Android 17 Updates Hit Pixel Devices and Xiaomi 17 Flagships
Google is rolling out the August 2026 security patch for Android 17 on Pixel devices, while Xiaomi becomes the first brand after Google to release a … Read more
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August 2026 Sky: Sturgeon Moon, Partial Lunar and Total Solar Eclipses
The August 2026 night sky features a rare sequence of events, headlined by a Sturgeon Moon and partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 28, a total solar … Read more
Chinese Scientists Propose Underground Nuclear Blasts to Deflect Asteroids
Chinese researchers have proposed an unconventional planetary defense strategy to neutralize large near-Earth asteroids by drilling deep into approaching space rocks and detonating a nuclear device … Read more
Mars Spirit Rover Data Reveals Hidden Clues to Past Water Activity
More than 20 years after NASA’s Spirit rover began exploring Mars, researchers have uncovered hidden mineral clues in archival mission data, adding to mounting evidence that … Read more
SpaceX Faces Stock Slump Ahead of Its First Earnings Report
SpaceX reports second-quarter financial results as a public company for the first time on Tuesday, facing intense downward pressure on its stock. Shares have dropped nearly … Read more
Asteroid Nysa’s Rare Three-Lobed Structure Could Shed Light on Solar System Evolution
Astronomers using advanced ground-based telescopes have discovered that the main-belt asteroid (44) Nysa features a rare three-lobed structure accompanied by a small moon. The findings, detailed … Read more
Vera Rubin Observatory Begins Decade-Long Survey of the Southern Sky
The largest digital camera ever built has officially begun its decade-long survey of the southern sky from a Chilean mountaintop, capturing swathes of the universe in … Read more
Coldcard Hack: $70M in Bitcoin Stolen via 2021 Seed Generation Flaw
Hackers drained nearly $70 million in bitcoin from Coldcard cold wallets in a 41-minute breach on July 29, exploiting a seed-generation vulnerability originating in 2021. The … Read more
CapuchinAI: AI Touchscreen Used to Study Wild Monkeys in Costa Rica
Researchers from Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology have developed CapuchinAI, an automated facial-recognition touchscreen system used in Costa Rica’s Taboga Forest Reserve. The system … Read more
Apple Briefly Removes Telegram From App Store Over Abusive Content
Apple briefly removed the Telegram messaging app from its App Store on August 4, 2026, after discovering content that violated guidelines against child sexual abuse material. … Read more
Spain gives away 2 million free protective glasses for August 2026 eclipse
Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) and the ONCE Social Group are distributing two million pairs of certified solar eclipse glasses free of charge … Read more
Dark Matter Behaves Like Ordinary Matter in Gravitational Wells, Study Finds
An international team of researchers has found that dark matter, comprising 85% of the universe’s mass, appears to interact with gravity as predicted by standard physics, … Read more