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Gemini North Reveals NGC 1514 Nebula: A Crystal Ball in Space
May 22, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Planetary nebulae offer astronomers a unique opportunity to study stellar evolution in real time. These expanding clouds of ionized gas form when aging stars eject…
VSCO: Photography Isn’t Dying. It Matters More Than Ever
May 21, 2026
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
An AI can generate an image of pretty much anything you imagine. It can replicate the light, the mood, the composition. What it can’t replicate…
Shutterstock’s Subscription Tactics Just Cost the Company $35 Million
May 20, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
Shutterstock will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it misled customers with subscription renewals and made cancellations difficult, according to Reuters reporting.
Psyche Mission Captures a Crescent Red Planet During Mars Flyby
May 19, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has completed one of the most demanding operations of its deep-space mission. On May 15, 2026, the probe executed a precisely planned…
Hasselblad Disqualifies AI image from Masters 2026 Competition, Replaces Finalist
May 19, 2026
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Somebody submitted an AI-generated image to the Hasselblad Masters 2026, one of the most prestigious camera brand competitions. And it made the shortlist. Who’s surprised?…
Court Orders North Carolina Wedding Photography Business to Hand Over Missing Photos
May 19, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
A North Carolina judge has ordered a wedding photography company accused of defrauding more than 200 couples to hand over any remaining wedding photos and videos within 30 days, according to reporting by WECT News.
Four Humans in a Few Pixels: Green Bank Telescope Captures Artemis II Near the Moon
May 18, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
During NASA’s Artemis II mission, the Orion spacecraft travelled hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from Earth while carrying four astronauts around the Moon. Throughout…
YouTube Likeness Detection Now Lets Everyone Find Their AI Clone on the Platform
May 18, 2026
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
YouTube likeness detection, previously limited to YouTube Partner Program members, is expanding to all eligible creators aged 18 and over. This feature helps you find…
Canon Brings Image Verification to the Camera Level With C2PA Rollout
May 18, 2026
Alysa Gavilan
Canon is rolling out a C2PA-based image verification system that embeds provenance data directly into images at capture, enabling camera-level authentication on models like the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II for journalism and professional workflows.
NASA’s TESS Reveals a Map of the Sky Filled with Alien Worlds
May 17, 2026
Soumyadeep Mukherjee
Exoplanet surveys generate enormous volumes of observational data. Space telescopes repeatedly monitor stellar brightness, track subtle photometric variations, and search for periodic transit signatures hidden…