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Artemis II crew snaps stunning portrait of Earth on their way to the moon

Artemis II crew snaps stunning portrait of Earth on their way to the moon

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. After a nearly flawless launch—and a brief lavatory issue—the four astronauts aboard Artemis II are cruising on the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years. As of April 3rd, the team is less than 170,000 miles from its pass around the moon. There is still a lot of work to do before the 10-day mission is complete, but that doesn’t mean the Orion spacecraft’s inhabitants can’t pause to take in the sights. Not long after leaving his home planet’s gravitational pull, Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman photographed a side of Earth not seen by human eyes in decades. Artemis II will return to Earth on April 10th. Credit: NASA / Reid Wiseman According to NASA, Wiseman snapped the picture after the crew completed their translunar injection burn—the final engine boost to set the astronauts on their rendezvous course. Two auroras at the top right and bottom left along with zodiacal light in the bottom right are visible and …

OpenAI Snaps Up TBPN, Slashes ChatGPT Pricing As Secondary Market Interest Fades

OpenAI Snaps Up TBPN, Slashes ChatGPT Pricing As Secondary Market Interest Fades

Update (1400ET): In a surprise move, OpenAI has acquired TBPN (Technology Business Programming Network), the influential daily technology talk show and media platform hosted by John Coogan and Jordi Hays. TBPN has become one of Silicon Valley’s most-watched programs for real-time tech news, M&A rumors, high-profile executive interviews, and AI developments – often described as “SportsCenter for the tech industry.” The deal gives OpenAI a powerful owned-media channel to directly reach and engage the tech community while accelerating global conversations around AI. The show will continue unchanged: live weekdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT on YouTube and X, with Coogan and Hays retaining full creative control and editorial independence. TBPN has been acquired by OpenAI The world is changing quickly but TBPN will stay the same. Live every weekday just with a lot more resources. Thank you to everyone that has been a part of this journey big or small. We are 17 months in and unironically just getting started. pic.twitter.com/TLvPxxMGVe — Jordi Hays (@jordihays) April 2, 2026 Coogan, who has a long personal …

Kylie Jenner turns heads in daring bikini snaps as she shares glimpse of tropical getaway

Kylie Jenner turns heads in daring bikini snaps as she shares glimpse of tropical getaway

Kylie Jenner is making the most of some well-deserved downtime – and fans are getting a front-row seat. The 28-year-old billionaire took to Instagram over the weekend to share a series of sizzling bikini snaps from a tropical getaway, declaring she’s “having the time of my life” as she soaked up the sun. Posing on a secluded beach, Kylie showcased her famous curves in a barely-there black triangle bikini, complete with matching thong bottoms. The minimalist look was elevated with delicate gold jewellery, including a long pendant necklace, a bracelet and a fine waist chain that caught the light as she posed. © InstagramKylie soaked up the sun on holiday In one relaxed snapshot, the Kylie Cosmetics founder offered a glimpse into her slower pace of life, sharing a point-of-view shot of herself unwinding with a book. Captioning the moment as her “happy place”, the star appeared completely at ease as she embraced the laid-back setting. The glamorous photos come just days after Kylie shared another striking swimwear look, continuing her run of high-impact holiday …

Anduril snaps up space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions

Anduril snaps up space surveillance firm ExoAnalytic Solutions

The first step to fighting a war in space is knowing what’s happening tens of thousands of miles above the planet. Toward that end, defense tech darling Anduril is buying boutique data firm ExoAnalytic Solutions. ExoAnalytic operates a network of 400 telescopes around the world, which it uses to track spacecraft in high orbits above the planet. The company’s engineers develop software that converts those observations into situational awareness tools for U.S. national security agencies watching adversary spacecraft and coordinating American assets on orbit. “This is a company we’ve been working with closely for the last several years on a number of programs, and they are experts in space domain awareness and missile defense,” Anduril VP of engineering Gokul Subramanian told reporters. “We believe the [Department of Defense] deserves the best catalog of everything going on in space.” The privately-held companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. Anduril is in the process of raising a $4 billion round from investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, Reuters reported last week. ExoAnalytics will be directly …

Kristi Noem snaps back amid anger over her claim she’ll ensure the ‘right people’ elect the ‘right leaders’ in midterms

Kristi Noem snaps back amid anger over her claim she’ll ensure the ‘right people’ elect the ‘right leaders’ in midterms

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem doubled down on her assertion that her department assists in election security Sunday, telling critics that they were creating fake outrage after she asserted the “right people” would elect “the right leaders.” Over the weekend, lawmakers, democracy advocates and political commentators raised alarm bells at Noem’s claim that her department, which oversees domestic security and immigration, played a role in safeguarding elections “to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders.” But Noem brushed off those concerns, telling CNN anchor Jake Tapper and ABC News’s White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl: “It must be exhausting to regularly manufacture outrage even over the most commonsense statement.” The secretary insisted she was referring to preventing non-citizens from voting through election infrastructure. It is already illegal for non-citizens to vote. “The choice of who to vote for is obviously up to the voters themselves,” Noem said. Noem asserted her department, the Department of Homeland Security, played a role in overseeing election security (Getty) Democratic lawmakers had questioned whether Noem’s …

As it preps Specs for the masses, Snap’s Q4 shows revenue growth but fewer daily users

As it preps Specs for the masses, Snap’s Q4 shows revenue growth but fewer daily users

Snap is on a mission to diversify its revenue sources—moving from a business model in which it largely chases ad revenue to one where it can also make money through subscriptions and, eventually, hardware. The company’s latest quarterly earnings report shows that, so far, the firm is having moderate success with that strategy. In Q4, Snap’s revenue was $1.7 billion, which is up 10% year-over-year. Its average revenue per user was also up, slightly (to $3.62 from $3.44). The company’s net income was $45 million, up from $9 million the previous year, its earnings report shows. The company has also continued to generate a significant amount of revenue from Snap+, the paid subscription service that the platform launched back in 2022. The service’s subscribers grew 71% year-over-year, reaching 24 million. While those numbers might seem to suggest a company whose trajectory is headed in the right direction, the earnings report also shows the platform had slightly fewer daily active users last quarter—dropping from 477 million to 474 million. Those users fell away in North America …

How to support wildlife in cold snaps

How to support wildlife in cold snaps

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more As the cold winter days and nights continue, it’s time to spare a thought for our wildlife in freezing weather and what our garden creatures might need to survive. “Wildlife plays an incredibly beneficial role to the garden and boosting biodiversity where we can will help reverse nature decline,” says Kim Stoddart, editor of Amateur Gardening magazine and author of The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden. Nuts and berries were in abundance last year, but the cold we are experiencing now means that wildlife needs a helping hand. So, what can we do to help our garden creatures during a cold snap? 1. De-ice your bird baths “One of the best things to do is provide ice-free water at this time of year,” says …

Astronaut snaps spectacular photo of lightning above Italy

Astronaut snaps spectacular photo of lightning above Italy

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Lightning is one of Earth’s most impressive phenomena. The sudden discharges of superheated plasma occur even in seemingly sunny conditions, rip apart air molecules, and can easily span hundreds of miles. But while there is still a lot to learn about lightning from our perspective here on Earth, there’s also much to glean by observing it from high above. And at about 250 miles above the planet, there are few better vantage points than aboard the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers proved this just last summer. On July 1, 2025 the former ISS crew member documented a dramatic look at lightning over the city of Milan, Italy. The brilliantly blue bolt can be seen illuminating the inside of a storm cloud above the historic city, but glimpses like these can go far beyond simply illustrating lightning’s grandeur. “Storm observations from [the] space station help scientists study Earth’s upper atmosphere, which can improve weather models and protect communication systems …