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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... the future of air transit in the Beehive State
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted March 10 - 9:16 p.m. | Save Story
Beta Technologies on Monday kicked off six days of demonstration flights across Utah to showcase its electric ALIA aircraft, which will soon transport cargo and people.
Musk says X is facing cyberattack following outage
Reuters | Posted March 10 - 12:23 p.m. | Save Story
Social media platform X went down for nearly 11,000 users on Monday, which owner Elon Musk said was the result of a cyberattack.
'Stand Up for Science' rally at state Capitol champions research, endeavor
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 9 - 7:13 a.m. | Save Story
In the waning hours of Utah's 2025 legislative session, proponents of American scientific research and enterprise gathered Friday on the Capitol steps to champion a unified message: Stand Up for Science.
'Superhuman hands': University of Utah researchers develop game-changing retinal surgery robot
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 9:44 p.m. | Save Story
University of Utah researchers have collaborated to develop a highly advanced robotic surgery device for retinal surgery that gives surgeons "superhuman" hands.
BYU students devise parasite detector for beehives
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted March 8 - 10:16 a.m. | Save Story
One of the greatest risks to the health of beehives and pollinators is varroa mites, but a new invention from BYU students is aiming to reduce the deadly impacts of the mites.
Lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted March 7 - 9:03 p.m. | Save Story
A lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole, Intuitive Machines announced Friday, less than 24 hours after the landing attempt.
SpaceX's Starship explodes in space, which Musk calls a 'minor setback'
Joey Roulette and David Shepardson, Reuters | Posted March 7 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk's Mars rocket program.
Intuitive Machines Athena lander on the moon, but status unclear as news conference nears
Joey Roulette, Akash Sriram and Peter Henderson, Reuters | Posted March 6 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Intuitive Machines said on Thursday that its robotic Athena lander has landed on the moon's surface, but details of the spacecraft's status and health remained unclear.
Utah senators tackle solar geoengineering. What is it?
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted March 3 - 10:24 p.m. | Save Story
You can see them in the sky, the airplanes carrying customers or cargo. Some planes are spraying chemicals to bounce the heat of the sun back into the atmosphere in the name of climate change.
Who's watching whom? New bill aims to reduce red light violations with proposed pilot program
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted March 2 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
A new bill that would create a pilot program for red light cameras across the state was introduced in the House on Thursday.
A Utah representative's bold move to rein in Big Tech
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted March 2 - 12:21 p.m. | Save Story
When you join a social media platform, you sign over the rights to your digital identity. A bill in Utah hopes to change that.
US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft
Joey Roulette, Reuters | Posted March 2 - 7:52 a.m. | Save Story
Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful of private firms compete to reach the frontlines of a global moon race.
Thousands report outage affecting Microsoft services like Outlook
Associated Press | Posted March 1 - 8:26 p.m. | Save Story
Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers have reported issues with services like Outlook.
BYU greenhouse design provides fresh produce year-round for homeless center
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted March 1 - 7:06 p.m. | Save Story
Innovative greenhouse designs by BYU students are being used to a reduce food insecurity during the winter months at a local food center.
Will Utah join a tri-state nuclear compact with its neighbors?
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted March 1 - 2:31 p.m. | Save Story
Utah may form a compact with Idaho and Wyoming in the states' pursuit of deploying advanced nuclear technologies, focusing on a regional emphasis that fortifies a united front.
New BYU research aiming to do what FAA can't — track low-flying drones
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted March 1 - 8:49 a.m. | Save Story
New radar-based drone tracking technology developed by a team of BYU researchers could represent a game-changing first step toward managing the emerging and increasingly congested realm of overhead air traffic.
Katy Perry and Gayle King will join Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez on Blue Origin spaceflight
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 28 - 9:23 p.m. | Save Story
Katy Perry and Gayle King are headed to space with Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez. Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin announced the all-female celebrity crew on Thursday.
Amazon's Alexa is getting a major upgrade for the AI chatbot era
Lisa Eadicicco, CNN | Posted Feb. 28 - 6:49 a.m. | Save Story
Alexa+, Amazon's revamped version of Alexa was unveiled Wednesday, bringing the popular voice assistant into the artificial intelligence era.
