NASA Adds SpaceX’s Starship To Launch Services Program Fleet

NASA Adds SpaceX’s Starship To Launch Services Program Fleet

Despite recent test failures, NASA has added SpaceX’s Starship to its Launch Services Program contract, allowing it to compete for future science missions once it achieves a successful orbital flight. Florida Today reports: NASA announced the addition Friday to its current launch provider contract with SpaceX, which covers the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy. This … Read more

Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data

Beyond RGB: A new image file format efficiently stores invisible light data

Importantly, it then applies a weighting step, dividing higher-frequency spectral coefficients by the overall brightness (the DC component), allowing less important data to be compressed more aggressively. That is then fed into the codec, and rather than inventing a completely new file type, the method uses the compression engine and features of the standardized JPEG … Read more

Six Things to Know About Apple’s Upcoming Foldable iPhone

Six Things to Know About Apple’s Upcoming Foldable iPhone

We’ve been hearing rumors about a foldable iPhone for almost a decade now, but it looks like we might finally see the device come to fruition in 2026. We’re going to be waiting many more months for the foldable ‌iPhone‌, but so far we’re hearing good things. Apple wants to make it creaseless. It’s taken … Read more

What Is March 29th’s Moon Phase?

What Is March 29th’s Moon Phase?

If you’re planning on observing the night sky, going for a night hike, or trying to snap a shot of the Moon, the phase is incredibly important. Here’s everything you need to know about the current Lunar phase, as well as what you can expect in the near future. What Is the Moon Phase on … Read more

Discover 3D-Printed Robots and More on Video Friday

Discover 3D-Printed Robots and More on Video Friday

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. RoboSoft 2025: 23–26 April 2025, LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND ICUAS … Read more