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Elon Musk’s Daring xAI Moon Factory: Lunar Ambitions Amid Leadership Exodus and Historic IPO

Bitcoin World | 2026-02-11, 06:16

In a bold strategic pivot, Elon Musk has directed his artificial intelligence venture, xAI, toward an unprecedented goal: establishing a lunar manufacturing facility to achieve computational supremacy. This revelation comes during a period of significant

Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia

NASA | 2026-02-11, 05:17

January brought blistering extremes Down Under as record temperatures scorched the nation’s southeast. NASA home page

NASA selects two Earth System Explorers missions

Phys Dot Org | 2026-02-11, 04:02

Two next-generation

Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon

New York Times | 2026-02-11, 03:28

In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space. ...

Space satellite captures 80-mile fracture across Lake Erie

no EC The Daily Sentinel | 2026-02-11, 02:10

It was captured by NOAA's GOES East (GOES-19) as the Great Lakes endure one of their harshest winters on record. ...

SpaceX's mighty Starship rocket enters final testing for 12th flight

Digital Trends | 2026-02-11, 02:01

SpaceX is edging toward the 12th launch of its Starship rocket, which this time will see a new version of the massive vehicle head skyward. The launch team has just completed a crucial test of the Starship’s first stage — the Super Heavy — at

NASA's SPHEREx Mission Spots 3I/ATLAS's Bright Envelope

Universe Today | 2026-02-11, 00:34

Observations by NASA’s SPHEREx

SpaceX's next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of "cryoproof" testing

Ars Technica | 2026-02-11, 00:34

The upgraded Super Heavy booster slated to launch SpaceX's next Starship flight has completed cryogenic proof testing, clearing a hurdle that resulted in the

Peering Into the Energetic Turbulence Around Supermassive Black Holes

Universe Today | 2026-02-10, 23:05

Astronomers used the XRISM x-ray

China Hatches Butterfly in Space to Study Life-Support Systems

Greek Reporter | 2026-02-10, 22:34

Monarch butterfly. Credit: TexasEagle / Flickr / CC BY-NC 2.0 China hatched a butterfly in space as part of a scientific experiment designed to test how complex life-support systems function in orbit, Chinese researchers said. The successful transformation of

NASA's Artemis II Keeps Leaking Liquid Hydrogen, And It's Starting To Cause Problems

BGR | 2026-02-10, 22:29

Artemis II was set to launch in February, but a leaky situation has caused a delay. Find out about the challenges NASA is facing with this moon mission. ...

Life on Earth is lucky: A rare chemical fluke may have made our planet habitable

Space | 2026-02-10, 22:25

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit. ...

Parking space dispute turned deadly: Man’s self-defense claim doesn’t stand up in court

The Mercury News | 2026-02-10, 21:34

A Wyoming man facing years in prison after a fatal roadside fight saw his appeal rejected by the state’s Supreme Court. Related Articles Golden Gate Bridge pileups damage 7 vehicles 3 dead, 6 hurt after 92-year-old driver hits bicyclist and crashes into

Earth orbit is getting crowded. Can this map of 1 million routes around our planet ...

Space | 2026-02-10, 20:37

Could we prevent in-orbit crashes in the future by using advanced computer models? ...

Space Force Mission Eyes Thursday Launch as NASA’s Crew-12 Is Delayed Again

The Epoch Times | 2026-02-10, 20:34

The launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station was pushed

UT Arlington launches a new center to prepare students for careers in space

Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 2026-02-10, 19:46

UTA leaders hope a new space science center will elevate the university as one of the best in the nation in space physics. ...

10 best places to see the 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse on March 3

Space | 2026-02-10, 19:43

From dark-sky parks to remote deserts, these locations offer prime views of the March 3, 2026, blood moon. ...

20 PS3 Games You Absolutely Have to Play [2026 Edition]

GamingBolt | 2026-02-10, 19:40

The PlayStation 3 generation was a major turning point for Sony, marking an era where technical showcases truly began to define what was possible in gaming. It was a time of great

NLRB Dismisses Case Brought by Fired SpaceX Employees

New York Times | 2026-02-10, 19:03

The National Labor Relations Board, having accused the company of unfair retaliation in 2024, now says it has no jurisdiction over Elon Musk’s space company. ...

Lost Soviet Luna 9 Moon Lander May Have Been Found

New York Times | 2026-02-10, 19:03

Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar surface. “One of them is wrong,” an expert said. ...

Scientists Spot First Known Lava Tube on Venus

Gizmodo | 2026-02-10, 18:32

Until now, lava tubes on the second planet were purely theoretical. ...

Blue Origin pauses New Shepard, shoots for the Moon

Astronomy | 2026-02-10, 18:19

Blue Origin announced on Jan. 30, 2026, that it will pause New

Unique Pulsar May Be Orbiting Our Galaxy's Supermassive Black Hole, Posing An Incredible Test For Einstein’s Relativity

IFL Science | 2026-02-10, 17:40

Pulsars are a special class of neutron stars that spin very quickly on their axes, releasing pulses of radio waves. These beats are so precise that pulsars are only beaten as accurate clocks by some of the atomic clocks that humans have devised. Researchers