SpaceX’s Starship explodes during ascent in its seventh test flight

The Starship’s seventh test flight ended in an explosion when the vehicle’s upper stage “experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn” over the Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX chief Elon Musk posted a video of the event, with debris streaking across and lighting up the […]

Microsoft just built an AI that designs materials for the future. Here’s how it works.

Microsoft researchers unveil MatterGen, a breakthrough AI system that generates novel materials for batteries and solar cells, accelerating scientific discovery 15 times faster than traditional methods while doubling success rates for stable compounds.