Someone built a map of the stars from Project Hail Mary, and it’s shockingly good

A developer used ESA's GAIA DR3 dataset, which maps 1.8 billion real stars, to recreate the Project Hail Mary star map. It's accurate, interactive, and completely free to explore.
9to5Google

Google’s interactive world builder, Project Genie, will drop you in real places using Street View

Google just announced its world-exploring game, Project Genie, is getting a new feature that drops you in real-world ...

Google’s Genie world model can now simulate real streets with Street View

Google DeepMind is integrating Street View with Project Genie to create immersive, interactive world simulations for robotics ...
Live Science

World's first 'native' color lidar will let robots and self-driving cars map the world in full color 3D

Ouster has launched the Rev8 set of lidar sensors that function as both a camera and a 3D mapping sensor at the same time.
Scientific American

Tiny robot drones learn to navigate the world like honeybees

Insect-size drones are too small to lug around complex navigation systems. To help tiny autonomous fliers find their way home ...
Nature

Giant map reveals thousands of cities worldwide with successful green policies

For most of modern history, economic growth has been tightly coupled with the use of fossil fuels. Cities now house more than ...
Fox Sports

Shohei Ohtani On-Base Streak: Dodgers Star Tied Alex Rodriguez With 53-Straight

Just 48 players had ever managed an on-base streak of at least 50 games entering the 2026 season, but Shohei Ohtani made that 49. The Dodgers’ two-way superstar reached base in 53 consecutive games, ...
CBSSports.com

Shohei Ohtani's on-base streak ends at 53 games: Where does it rank in MLB history?

For the fourth time in five games, the Los Angeles Dodgers were losers Wednesday night, falling to the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park (SF 3, LA 0). Patrick Bailey's seventh-inning three-run homer ...
KREM

WA Senator Marcus Riccelli confirms Spokane as World Cup base camp for Egypt

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane is hosting Egypt as a Team Base Camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to Washington Senator Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane) and the Spokane City Council. Headlining the ...
Seattle Times

World Cup base camps in WA: Here’s where countries are likely to practice

The two base camp locations in the state of Washington for the FIFA Men’s World Cup appear to have been claimed. Belgium will be hanging out in the Puget Sound region, while Egypt will be making its ...
Houston Public Media

Democratic Republic of Congo sets World Cup base camp in Houston

Representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo visiting NRG Stadium on April 14, 2026, in anticipation of setting their soccer team’s base camp in Houston ahead of the World Cup. The Democratic ...
Houston Chronicle

'Icing on the cake’: Houston World Cup committee excited to host base camp for DR Congo

DR Congo, playing on the world’s biggest stage for the first time in 52 years, will make Houston its base camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. John Coppins, the vice president of operations for Houston’s ...