A new timelapse shows the stunning views of Earth that four astronauts got during their historic moon journey last month.
A small selection of the 12,000 photos released from the Artemis 2 archive earlier this month showcases satellites, auroras, and our Earth in day and night views, as captured by the crew.
The timelapse video at first shows our lit-up planet sweeping slowly into view in front…
New James Webb Space Telescope images reveal how massive star clusters can reshape galaxies
May 12, 2026
Astronomers have captured an extraordinary new look at the hidden birthplaces of star clusters, uncovering fresh clues about how galaxies evolve — and how young planets may be shaped by their stellar environments. Using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope…
Dante’s famous 14th century epic poem, “Inferno,” which is the first part of the Italian writer’s “Divine Comedy,” represents the first time a giant impact of a massive object falling from the heavens was envisaged, according to an expert in the specialized field…
Google Adds AI Inbox in Gmail on Android and iOS, Also Makes Help Me Write More Personalised
May 12, 2026
Google is adding the AI Inbox in Gmail on Android and iOS after introducing it on the web back in March this year. The feature is designed to cut through email clutter by surfacing the most important messages first in Gmail. Also, Google is making the Help Me Write feature more personalised with the latest enhancements.
Google is rolling out AI Inbox in Gmail on Android and iOS to Google AI Ultra…
General Motors has laid off more than 10% of its IT department, or about 600 salaried employees – in a deliberate skills swap: clearing out workers whose expertise no longer fits and making room for some with AI-focused backgrounds. GM confirmed to TechCrunch that it had…
Digg is back from the dead. Again.
Just months after launching, the reboot of Kevin Rose’s once-popular link-sharing site shut down in March as the company shifted course. Originally redesigned as a competitor to the massive community forum site Reddit, the new Digg found…
There aren’t enough rockets for space data centers - Cowboy Space raised $275M to build them
May 12, 2026
The apparently insatiable demand for AI compute has data center entrepreneurs looking to the stars. There’s a key problem: There aren’t enough rockets to put data centers in orbit around Earth, and they’re too expensive.
Most of the players are hoping that SpaceX’s Starship – expected to make its 12th test flight as soon as this weekend – will solve the problem. But once the vehicle is…
One of the biggest concerns about AI is how lazy it appears to be making us. If my children don’t know an answer to a question, then they tell me to “search it up”. They’re mortified if I ask them to find the answer in a book or wait till they can next speak to their…
Lightroom Classic’s Distraction Removal panel can easily get overlooked. But rather than spend time manually cloning out dust spots or unwanted passers-by with the cloning and healing tools or AI Remove tool, take a look at the Distraction Removal panel first.
It uses AI…
Home batteries are getting a lot of attention lately, but are people really looking for a full “whole home” setup, or are they just interested in keeping their phones alive for some post-hurricane doom scrolling? We asked you, our brilliant Electrek readers, what you were looking for in your home battery. Here’s what you said.
In case you missed the survey, the question read, “Home…
