SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rockets to transport batches of about 60 Starlink satellites at a time.Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images SpaceX became astronomers’ worst enemy when it started launching Starlink internet satellites. But SpaceX worked with scientists to try to reduce the brightness of the satellites in telescope images. Some of SpaceX’s solutions do … Read more
What is going on Late last month, a series of AI-generated, sexually explicit images of pop superstar Taylor Swift circulated on social media, sparking outrage among her fans and renewed calls for a crackdown on so-called deepfakes. Fake celebrity nudes are not a new phenomenon, but thanks to advanced and widely available artificial intelligence tools, … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. At night, it’s not unusual to see a large number of moths and other insects circling a porch or street lamp — but their reasons for being there are probably very different than what most … Read more
Amelia Earhart stands in front of her biplane named ‘Friendship’ in Newfoundland on June 14, 1928.Getty Images Deep Sea Vision said last month that recent sonar scans could reveal Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane. Nauticos, a rival ocean technology company, claims DSV’s scans are unlikely to show the mysterious wreck. Both companies have invested millions in … Read more