Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

Rank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development of its smart glasses app. [...]

The Galaxy’s Fastest Star Could Reveal the Secrets of a Supermassive Black Hole

S301 passes close to Sagittarius A*—so close that its orbit could reveal how the black hole’s rotation warps the spacetime around it. [...]

Scientists Find Measles Likely To Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years

A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are possible if rates drop. [...]

Bone collector caterpillar adorns itself in insect body parts

The caterpillars even tailor the body parts, nibbling away at excess material to ensure a proper fit. [...]

Amazon's Starlink Satellite Service Rival Has a Rocket Launch Set for Next Week

The first planned launch was scrapped due to the weather, but Project Kuiper has a new date. [...]

NSF director resigns amid 55% budget cut, mass layoffs from Trump admin

The director did not state a reason for the resignation. [...]

Large genome models used to design new viruses

The AI system makes genetically distant versions of a bacteria-killing virus. [...]

Some stinkbugs’ legs carry a mobile fungal garden

A dedicated organ grows the fungus, which deters parasitic wasps. [...]

NASA's Ignition Program: Skipping the Lunar Orbiter and Going Straight for a Moon Base

The new initiative includes a base on the moon, a nuclear-powered flight to Mars and a replacement for the ISS. [...]