NGC 1511, a spiral galaxy located 50 million light-years away in the serene constellation Hydrus, will not remain calm. New Hubble Space Telescope photos reveal a disc practically edge-on, burning blue with millions of newborn stars. The birthplace of new suns is marked by red and pink hydrogen clouds. Dark ribbons of dust cross the face, obstructing light and heightening the already tense situation.
Razer made the Orochi V2, priced at $33.99 (was $69.99), small enough to slip unnoticed into a laptop sleeve, measuring in at 4.2 by 2.4 by 1.5 inches. That size allows it to fit alongside a charger or power bank in your carry on without hogging up space. For those of us who haul laptops through airports, every gram counts – and the Orochi V2 barely registers in a pocket, weighing in at under 60 grams without a battery – or 64 grams if you spring for a slim AAA.
Dr. Olaf Meynecke just wanted to see humpback whales migrate. So, he attached small suction-cup cameras to their backs along Australia’s eastern coast to record feeding patterns and social calls on the long journey from Antarctica to Queensland. Instead, the lenses filled with fish.
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Samsung was supposed to replace the Plus model with a super thin Edge phone next year. Poor sales of the S25 Edge changed everything—only 1.3 million units sold in three months compared to 5 million for the S25 Plus. The Edge successor was scrapped and the Plus name was brought back. New Galaxy S26 Plus leaks now show exactly what you’ll get next year.
Maker Nikodem Bartnik has built a robot head that answers questions in a way that’ll make you think a ancient Greek philosopher like Aristotle has just rolled back into the room. A metal mask with 3D-printed moving eyes peeks out from the hood, some sparkly LEDs pulsate behind the mouth and every time he responds, he uses an artificial brain that runs on his own computer in the next room. It all looks so alive and makes for a seriously interesting conversation that could keep going for hours, or so we’d like to think.
Late October is typically a quiet time in aviation, but that was not the case at a California test site. A sleek matte gray jet with a mostly empty interior took off from Victorville’s runway, rose slowly, and was able to negotiate its own path through the sky without even a remote pilot at the controls. It was a historic event; no one was inside, and the entire route had essentially been left in the hands of the YFQ-44A, also known as Anduril’s Fury.
DJI’s Zenmuse L3 drops into your world as a compact, clip-on package that finally makes your drone a serious mapping machine. Throw it onto your trusty Matrice 400, and suddenly, you’ll be beaming a powerful laser 950 meters down the road, bouncing it off reflective surfaces that barely let a tenth of the light through.
An East Coast-based grocery store chain has finally given us a pretty clear look at Yoshi from the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy movie. Tops Friendly Markets recently posted some pictures of Pillsbury Ready-to-Bake Yoshi Egg Sugar Cookie Dough, – a 9.1 oz package of pre-cut, egg-shaped treats stuck to a film. Yoshi’s face is front and center on the front of the packaging, looking as expressive as you’d see in any Illumination film.
Visual Instruments has just unveiled the Phantom, a 24-inch monitor that allows you to see beyond it while you’re working. You can connect it to any computer, console, or phone via a USB-C connector or an HDMI cable, and the content seems to float on a sheet of glass, with no bulky bezels blocking the view behind it. This is the first entirely transparent computer display, according to the founders, although it is aimed at those who work at a desk rather than those who want to show it off in a shop.
Apple offers AirPods 4 in two versions. The low-end one has come down to $89 (from $129), and gives up on active noise cancellation. The more expensive one is $179 and includes that feature. Lots of reviewers make a strong case for the pricier model. They point to noise blocking and wireless charging as the key things you can’t live without – fair enough if you’re stuck in a noisy city or always on the move. But after living with both models for a while now, the base model is still the smarter choice for everyday life.