A selection of general, astronomy and space science stories from Wired magazine.

A California Program Is Bringing Down the Cost of Heat Pumps by Buying Bulk

10 Aug 2026 at 11:00am
The approach is like a Costco for heat pumps, and it’s helping make installations more accessible as heat waves worsen. Read more...

Why Each Octopus Arm Has a Mind of Its Own

10 Aug 2026 at 10:00am
Two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons are in its arms—each operating independently—including the one it uses to have sex. Read more...

Space Agencies Are Trying to Keep Astronauts From Losing Their Sight

10 Aug 2026 at 6:00am
A device currently being used to help octogenarians do self-administered eye exams could be part of future space missions to monitor astronauts’ ocular health. Read more...

The Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Hidden Phenomenon

8 Aug 2026 at 1:00pm
The photograph, taken in visible light, made it possible to observe for the first time the tiny plasma vortices that had been predicted for more than a century. Read more...

Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceX’s Rocket

8 Aug 2026 at 12:00pm
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared images that show the gash on the surface. It’s pretty small. Read more...

Spokane Shows What the New Era of Wildfires Looks Like

8 Aug 2026 at 9:00am
With rising temperatures and drier conditions, fires are more likely to explode. And with more people living next to forests, the results can be catastrophic. Read more...

Scientists Used AI to Create 16 New Viruses

7 Aug 2026 at 2:13pm
The use of AI systems to create viruses opens up new possibilities for combating bacterial resistance. It also raises concerns about the pace at which technology is outstripping regulation. Read more...

DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else

6 Aug 2026 at 4:23pm
Its WeatherNext model, which will be open-sourced, can accurately predict a storm’s track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data. Researchers don’t yet fully understand how it does this. Read more...

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, and More Are on the August 2026 Astronomical Calendar

6 Aug 2026 at 12:00pm
Here’s when some of this year’s most anticipated astronomical events will happen and the best way to observe them. Read more...

Microsoft’s Quantum Chief Doesn’t Care That Scientists Don’t Believe His Results

6 Aug 2026 at 11:00am
Zulfi Alam thinks his team doesn’t need to “prove” they engineered a new state of matter in their bid to reinvent computing. Science would disagree. Read more...

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