There Are 13,500 Asteroids That Could Level a City — NASA Has Only Found Half
NASA has found fewer than half the asteroids large enough to cause serious regional damage. A new space telescope launching in 2027 aims to finally close that gap.
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Pope Leo XIV Issues First Major Document of His Papacy — It's About Artificial Intelligence
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on May 25 — a 42,300-word document warning about AI's threat to human dignity and calling for global regulation.
Scientists Just Found 10,000 Possible New Planets
A new study using AI found 10,091 possible planets in overlooked NASA data — which would more than double every confirmed exoplanet discovered in the past 30 years.
Georgia Data Center Used 30 Million Gallons of Water Without Paying
A data center near Atlanta used nearly 30 million gallons of water without paying, discovered after residents noticed low pressure. The county called it a billing error.
Google Just Rebuilt Search From the Ground Up — and the Blue Links Era Is Over
Google announced the biggest overhaul to Search in its history at Google I/O, replacing traditional links with AI agents, interactive visuals, and custom mini apps.
Instagram Is Testing a Premium Subscription Tier With Anonymous Story Viewing
Meta is testing Instagram Plus, a paid subscription tier with anonymous Story viewing, extended Story duration, and unlimited audience lists, in select countries.
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May 21, 2026 5 min readResearcher Finds Possible Shortcut to Mars That Could Cut Trip to 153 Days
A Brazilian cosmologist found an asteroid-based shortcut to Mars that could cut travel time to 153 days. NASA is already planning its first Mars missions for the 2030s.
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May 19, 2026 6 min readMusk Suffers Courtroom Blow as Jury Sides with OpenAI
A California jury ruled in favor of OpenAI in Elon Musk’s high-profile lawsuit, dealing a major blow to the billionaire’s claims over the company’s nonprofit mission and future AI development.
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May 16, 2026 5 min readScientists Built a Hearing Aid That Reads Your Brain to Decide Which Voice to Amplify
Columbia researchers built a hearing aid that reads brain activity to amplify the voice you're actually focused on. Human trials called the results "unbelievable."