FROM THE ARCHIVE · This briefing summarizes reporting from 25 Aug 2026. Later developments may have changed the situation.
NASA’s small satellite starts observations of exoplanets and their host stars.
NASA announced that Pandora had begun science observations after commissioning. The mission aims to study at least 20 exoplanets and their stars in visible and near-infrared light.
By watching the stars alongside the planets, researchers hope to distinguish atmospheric fingerprints from signals produced by stellar activity.
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Major crypto exchanges are reinforcing key-storage controls and calling for faster information-sharing after Binance disclosed a record $6.3 billion theft.
OpenAI reduced the target for its latest funding round to about $20 billion as investors reassessed the cost and returns of the AI buildout, Reuters reported citing the Financial Times.
The US State Department approved a possible sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 interceptors to Ukraine, but newly manufactured missiles are not expected until the early 2030s.