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One of the more curious aspects of the 10th flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket on Tuesday was the striking orange discoloration of the second stage. This could be observed on video taken from a buoy near the landing site as the vehicle made a soft landing in the Indian Ocean. This color—so different from the silvery skin and black tiles …

Donald Trump’s battle to exert control over the Federal Reserve faces a key legal test today, with a governor of the central bank seeking a temporary block on his extraordinary attempt to fire her. Lisa Cook sued the US president on Thursday, with her lawyers describing his attempt to dismiss her as “unprecedented and illegal”, and based on “pretextual” allegations. …

Phison releases test report on Windows 11 SSD corruption issue  Neowin Phison squashes reports of Windows 11 breaking SSDs — says it was unable to reproduce issues despite 4,500 hours of testing, recommends users deploy heatsinks just in case  Tom’s Hardware Phison Posts Latest Update on SSD Controller Stability  TechPowerUp KB5063878 linked to SSD failures — what Windows 11 users should know  Windows Central …

Scientists have developed a potential new method for corrective eye surgery that doesn’t use lasers, but instead shapes the eye’s outer surface using an electrical current. The method has so far been tested only in animals, but the researchers who pioneered it hope that it will someday offer an alternative or complement to conventional LASIK surgery. The team presented their …

A groundbreaking biosensor powered by protein design and smartphone cameras could transform how we measure the body’s stress hormone, cortisol, bringing lab-level precision to point-of-care testing. Credit: Shutterstock A protein-based biosensor measures cortisol with high accuracy. Smartphone compatibility makes stress testing more accessible. Cortisol plays a key role in regulating essential body functions such as blood pressure and metabolism, and …

The Starship megarocket passed its latest launch trial with flying colors, according to SpaceX. Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, launched from SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT) on Tuesday (Aug. 26), kicking off the vehicle’s 10th-ever test mission. Flight 10 was eventful and ambitious. Starship met the challenge, “taking a …

The Cadillac Formula 1 team has revealed it is planning to use a rival squad to help with the completion of a Testing of Previous Cars programme ahead of its championship debut in 2026. TPC programmes allow teams to complete up to 20 days of running in machinery that is at least two years old, a requirement that Cadillac cannot …

This, Brussels argued at the time, was a price worth paying to shield the EU — and its regulatory autonomy — from future escalation from the mercurial Trump administration.  “I can only repeat, and stress how much we’ve worked to ensure that we are not touching in any way our legitimate digital regulation. That includes, of course, the Digital Markets …

SpaceX Starship Deploys Satellites in Space During Key Test  Bloomberg.com SpaceX Starship Completes Successful Test Flight After Previous Launch Setbacks  The New York Times Video: SpaceX rocket launches after third attempt  CNN SpaceX’s Starship passes development rut, deploys first mock satellites  Reuters Starship deploys all payloads during 10th flight, splashes down in Indian Ocean  ValleyCentral.com Source link

SpaceX’s Starship megarocket took to the skies for the 10th time ever today (Aug. 26), on a bold test flight that marked a big bounceback from recent failures. Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built, lifted off from SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas today at 7:30 p.m. EDT (2330 GMT; 6:30 p.m. local Texas time). That was …