Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:22 AM ET
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Microsoft touts far-off high-temperature superconducting tech for datacenter efficiency -- Someday1 day ago
SpaceX back to Falcon 9 launches as Musk blathers about Moon city -- FAA signs off on rocket's return and CEO floats ambitious lunar settlement plan2 days ago
Machine learning could yield faster, cheaper lithium-ion battery development -- Researchers claim model can cut years from testing cycles3 days ago
Smartphones cleared for launch as NASA loosens the rulebook -- Crew-12 and Artemis II astros may soon snap, shoot, and share from orbit -- Science6 days ago
Stash or splash? Lawmakers ask NASA to find alternatives for International Space Station -- What about storing it in high orbit? -- Science6 days ago
Britain courts private cash to fund 'golden age' of nuclear-powered AI -- Framework aims to lure investors into powering the compute boom -- On-Prem7 days ago
US Army looks for robots that can clean up chemical and bioweapons messes -- Just in time for the predicted rise of AI-assisted threats -- Science7 days ago
SpaceX halts Falcon 9 flights after second stage anomaly -- Failed deorbit burn grounds workhorse rocket -- Science -- 04 Feb 20268 days ago
NASA delays Artemis II to March after hydrogen leaks bedevil countdown test -- This is starting to sound oddly familiar -- Science -- 03 Feb 20269 days ago
Elon Musk merges xAI into SpaceX to spread universal consciousness via a sentient sun -- Burning Man woo woo values House of Grok at $250 billion -- Offbeat -- 03 Feb 20269 days ago
NASA taps Claude to conjure Mars rover's travel plan -- Is there life on Mars? Well, there's Claude in the machine -- Science -- 31 Jan 20269 days ago
Mechanical mutts make it official: Now full-time at Sellafield's hot zones - Bark!Bark!Bark! Spot's new cleanup gig involves gamma rays, alpha particles, and considerably less PPE than fleshy colleagues - Science - 30 Jan 2026 - | 409 days ago
Uncle Sam dangles nuclear campuses for states while watering down safety rules -- Governors offered atomic megasites and federal cash as hundreds of pages of regulations go missing13 days ago
Challenger at 40: The disaster that changed NASA -- How a cold morning, failed O-rings, and flawed decision-making led to tragedy15 days ago
NASA begins formal anomaly review after MAVEN probe lost in space -- Communication attempts ongoing for stricken spacecraft16 days ago
Japan doubles down on Trump's Genesis AI supercomputing effort - RIKEN links up with Argonne, Fujitsu, and Nvidia to build next-gen infrastructure - HPC - 27 Jan 2026 - |16 days ago
NASA confirms command error temporarily felled TESS planet hunter -- In space, no one can hear you bork16 days ago
Voyager 2's close encounter with Uranus wasn't in the original plan -- 40 years later, mission boffin recalls being told to pronounce it correctly16 days ago
NASA planet hunter resumes operations after low power incident -- Pointing problem left TESS in the dark19 days ago
AI can predict your future salary based on your photo, boffins claim -- Academics look at problematic algorithm to inform regulatory discussion1 day ago
Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution -- Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor17 hours ago
Microsoft dials up the nagging in Windows, calls it security -- More prompts when apps and agents roam around a user's system12 minutes ago
AI agents spill secrets just by previewing malicious links -- Zero-click prompt injection can leak data when AI agents meet messaging apps, researchers warn17 hours ago
Microsoft's Valentine's gift to admins: 6 exploited zero-day fixes -- Roses are red, violets are blue ... now get patching3 hours ago
Were telcos tipped off to *that* ancient Telnet bug? Cyber pros say the signs stack up -- Curious port filtering and traffic patterns suggest advisories weren't the earliest warning signals sent3 hours ago
Cisco looses Splunk to probe and tame its growing agentic menagerie -- Just change the name to CAIsco already, Chuck3 hours ago
Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder -- 200,000-strong union says spy-tech firm's ICE work undermines patient trust12 minutes ago
Kyndryl to review accounting practices as several execs leave -- CFO and general counsel both step down12 minutes ago
Payroll pirates are conning help desks to steal workers' identities and redirect paychecks -- Attackers using social engineering to exploit business processes, rather than tunnelling in via tech12 minutes ago
Rocket Lab's Neutron schedule under pressure after unexpected tank rupture -- Launch vehicle due to make maiden flight this year, company promises update in February earnings call21 days ago
MIT boffins create device that 'paints' iridescent structural color in real time -- From adaptive wearables to light-based signaling ideas, researchers are exploring what comes next21 days ago
Dead batteries cough up lithium after a bath in CO₂ and water, boffins say -- Still or sparkling? Either way, the problem of scale remains22 days ago
NASA's Artemis II Moon rocket arrives at the launch pad -- If it all goes wrong, British kids of the '80s might remember an alternative23 days ago
Congress throws NASA a lifeline, leaves Mars sample mission to die in the dust -- Agency dodges deep cut and mass mission shutdowns, but ambitious red planet plan gets the boot27 days ago
India's flagship PSLV rocket fails for the second time in a row -- One payload out of fifteen survived and sent home some useful data27 days ago
ISS stint ends early as NASA aborts Crew-11 over crew illness -- Sick astronaut back on Earth by Thursday, nature of ailment remains undisclosed27 days ago
NASA decides to bring Crew-11 home early after astronaut health scare -- Medical issue forces mission curtailment and leaves station short-handed1 month ago
Copper supplies set to peak just as tech needs more -- Analysts say production will top out this decade while global electrification keeps ramping -- On-Prem1 month ago
Very tough microbes may help us cement our future on Mars -- Extremophile bacteria could help turn Martian dirt into building material for human habitats -- Science1 month ago
ISS spacewalk postponed over mystery astronaut malady -- NASA mulling options, including an early trip home -- Science1 month ago
Ultimate camouflage tech mimics octopus in scientific first -- Synthetic cephalopod skin could be used in architecture and computer displays as well as background-matching subterfuge -- Science21 days ago
New carbon capture tech could save us from datacenter doom -- Maybe our AI overlords, hell-bent on securing power any way they can, should invest in getting this to market -- Science1 month ago
Historic NASA test towers face their final countdown -- Apollo-era Saturn V and Shuttle stands set for controlled demolition as Artemis ramps up -- Science1 month ago
Congress ctrl-Zs bulk of proposed cuts to NASA science -- Fate of Shuttle Discovery remains conspicuously unaddressed in FY2026 agreement text -- Science1 month ago
Starlink to lower orbits of thousands of satellites over safety concerns -- Move will see spacecraft shift from 550 km to 480 km as collision risks rise -- Networks1 month ago
Satellite radio transmissions are jamming telescopes and driving astronomers batty - Interview - 'What do we need to do better?' El Reg talks to comms boss about the problem - Science - 01 Jan 2026 - | 221 month ago
iPad kids are more anxious, less resilient, and slower decision makers -- The solution? Lock up the screens and read to your kids1 month ago
NASA tries Curiosity rover's Mastcam to work out where MAVEN might be -- Time running out for savin' MAVEN as stricken spacecraft still silent as Mars solar conjunction nears1 month ago
Starlink satellite fails, polluting orbit with debris and falling toward Earth -- Spacecraft set to burn up in a few weeks, but it could have been worse1 month ago
Japan loses another H3 launcher, plus the satnav bird it carried -- 25 percent failure rate for JAXA's space truck, with the second stage again proving perilous1 month ago
Trump Media jumps aboard the speculative nuclear fusion bandwagon -- Ambitious timelines don't bend the laws of physics1 month ago
Isaacman finally confirmed as NASA boss after Trump derailed first attempt -- Billionaire space tourist inherits troubled agency facing budget chaos, workforce cuts, and a Moon race against China1 month ago
NASA tries savin' MAVEN as Mars probe loses contact with Earth -- Spacecraft was 'rotating in an unexpected manner' and might have shifted orbit1 month ago
Japan just sent origami to space to unfurl possibilities for outsized antennas -- That's just one of 16 innovative and experimental sats that launched Sunday1 month ago
Starlink claims Chinese launch came within 200 meters of broadband satellite - Asia In Brief - PLUS: Drugs found in ink cartridges; Censorship fighters criticize Vultr; Coupang CEO resigns; And more! Science - 15 Dec 2025 - | 471 month ago
The CRASH Clock is ticking as satellite congestion in low Earth orbit worsens -- It's getting crowded up there2 months ago
Space-power startup claims it can beam energy to solar farms -- So far, Overview Energy says it has only beamed power from a moving aircraft to standard solar panels2 months ago
Taikonauts inspect cracked Shenzhou-20 window during Tiangong spacewalk -- Eight-hour EVA was also first outing for new spacesuits2 months ago
Trump's AI 'Genesis Mission' emerges from Land of Confusion -- DOE lays out $320M plan for science platform linking national labs, industry, and academia2 months ago
NASA loses contact with MAVEN Mars orbiter -- Didn't phone home as expected on December 6th and nobody knows why2 months ago
Rocket Lab ready to send a Hungry Hippo into space -- Signoff for re-usable faring should help Neutron launcher get off the ground2 months ago
NASA nominee Isaacman moves to full Senate vote amid budget carnage -- Billionaire's bid progresses while agency braces for sweeping reductions and program uncertainty2 months ago
China's first reusable rocket explodes, but its onboard Ethernet network flew - Asia In Brief - PLUS: South Korea to strengthen security standards; Canon closes Chinese printer plant; APAC datacenter capacity to triple by 2029; And more - Networks - 08 Dec 2025 - | 192 months ago
We'll beat China to the Moon, NASA nominee declares -- Isaacman: 'We can never accept a gap in our capabilities again'2 months ago
China's reusable rocket makes it to orbit but fails to stick the landing -- An 'anomaly' meant a fireball arrived at the recovery zone instead of a spent first stage2 months ago
Space telescopes are being photobombed by satellites, and the problem is slated to get much worse -- LEO communications satellites are proliferating like rabbits2 months ago
ISS hits rare full house as all eight docking ports ocupado -- Updated -- Russian vehicles will depart soon, but Baikonur launchpad damage clouds future arrivals -- Science2 months ago
UK sinks to fifth in ESA funding league behind Spain -- Brit astro Tim Peake's much-vaunted mission to the ISS a distant memory2 months ago
Google and Apple ordered to stop fake government TXTs -- Asia in Brief -- PLUS: India wants to build big airliners; Half of South Koreans caught in data leak; Minimum wage for gig workers in Oz; And more! -- Public Sector2 months ago
Baikonur's only crew-capable pad busted after Soyuz flight -- Roscosmos confirms 'damage' as images suggest repairs could stretch into 20272 months ago
Rosalind Franklin rover catches a break as NASA reaffirms commitment -- ExoMars project may actually get to the red planet one day2 months ago
NASA pares back Boeing's Starliner deal after 2024 calamity -- Capsule might only manage three crewed missions to the ISS2 months ago
Lifeboat docks with Tiangong after cracked capsule triggers emergency rendezvous -- Uncrewed Shenzhou also delivered supplies and window fixing kit2 months ago
Amazon-backed X-energy sweet talks investors into another $700M for small modular reactor dream -- Start-up claims to have booked orders for 144 miniaturized reactors totaling 11GW across US and UK2 months ago
Moss spores bolted to the ISS exterior laugh in the face of hard vacuum -- Japanese team finds 80% of the tiny plant cells remained viable after 283 days in orbit2 months ago
SpaceX loses debut V3 Super Heavy in ground test mishap -- Redesigned booster ruptures during early checks, delaying latest Starship iteration2 months ago
Pegasus XL rocket dusted off to rescue NASA's Swift observatory from fiery demise -- Air-launched antique picked for tricky low-inclination orbit job2 months ago
DARPA making low-hanging satellites that use air to move -- Skim the atmosphere and air-breathing VLEO sats can theoretically maintain orbit2 months ago
Canada ups its European Space Agency bet 10x with $376M -- Massive jump in spending shows the Great White North isn't betting everything on NASA2 months ago
China readies a lifeboat for stranded Shenzhou crew -- Stuck on the Tiangong station with a cracked capsule for company2 months ago
Rust on the Moon? Far-side dirt says yes, actually -- Chang'e 6's soil sample turns up iron oxides where none were supposed to exist2 months ago
Eviden set to build France's first exascale supercomputer with AMD at the wheel -- €544M Alice Recoque system aims to lift Europe's research horsepower -- Supercomputing Month2 months ago
Starlink's method of dodging solar storms may make it slower, for longer -- Researchers think SpaceX needs to revisit its resilience regime -- Networks2 months ago
Shenzhou-20 crew rides Shenzhou-21 home after debris strike -- Original spacecraft deemed unsafe after cracks spotted in window -- Science2 months ago
Why Elon Musk won't ever realize the shareholder-approved Tesla payout - Opinion - Trillionaire fantasies, investor dreams, reality nightmares - Personal Tech - 14 Nov 2025 - | 1072 months ago
Blue Origin hopes third time's the charm for New Glenn after two scrubbed launches -- Bezos booster blasted by solar emissions -- Science2 months ago
Britain's first small modular reactors to be built in Wales -- Government picks Wylfa on Anglesey for initial trio of units, but power unlikely before mid-2030s -- On-Prem2 months ago
First stellar Coronal Mass Ejection detected beyond our Sun -- Red dwarf hurls plasma at speeds rarely seen from Sun, potentially stripping atmospheres from orbiting planets -- Science2 months ago
Brussels weighs banning China from major EU research scheme -- Draft Horizon Europe plan cites lack of IP protections and Beijing's civil-military fusion strategy -- Science2 months ago
Rocket Lab's Neutron slips to 2026: 'Our aim is to make it to orbit on the first try' -- Hungry Hippo won't move to the launchpad until next year3 months ago
UK unveils roadmap for replacing animal testing -- Years of development still needed but AI, 3D printing, and other alternative options on the horizon3 months ago
SpaceX and Musk called on to rescue China's Shenzhou-20 crew -- Technical and political obstacles block collaboration following suspected space debris strike on craft3 months ago
25 years of meatbags permanently in space on the ISS -- All good things come to an end, and the outpost is unlikely to reach 303 months ago
Boffins: cloud computing's on-demand biz model is failing us -- Science loses when lab workers grapple with costs and availability, claim researchers -- PaaS + IaaS3 months ago
UK space sector 'lacks strategic direction,' Lords warn -- Parliamentary report calls for sovereign launch capability and reduced dependence on US services -- Science3 months ago
China uses Mars orbiter to snap interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS -- Middle Kingdom also postpones astronaut return mission after something hit its spaceship -- Science3 months ago
Trump turnabout sees him re-nominate amateur astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA -- Ruled him out just six months ago due to Musky connections -- Public Sector3 months ago
Google imagines out of this world AI - running on orbital datacenters -- Chocolate Factory's latest moonshot aims to put AI supercomputing cluster in sun-sychronous orbit -- Off-Prem -- 04 Nov 20253 months ago
ESA tests bacterial powder to feed Moon and Mars crews -- Help me, HOBI-WAN, you're my only hope for lunch -- Science -- 03 Nov 20253 months ago
SpaceX shows off progress on its lunar Starship -- NASA is short of options when it comes to alternatives -- Science -- 31 Oct 20253 months ago
Japan's new space truck is also a temporary space lab, just worked first time -- HTV-X capsule is designed to hang around in space after delivering cargo to ISS -- Science -- 31 Oct 20253 months ago
Think tank decries science friction between countries, demands global cooperation -- More countries are prioritizing national security over scientific discovery -- Science3 months ago
Get ready to squint! World's smallest pixel is just 300 nm -- How many 1080p screens can you fit on a pinhead? These German physicists reckon about one -- Science3 months ago
How do you solve a problem like Discovery? -- Request For Ideas: How would you move a retired orbiter across the US? -- Offbeat3 months ago
Give Europe some space! 3 companies join forces to reach for the stars -- Airbus, Leonardo and Thales seek to 'strengthen Europe's strategic autonomy in space' -- Science3 months ago
Senators accuse Smithsonian of 'illegal lobbying' over Discovery squabbles -- Cornyn & co ask DoJ to probe respected research institution for trying to 'influence' public3 months ago
SpaceX is behind schedule, so NASA will open Artemis III contract to competition -- Lunar landing reality distortion field slips for Musk's rocketeers3 months ago
Brit boffins teach fusion plasma some manners with 3D magnetic field -- MAST Upgrade team claims first suppression of pesky edge instabilities in a spherical tokamak3 months ago
Like Apollo before them, ESA astronauts hone lunar landing skills in helicopters -- Now try a jet engine in a bedstead before strapping into a Starship3 months ago