SpaceX is currently ahead of last year’s record-setting pace for Starlink satellite deployments. SpaceX launched 1,589 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit in the first half of 2026, according to launch data compiled by Jonathan McDowell’s satellite tracker, compared to 1,489 satellites deployed at the same point in 2025. 2025 was already a record year for […]
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An image of Portugal forward Pedro Neto’s cleats at the World Cup has reignited a practice among some soccer players: modifying their cleats to relieve heel discomfort.
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Space is finally a real market, and the opportunity is far bigger than any one company in it.
The nuclear age has quietly reached commercial spaceflight. City Labs, a Miami firm, has launched BOHR, which it calls the world’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite and the first nuclear CubeSat. The craft is about the size of a softball. It f…
As worries about a growing super El Niño mount, new findings suggest a radical solution to mitigating its impacts.
A psychologist explains why the lens you use to interpret your partner’s ambiguous behavior matters more than trust in your relationship.