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Very Large Telescope Captures the Clearest Image Ever of Betelgeuse’s Companion

Jul 28, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

For more than a century, Betelgeuse has occupied a unique place in stellar astronomy. As one of the nearest red supergiants to Earth, it offers…



France to Become First EU Country to Ban Social Media for Kids Under 15

Jul 28, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

France’s Parliament voted this week to ban children under 15 from using social media. This is the first blanket ban of its kind in the…



Designers Now Making Sunglasses That Block Facial Recognition

Jul 28, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

While Meta and Ray-Ban keep pushing their smart glasses, a handful of eyewear brands are pushing back. Designers like Solir Optics are going the opposite…



Vote for the Best Photo in the DIYPhotography x INNOCN Photo Contest

Jul 28, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

Public voting is now open for the DIYPhotography x INNOCN Photo Contest. Browse stunning entries, vote for your favorite photos, and help choose a winner!



NASA’s Psyche Meets ESA’s Mars Express at Mars for a Photoshoot

Jul 27, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

For a few hours, Mars became the stage for an unusual event. Two robotic explorers, launched decades apart and built for completely different missions, observed…



Flickr Is Now Deleting Inactive Accounts – Here’s How to Keep Yours

Jul 27, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Flickr is doing a bit of a cleanup at the moment. On July 15, the platform announced it would start locking, then permanently deleting, empty…



AI Wildlife Images Could Harm Conservation, New Study Warns

Jul 27, 2026 Alysa Gavilan

A new study warns that realistic AI wildlife images could spread misinformation, distort public understanding of animals, and undermine conservation efforts.



Hubble Spots a Spiral Galaxy Reshaped by Its Cosmic Neighborhood

Jul 26, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Galaxy clusters are among the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe. Between their member galaxies lies an immense reservoir of diffuse gas heated to…



NASA and ISRO’s NISAR Spots a Giant Hummingbird in Antarctica

Jul 25, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Earth is constantly changing, but many of those changes happen too slowly or in places too remote for people to notice. Glaciers creep across polar…



NASA’s ESCAPADE Captures a Family Portrait of Earth and Moon

Jul 24, 2026 Soumyadeep Mukherjee

Long before a spacecraft reaches its destination, an equally important phase unfolds in deep space. Scientists test instruments, fine-tune observations, and make sure every system…