A Collision with Space Debris Leaves 3 Chinese Astronauts Stranded in Orbit

The only craft docked at Tiangong space station has been damaged and “does not meet the release conditions for a safe manned return.” [...]

April Ignites the Night: Two Meteor Showers Are On the Way, and Here's How to See Them

Get ready for the Lyrids and the Eta Aquariids, coming soon to a sky near you. [...]

The ghost in the AI machine

The question of machine consciousness is suddenly everywhere, driven by models that are getting better at doing things that look an awful lot like thinking [...]

Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

Giant sloths are extinct in part because they were tasty and nutritious. [...]

Student Solves a Long-Standing Problem About the Limits of Addition

A new proof illuminates the hidden patterns that emerge when addition becomes impossible. [...]

A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech

Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system. [...]

Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30

Ron Howard's 1995 love letter to NASA's Apollo program takes a few historical liberties but it still inspires awe. [...]

These psychological tricks can get LLMs to respond to “forbidden” prompts

Study shows how patterns in LLM training data can lead to "parahuman" responses. [...]

11 Bit Studios clarifies its AI use in The Alters after player outcry

11 Bit Studios has drawn the ire of players for the undisclosed use of artificial intelligence in its recent release, The Alters. The new project from the team behind Frostpunk and This War of Mine is [...]