2025-11-13

Amazon rebrands its Starlink competitor to Amazon Leo

Amazon is making its satellite communication network a bit more official with a rebrand. The company has announced that Project Kuiper will now be called "Amazon Leo," a nod to the fact that [...]

2025-11-13

Tracking the winds that have turned Mars into a planet of dust

Tracking winds across Mars' surface and their association with dust storms. [...]

2025-11-13

What if the aliens come and we just can’t communicate?

Ars chats with particle physicist Daniel Whiteson about his new book Do Aliens Speak Physics? [...]

2025-11-12

Quantum computing tech keeps edging forward

IBM follows through on its June promises, plus more trapped ion news. [...]

2025-11-12

OpenAI reboots ChatGPT experience with GPT-5.1 after mixed reviews of GPT-5

ChatGPT is about to become faster and more conversational as OpenAI upgrades its flagship model GPT-5 to GPT-5.1.OpenAI announced two updates to the GPT-5 series: GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking. [...]

2025-11-12

IBM announces Nighthawk and Loon quantum chips

IBM has introduced two different quantum chips that it believes could help demonstrate "quantum advantage," or the ability for a quantum computer to solve a problem faster than a classical c [...]

2025-11-12

November Nights Are Dazzling With These 3 Meteor Showers. How to Watch Like a Pro

You won't need binoculars or a telescope, but you will need to get away from city lights to see one of the meteor showers peak tonight. [...]

2025-11-12

Corals survived past climate changes by retreating to the deeps

A recent die-off in Florida puts the spotlight on corals' survival strategies. [...]

2025-11-12

An Aurora Is Coming Tonight: Here's Where You Could See It

The far-reaching aurora is projected to hit around 25 states on Wednesday. [...]