NASA has formally invited India to participate in its effort to build a permanent base near the moon’s south pole, adding a new dimension to the deep-space cooperation between the two countries.
The invitation was extended last week at the Indian space agency ISRO’s headquarters in Bengaluru during the ninth meeting of the U.S.-India Civil Space Joint Working Group. The CSJWG was…
SpaceX rocket's moon crash highlights 'a tangible operational risk' of lunar settlement
August 17, 2026
The moon dust has settled after a 4.5-ton SpaceX rocket body slammed into terrain near Einstein Crater on Aug. 5.
That impact site was imaged by South Korea’s moon-orbiting Danuri spacecraft, as well as by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Reportedly, a…
Our expert thinks this portable Celestron telescope will delight beginners and younger stargazers
August 17, 2026
Small telescopes have really come on leaps and bounds in recent years. There was a time when refractors with apertures smaller than 4 inches were seldom to be recommended, but manufacturers have been pushing the capabilities of smaller apertures ever further, with optical…
Xiaomi has announced the launch of HyperOS 4, the latest version of its operating system based on Android 17. The release brings a revamped look for the user interface with glass elements, clearly inspired by Apple’s Liquid Glass, along with new AI features, performance improvements, and more. The company also announced the list of devices will get HyperOS 4 beta.
Xiaomi is bringing a major…
Anthropic published a blog post Friday seeking to answer some basic questions about how it will watermark the text generated by its chatbot Claude. Such as: How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code?
Claude users…
Kog is going deeper to squeeze more inference out of GPUs
August 17, 2026
The race for faster AI inference is on, and markets gave Cerebras and its purpose-built chips a warm welcome in its IPO debut in May. But French startup Kog is betting that there’s a lot more power to be squeezed out of conventional GPUs.
The startup hit the front page…
After years of snapping up wind and solar developments, hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are betting that natural gas will power the data centers behind their lofty AI ambitions. But a new research report suggests they may regret their newfound affinity for the fossil fuel.
Natural gas prices could triple in some parts of the U.S. in the coming years as hyperscaler demand…
Most photography students know the Lewis Hine story: the sociologist-turned-photographer whose images of child labor in American factories helped change the law.
Fewer, however, seem to know that a British missionary from a small Somerset town had already done something…
Woah! These unusual photographs prove the power of perspective is about more than just camera angle
August 17, 2026
Photojournalists are witnesses to the world’s stories – but how the photographer chooses to frame the photograph is a key part of the story. This week, photographers around the world highlighted everything from community gatherings to watch the solar eclipse to the…
“Hurry, quick!” snapped William ‘Bill’ Anders, Apollo 8 lunar module pilot, as the spacecraft window he was looking out of rotated away from Earth. Just moments before, the planet had come into view, majestically rising above the barren, crater-ridden lunar landscape.
The Apollo 8 crew, which also included commander Frank Borman and command module pilot Jim Lovell, was completing…
