This supermassive black hole in galaxy NGC 4945, which is more than 12 million light-years away, was captured with the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile using a special tool called the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE). The coolest thing about it is how it catches the black hole “playing with its food”—a fancy way to say it’s messing with the stuff around it.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ had an incredible blockbuster weekend, shattering expectations and setting a new record for video game movie adaptations. It grossed an impressive $157 million domestically and $301 million worldwide in its opening weekend, making it the biggest debut ever for a video game-themed film.
Bridgestone is getting ready to unveil two new prototypes of their second-generation lunar rover tires at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) booth during the 40th Space Symposium. These tires are designed for small and medium-sized rovers, and they’re lighter than the ones they revealed last year. The updates are all about making them work better on the Moon, where it’s super hot or cold, there’s no air, and the ground is covered in fine, scratchy dust called regolith.
Unlike humanoid robots, the Kawasaki Corleo gets around on four independent robotic legs that move on their own, each with rubber “hooves” to grab onto stuff like rocky hills or muddy paths. It doesn’t have wheels—it walks or hops instead, using AI to check out the terrain and stay balanced.
The 1TB SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go is compatible with the latest smartphones as well as tablets, and you can get one for $74.95 shipped today, originally priced at $109.49. This handy little USB flash drive that works with both USB Type-C and USB Type-A devices. That means you can quickly move files between your phone, tablet, and computer without extra plugs, making it super easy to use. Product page.
You’ve seen the James Webb Space Telescope’s version, now check out this new Hubble image of star factory NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). This is a lively group of young stars located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a smaller galaxy that hangs out near our Milky Way, about 200,000 light-years away in the Tucana constellation. This new Hubble picture shows it off using infrared, regular light, and ultraviolet views all combined.
This race pit two electric American muscle cars head-to-head in a U-drag race—where they speed down a quarter-mile, do a U-turn, and rush back to the start. It checks how fast they go, how well they stop, and how they handle turns, all in one go. The Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance has 480 horsepower and 700 lb-ft of torque, while the Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack, with its “Powershot” mode on, pumps out 670 horsepower and 630 lb-ft of torque.
Meta just launched Llama 4, bringing out two new open-source AI models called Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. These are part of Meta’s work to make their AI tools even better, and now they’re built into the Meta AI assistant. You can use this assistant on apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram Direct, or on the Meta AI website.
Rheinmetall’s ARV3 Buffalo is a tough armored recovery vehicle (ARV) based on the frame of the Leopard 2 tank, so it’s super strong and a great support vehicle for modern armored forces. The Buffalo is designed to rescue and fix heavy tracked vehicles like tanks and other fighting machines, and it’s awesome at working in tough spots—like battlefields or disaster zones.
