Evan Feinman, who directed the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program meant to bring high-speed internet access to rural areas, exited the role on Friday after he was not reappointed for a new term, according to ProPublica’s Craig Silverman. In an email sent to staffers, which Silverman shared screenshots of on Bluesky, Feinman warned against changes proposed by the new administration that could “benefit technology that delivers slower speeds at higher costs to the household paying the bill” in order to line Elon Musk’s pockets. BEAD was established in 2021, and the new Secretary of Commerce Howard…
The lunar eclipse this week had many of us gazing up at the night sky to marvel at the red-tinged moon, and now we can see what that eerie effect looked like from the other side thanks to images captured by Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander. From the lander’s perspective on the moon, the phenomenon on March 14 was a solar eclipse, and the latest video shows red light cast over Blue Ghost as Earth temporarily blocked the sun. The new imagery came in shortly after the team shared a photo of the diamond ring effect captured by the lander as…
In a groundbreaking announcement, NASA revealed today that its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has confirmed the presence of liquid water on Mars. This discovery has sent shockwaves throughout the scientific community, reinvigorating hopes for finding life beyond Earth. According to NASA officials, the orbiter’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera captured images of dark streaks on Martian slopes, which are believed to be caused by flowing water. These streaks, known as recurring slope lineae (RSL), are thought to be formed when saltwater flows through the Martian soil. “This is a major breakthrough in our search for life on Mars,” said…
SpaceX has lost another Starship, as the vehicle’s eighth test flight ended in an explosion just like its seventh. The first few minutes of the flight went according to plan: SpaceX launched the Starship rocket from its Starbase facility in Texas at 6:30PM Eastern time on March 6, and its first stage Super Heavy booster flew back down and was successfully captured by the launch tower’s “chopstick” arms. The event marked the third time SpaceX was able to capture the booster with the tower’s mechanical appendages. The vehicle’s upper stage called the “Ship” was supposed to deploy four dummy Starship…
