Hubble’s Largest Panorama Ever Showcases 200 Million Stars

Hubble’s Largest Panorama Ever Showcases 200 Million Stars

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has released the largest ever photomosaic featuring over 200 million stars — all of which are bright than our own Sun. It consists of over 600 overlapping Hubble images and 2.5 billion pixels. “That is a huge number, yet only a fraction of the estimated one trillion stars in the Andromeda … Read more

Summarizing Books as Podcasts – O’Reilly

Summarizing Books as Podcasts – O’Reilly

Like just about everyone, we were impressed by the ability of NotebookLM to generate podcasts: Two virtual people holding a discussion. You can give it some links, and it will generate a podcast based on the links. The podcasts were interesting and engaging. But they also had some limitations. The problem with NotebookLM is that, … Read more

Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid

Researchers say new attack could take down the European power grid

More impressive still, they could use the language to send telegrams to FREs that control real electric systems in their lab, the same types that are connected to the real Radio Ripple Control system. The video below shows the researchers stopping a real 40 kWp photovoltaic system from feeding energy into the grid. Photovoltaic system … Read more

The MacRumors Show: Samsung’s 2025 Challenge to Apple

The MacRumors Show: Samsung’s 2025 Challenge to Apple

The MacRumors Show is back for 2025! On this week’s episode, we look at how Samsung’s latest announcements challenge Apple. Samsung this week announced the Galaxy S25, the Galaxy S25+, and the top-of-the-line Galaxy S25 Ultra. The new devices will directly compete with Apple’s iPhone 16 and upcoming iPhone 17 lineup. Similar to the ‌iPhone … Read more

8 Tips I Wish I Knew Before I Started Stargazing

8 Tips I Wish I Knew Before I Started Stargazing

Almost anyone can get a good view of the night sky without specialist knowledge or equipment. However, some things will certainly go a long way to making your stargazing experience the best it can be if you’re a newbie—tips that I wish I’d known before I started! 1 Account for the Moon Phases Stargazing is … Read more

India’s Param Foundation Opens New Science Centers

India’s Param Foundation Opens New Science Centers

Inavamsi Enaganti has long been a dreamer. He keeps ever-evolving lists of life goals, ticking them off as he achieves them, then adding more. One childhood dream has burned particularly brightly in his mind: Create a science-focused amusement park. Enaganti is now working on a version of that dream through India’s Param Foundation. The Bengaluru-based … Read more

X ‘refused to take down’ video viewed by Southport killer

X ‘refused to take down’ video viewed by Southport killer

Australia’s internet regulator says X refused to take down a video of a high-profile stabbing in Sydney that was watched by Axel Rudakubana just before he murdered three young girls in Southport. The body, eSafety, said it “noted with great sadness” that Rudakubana viewed the violent footage of the attempted murder of Bishop Mar Mari … Read more