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One million AI satellites to orbit Earth? SpaceX's mind-blowing plan of data centers in outer space explained

SpaceX has proposed a radical plan to deploy up to a million solar-powered satellites as orbital data centers for AI. This ambitious project aims to meet soaring AI compute demands, offering potential energy efficiency over terrestrial facilities. While promising a revolution in computing, the proposal faces significant concerns regarding space…

The Times of India

We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale

The mushrooms spread out on the chopping board seemed normal enough. They were rich and dense, and had a strong earthy aroma. In the saucepan, they melted – along with the cheese – to form a creamy pasta sauce.

The Conversation

Bleached Martian rocks offer fresh evidence of a wetter and warmer Mars: 'But where did they come from?

"You need so much water that we think these could be evidence of an ancient warmer and wetter climate where there was rain falling for millions of years."

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Auroras likely as most active sunspot in years turns toward Earth

The sunspot region 4366 fired off dozens of powerful solar flares in 24 hours, including the single strongest flare since 2024. Auroras are possible later this week.

LiveScience

Trump administration plans $12bn critical minerals stockpile to offset China supply risk — initiative to create 60-day reserve of rare earths for electronics manufacturing

The Trump administration will soon launch a $12 billion critical minerals stockpile designed to insulate U.S. manufacturing from supply disruptions tied to China’s dominance of mining and refining.

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Trump is channeling Ford in his plan for a U.S. strategic rare earths reserve

Trump’s latest move to secure U.S. supply of irreplaceable materials is a callback to a Nixon-era strategy.

Fortune

Why the Deity at Kamakhya Temple Bleeds Once a Year

There are temples that calm you down. And then there are temples that quietly disturb your thinking. Kamakhya Temple, sitting on Nilachal Hill in Assam, belongs to the second kind. There is no idol here. No serene marble face of the Goddess. And once every year, the temple shuts its…

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Greenland’s ‘green mining’ row highlights the key tensions in the energy transition

Green finance is built on a promise: that capital can be redirected to support the transition to a low-carbon economy while avoiding the environmental mistakes of the past. That promise is getting harder to keep.

The Conversation

3 Stocks Trump Could Back Next as USA Rare Earths Revives the Federal Catalyst Trade

Stocks to watch for a Trump White House stake include GlobalFoundries, Oklo and Energy Fuels, with USA Rare Earths and MP Materials as rare earth context.

MarketBeat

From Jupiter to Mercury: the brightest planets of February 2026

From dazzling Jupiter high in the evening sky to elusive Mercury low at sunset, February 2026 offers one of the year's best planetary lineups.

Space

Enormous 'mega-blob' under Hawaii is solid rock and iron, not gooey — and it may fuel a hotspot

A new study reveals a detailed look at what lies beneath the Hawaiian hotspot.

LiveScience

"'Yes, I will gladly die for Super Earth'": Helldivers 2 writer had only 7 days to find unofficial face of the franchise John Helldiver, "the cheesiest, most insincere" man in the galaxy

"Sorry to all the Johns out there"

GamesRadar

Groundhog Day launch sends SpaceX Starlink satellites into Earth orbit from California (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026.

Space

Why does this river slice straight through a mountain range? After 150 years, scientists finally know

The western US is a geologists’ dream, home to the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, active volcanoes and striking sandstone arches. But one landform simply doesn’t make sense.

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‘Solar Is Everything’: Tesla’s Elon Musk Says Other Energy Sources Are a Waste of Time, Like ‘a Caveman Throwing Some Twigs Into the Fire’

In a recent interview, Elon Musk says that solar is the only logical energy source to build out, and it logically dwarfs all other sources.

The Guardian - UK

Damning EU report lays bare bloc’s ‘dangerous dependence’ on critical mineral imports

Auditor calls renewable energy targets ‘unrealistic’ unless ‘EU ups its game’ in mining, refining and recycling of metals such as rare earths

MarketBeat

Momentum Is Just Starting for These 3 Rapid-Growth Stocks in 2026

Three standout stocks for 2026 have already generated massive returns of 56% or more this year, although they may cater to investors with a tolerance for risk.

The Independent UK

Trump administration to create a strategic reserve for rare earths elements

The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements

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The Colorado River's largest tributary flows 'uphill' for over 100 miles — and geologists may finally have an explanation for it

Millions of years ago, the Green River carved a path through the Uinta Mountains instead of flowing around the formation. Now, researchers have discovered how this could have happened.

The Conversation

Is the whole universe just a simulation?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure

On the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, his body will be displayed for the first time ever in February 2026, at the Basilica of San Francesco. Millions of visitors are expected to converge in the small Tuscan town of Assisi…

The Independent UK

The trip that opened Antarctica to tourists – 60 years on, was it a mistake?

The first tourists stepped ashore at Smith Island and Melchior Islands on the Antarctic Peninsula on January 23, 1966. Since then, the White Continent has become a bucket-list item, with 80,000 visitors last year. US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill speaks with polar explorers and climate scientists to explore whether that…

Space

Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as new volatile sunspot turns toward Earth

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.

LiveScience

Artemis II simulated launch window opens tonight as NASA delays mission due to 'rare Arctic outbreak'

NASA's Artemis II simulated launch is scheduled for tonight after Arctic weather forced the mission to be delayed. The first crewed Artemis mega moon rocket could still leave Earth as early as this weekend.

The Independent UK

Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from seabed to lower reliance on China

A Japanese research vessel has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, Japan’s government announced Monday as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on China

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