmic bullets travelling at 20 million miles per hour.
The cosmic explosion in question is V445 Puppis, which erupted in 2000 and is the…
Lava Virat V1 5G, Lava Virat V1 Launched in India
July 27, 2026
Lava Virat V1 5G and Lava Virat V1 have been launched in India. The two new smartphones have a 6.75-inch LCD display on the front and come packed with a 13MP camera on the back. Here are all the details of the new Lava Virat V1 series phones.
Lava Virat V1 5G: Price…
Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, is making its next big move. The company behind the assistant, The Interaction Company of California, has been acquired by AI coding startup Cognition in a deal valuing the startup in the “low nine figures.”
The deal will bring Poke’s interaction model and personality to Cognition’s coding assistant Devin. Meanwhile, Poke will take advantage…
As US weighs response to Chinese AI, industry urges against broad open-weight restrictions
July 27, 2026
Several AI companies, including Hugging Face, Meta, Microsoft, Mistral, and Nvidia, have signed an open letter urging policymakers not to impose broad “premature restrictions” on open-weight AI models. The letter comes as Washington debates how the U.S. should respond to…
Attie, Bluesky’s AI assistant that lets you build custom social feeds without programming, is evolving into an open-ended research tool.
The company this week said it’s added a new feature to the AI assistant, called Quests, that lets users ask it for information and…
Luminous "ghost net" wins prestigious photography award while shedding light on growing threat to mangrove swamps
July 27, 2026
This image of a luminous fishing net engulfing a mangrove in the dead of night is more than just an eerie yet interesting composition; it sheds light on the growing problem of “ghost gear,” discarded fishing equipment that’s polluting marine ecosystems and threatening wildlife.
Captured by Indian photographer Gaurav Patil, the image was taken near Nandgaon village, Maharashtra, south of…
Sølve Sundsbø on Capturing India for Pirelli 2027
July 27, 2026
Internationally established photographer Sølve Sundsbø has photographed some of fashion’s biggest names, but when it came to the Pirelli Calendar 2027, he believed one photographer alone couldn’t tell India’s story.
Having shot last year’s Pirelli Calendar, Sølve…
Photographer Avani Rai knows the weight of following in a legendary photographer’s footsteps. As the daughter of Indian photographer master Raghu Rai, who died in April, she faced the unique challenge of completing her father’s work for the Pirelli Calendar 2027 – a…
Audi is bringing back the A2 as an affordable electric car, and it could have one big advantage over the competition. Ahead of its official debut, the EV was spotted with minimal disguise as new details reveal it will deliver more than 400 miles of driving range.
Audi A2 e-tron prices and driving range
After confirming the A2 will return in all-electric form in March, Audi’s CEO, Gernot…
