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Moonshadow: China Mulls Fleet of Orbital Telescopes
Moonshadow: China Mulls Fleet of Orbital Telescopes

Dipping in and out of the moon's shadow, the satellites will peer into the "grand mist of the primordial universe," just after the cosmic dawn.

This Week in Space: Cygnus, Crosstalk, and Cartwheels
This Week in Space: Cygnus, Crosstalk, and Cartwheels

This week in space, we learn that Russia isn't quite as ready to be done with the ISS as it said. Also, NASA's Lucy spacecraft successfully hauled its dodgy solar panel into proper alignment. Well, sort of. Close enough for government work.

Nobody Seems to Care About Netflix’s Games
Nobody Seems to Care About Netflix’s Games

One of the ways Netflix hopes to staunch the bleeding is with a cache of mobile games accessible only to Netflix subscribers. However, app tracking data shows that under one percent of Netflix subscribers are playing those games.

Scientists Successfully Revive Dead Organs in Pigs
Scientists Successfully Revive Dead Organs in Pigs

Scientists appear to have found a way to bring dead tissue back to life—not through necromancy, but through a chemical cocktail called OrganEx.

Week in Space 7/31 – 8/6: Cygnus, Crosstalk, and Cartwheels
Week in Space 7/31 – 8/6: Cygnus, Crosstalk, and Cartwheels

This week in space, we learn that Russia isn't quite as ready to be done with the ISS as it said. Also, NASA's Lucy spacecraft successfully hauled its dodgy solar panel into proper alignment. Well, sort of. Close enough for government work.

Intel’s Partners Are Allegedly Hesitant to Sell Arc GPUs
Intel’s Partners Are Allegedly Hesitant to Sell Arc GPUs

As the Intel Arc GPU launch draws near, it remains to be seen which, if any, companies will be onboard.

Piece of SpaceX Capsule Crashes to Earth in Australian Field
Piece of SpaceX Capsule Crashes to Earth in Australian Field

Residents of southern Australia were surprised recently to find debris from a SpaceX mission scattered across the landscape. An astrophysicist who was called in to investigate the wreckage said it was a first-of-its-kind discovery.

All 50 State AGs Launch Effort to Ban Foreign Robocalls
All 50 State AGs Launch Effort to Ban Foreign Robocalls

As of writing, the task force has already issued 20 civil investigative demands to as many gateway providers, which it says are the source of a majority of foreign robocall traffic.

NASA’s Artemis 1 Moon Capsule to Include Legos, Snoopy Pins
NASA’s Artemis 1 Moon Capsule to Include Legos, Snoopy Pins

NASA has been working on the Space Launch System (SLS) for more than a decade, and we may finally see the super heavy-lift rocket head into space for the first time later this month. When the SLS and its Orion capsule kick off the Artemis lunar program, they'll be carrying an unusual assortment of items.

SpaceX Wants Dish’s 2GHz Spectrum for Starlink Mobile Service
SpaceX Wants Dish’s 2GHz Spectrum for Starlink Mobile Service

There's a frequency fracas brewing in space. Elon Musk's SpaceX is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow it to operate a new mobile service in the 2GHz frequency band. The problem: that band is currently licensed to Dish, and the two companies are already at each other's throats.

Living With the Synology RT6600ax Wi-Fi 6 Router
Living With the Synology RT6600ax Wi-Fi 6 Router

Synology is best known for its storage products, but it has been producing mesh-capable routers for several years. I've been working with their newest model, the Synology RT6600ax, for several months, and it is both rock-solid and easy to administer.

Majority of Species We Know Little About Could be Heading Towards Extinction
Majority of Species We Know Little About Could be Heading Towards Extinction

A team from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology used computer models to study the risks to the species we know the least about, and it looks like they may be in more danger than anyone expected.