Four astronauts will loop around the Red Planet in humanity's farthest crewed journey, testing life-support systems for future landings.
The mission will launch aboard a heavy-lift rocket in late 2028, using a gravity-assist trajectory that returns the crew to Earth after fourteen months. No landing is planned — this is a reconnaissance and systems test flight.
Twelve astronaut candidates entered final medical screening. The agency emphasized psychological resilience requirements for extended isolation beyond lunar distances.
Researchers demonstrate error-corrected qubits at scale, bringing commercially viable quantum processors within reach for cloud providers.
The lightest mixed-reality device yet ships with all-day battery life and native collaboration tools built for distributed teams.
A ransomware group targets healthcare networks across four countries, forcing emergency diversions and delayed surgeries.
World leaders agree on binding safety standards for frontier AI models, marking the first multilateral treaty on artificial intelligence governance.
A sensational semi-final victory sends a team ranked eighth into the championship match, rewriting tournament history.