Science

After 11 years at Mars, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft went out with a whisper

NASA's MAVEN spacecraft was in excellent shape when it disappeared behind Mars on December 6 of last year. The routine passage, called an occultation, was supposed to last less than an hour, but ground teams didn't hear from the spacecraft…

The HackerNoon Newsletter: The Pope and AI (6/4/2026)

How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, June 4, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, The Kingdom of Tonga Achieved Independence in 1970, The World’s First…

QoreChain Launches Quantum-Safe, AI-Native Layer 1 Mainnet on June 7 as Community Presale Opens

The first Layer 1 to combine post-quantum cryptography, protocol-level AI, and triple-VM execution goes live this week. Community presale is open now at $0.02 per QOR, with light node and validator participation available from day one…

Remarkable’s refurbished Paper Pro bundle is hundreds off

Color E Ink tablets aren’t usually affordable. I’m not going to say that Woot’s price on a refurbished “good as new” Remarkable Paper Pro is cheap, but it’s pretty fantastic compared to buying one new. Normally $629 just for the tablet…

Goldman Sachs expects SpaceX's AI revenue to surge 100-fold by 2030, FT reports

Can I buy shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX?

From next week individual investors can take a stake in Musk's rockets-to-AI company.

SpaceX IPO to Be Largest Ever at $135 Share Price

The $135 share price means Elon Musk’s rocket maker is poised to exceed the 2019 initial public offering of Saudi Aramco in both valuation and money raised.

Thousands protest in Albania against coastal resort linked to Jared Kushner

Environmental organisations have called for the project's suspension, citing threats to biodiversity.

I compared two of the best Android camera phones right now - it came down to the wire

I expected the Vivo X300 Ultra to wipe the floor with Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra, but the latter impressed me in ways I didn't expect.

One vehicle, two fuels: India bets big on flex-fuel revolution - what is it?

Maruti Suzuki's MD highlights flex-fuel vehicles as key to India's goals of cutting oil imports and emissions. These vehicles run on petrol and ethanol blends, supporting farmers and the rural economy. A robust ecosystem, including fuel…

Sargassum Summer: Riviera Maya Hotels Cut Prices 40%

Mexico · Money & Travel Key Facts The discounts. Riviera Maya hotels are cutting June-to-August prices by up to 40 percent. The reason. A record sargassum season, confirmed by ocean researchers’ May data, has spooked bookings. The numbers…

New satellite map shows high-risk areas for wildfires

A new satellite map, designed to predict wildfires and integrated into a technology tool for rural property management, allows users to identify the areas most at risk of fire this The post New satellite map shows high-risk areas for…