SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality
SpaceX accomplished a groundbreaking engineering feat Sunday, when it launched the fifth test flight of its gigantic Starship rocket, then caught the booster back at the launch pad in Texas…
RedCap, the 5G for wearables and IoT, will get its first devices soon
Image: The Verge Both T-Mobile and AT&T have plans to release their first devices soon that run on RedCap, a 5G specification that is tooled for Internet of Things devices,…
X blocked hacked JD Vance dossier links after the Trump campaign flagged it
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge The Presidential campaign of Donald Trump asked X to stop links to a story containing VP nominee JD Vance’s hacked dossier from circulating…
The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise
An Optimus robot at the We, Robot event. | Screenshot: Tesla We, Robot livestream Tesla made sure its Optimus robots were a big part of its extravagant, in-person Cybercab reveal…
SpaceX Will Repeat Booster Starship Catches With Centimeter Accuracy
The most important things about the booster catch and the simulated Starship catches is that the accuracy of positioning is in the centimeters or less. They will be able to…
The Putt-Putt champions of the internet
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge In September of 2023, Danny and Steven Sanicki played a round of minigolf. The Sanickis are twins, are both competitive golfers, and were budding…
SpaceX Starship is Going Through Re-entry With Some Slight Burnthroughs at the End
SpaceX has ablative heat shield underneath the 18,000+ heat shield tiles. SpaceX Starship is going through peak heating and looks good and undamaged for the orbital re-entry and return. Now…
SpaceX launches Starship and catches its Super Heavy booster for the first time
Screenshot: SpaceX livestream SpaceX launched Starship for its fifth flight test at about 8:25AM ET from its South Texas launch site. The company succeeded in returning the Starship Super Heavy…
Now we can all wake up like Mario
Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 56, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so…
Can walls of oysters protect shores against hurricanes? Darpa wants to know.
On October 10, 2018, Tyndall Air Force Base on the Gulf of Mexico—a pillar of American air superiority—found itself under aerial attack. Hurricane Michael, first spotted as a Category 2…