NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope
NASA Explores Potential Commercial Servicing for Hubble Telescope

NASA issued a Request for Information Oct. 29 to learn more about industry capabilities for in-space servicing to support the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope.

On this day in space! Oct. 30, 1964: NASA’s weird Lunar Landing Research Vehicle takes 1st test flight to help Apollo astronauts land on the moon
On this day in space! Oct. 30, 1964: NASA’s weird Lunar Landing Research Vehicle takes 1st test flight to help Apollo astronauts land on the moon

On October 30, 1964, NASA’s Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, or LLRV, took to the skies for the first time. Here’s why it mattered.

Putin says Russia is in close contact with Musk over its Starlink rival
Putin says Russia is in close contact with Musk over its Starlink rival

Vladimir Putin has called Elon Musk “a real genius” and said Russia is in close contact with him over satellites in orbit. Putin spoke on Wednesday at the Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, during a presentation on Rassvet, Russia’s answer to Starlink. Th…

How Voters Can Read Election Polls Intelligently

Here’s what voters should know about polling errors, margins of error and interpreting election polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

How 2026 Voters Can Read Election Polls Intelligently

Polling has changed since the failures of 2016 and 2020 and midterm polls also have a better track record. Despite this, U.S. elections remain defined by close and therefore hard to predict races.

With Extra Hour From Daylight Savings’ End, Why You Still Feel Tired

When Daylight Savings Time 2026 ends on November 1, you’ll gain an extra hour. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that you will wake up Sunday morning feeling more rested.

PsiQuantum turns its photonics know-how into an optical switch for supercharging AI data center GPU networks

PsiQuantum’s eight-port optical switch typically loses 1.2 dB, under a quarter of its light, where data centers allow up to 3 dB.

Volkswagen hits pause on the Golf EV as it faces an ‘urgent need for action’
Volkswagen hits pause on the Golf EV as it faces an ‘urgent need for action’

Volkswagen has put the electric Golf on hold for now as it faces growing pressure to cut costs.

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Launching a business? GoDaddy’s Airo AI Builder can have your idea live in minutes
Launching a business? GoDaddy’s Airo AI Builder can have your idea live in minutes

GoDaddy’s Airo AI Builder can build a custom website in minutes from a prompt, and you can get started for free

This electric screwdriver uses a camera and AI to figure out what bit you need
This electric screwdriver uses a camera and AI to figure out what bit you need

Companies like Hoto and Fanttik have elevated the design and functionality of tools like electric screwdrivers, but Arrowmax wants to make them smarter by adding a camera and AI that work together to eliminate the trial and error of finding the exact type and size of bit you need. It’s convenient, but also helpful, as […]