Cosmic Log<p>Worldcon celebrates science fiction’s past and future<br>Thousands of science fiction and fantasy fans will be going back to the future this week when Seattle plays host to Worldcon, the world’s premier sci-fi convention, for the first time since the Space Needle opened its doors.</p><p>“The Pacific Northwest is a great community of m<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/12/worldcon-celebrates-science-fictions-past-and-future/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/08/12/world</span><span class="invisible">con-celebrates-science-fictions-past-and-future/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Worldcon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldcon</span></a></p>
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Cosmic Log<p>Investigators say Titan sub tragedy was ‘preventable’<br>In a report issued today, the U.S. Coast Guard panel investigating the loss of OceanGate’s Titan submersible and its occupants in 2023 blamed the disaster on a series of safety lapses — and issued recommendations that were aimed at heading off future tragedies.<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/investigators-say-titan-sub-tragedy-was-preventable/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/08/05/inves</span><span class="invisible">tigators-say-titan-sub-tragedy-was-preventable/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CoastGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoastGuard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OceanGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceanGate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Submarines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Submarines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Submersibles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Submersibles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Titan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Titanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Titanic</span></a></p>
US<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/us/75822/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/us/75822/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Meta Lures Seattle AI Founder With $100M-Plus Offer To Join Its Superintelligence Dream Team <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AllenInstituteForAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllenInstituteForAI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarkZuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkZuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MattDeitke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MattDeitke</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MetaSuperintelligenceLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MetaSuperintelligenceLab</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Superintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Superintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SuperintelligenceLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuperintelligenceLab</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>Scientists hail Rubin Observatory’s debut and look ahead<br>It’s been more than two decades since the University of Washington helped kick off the effort to get the Vera C. Rubin Observatory built in Chile — and now that it’s finished, UW astronomers are gearing up to get in on the first decade of discoveries.</p><p>The university’s r<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/27/scientists-hail-rubin-observatorys-debut-and-look-ahead/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/06/27/scien</span><span class="invisible">tists-hail-rubin-observatorys-debut-and-look-ahead/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RubinObservatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RubinObservatory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UniversityOfWashington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfWashington</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>Starfish’s second spacecraft launched for docking test<br>Starfish Space’s second Otter Pup spacecraft went into Earth orbit today, marking the first step in what the Seattle-area startup hopes will be a successful demonstration of the vehicle’s ability to dock with other satellites.</p><p>Otter Pup, which is about the size of a microwave oven, was one of 70 pay<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/23/starfishs-second-spacecraft-launched-for-docking-test/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/06/23/starf</span><span class="invisible">ishs-second-spacecraft-launched-for-docking-test/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StarfishSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StarfishSpace</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>AeroTEC joins project to test hybrid-electric aircraft<br>Seattle-based AeroTEC says it’s been selected by Pratt & Whitney Canada to lead the modification and flight test of an experimental hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft at its Flight Test Center in Moses Lake, Wash.</p><p>The RTX demonstrator is a De Havilland Canada Da<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/17/aerotec-joins-project-to-test-hybrid-electric-aircraft/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/06/17/aerot</span><span class="invisible">ec-joins-project-to-test-hybrid-electric-aircraft/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AeroTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AeroTEC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElectricPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricPropulsion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrattWhitney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrattWhitney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RTX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>Inside Zeno Power’s ‘test kitchen’ for nuclear batteries<br>Researchers are fine-tuning a recipe at Zeno Power’s office-lab complex in Seattle’s South Lake Union district — but it’s not the kind of recipe you can taste-test. Instead, this recipe specifies the ingredients for a new kind of nuclear battery, and Zeno is hoping it’ll get a glowing revie<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/16/inside-zeno-powers-test-kitchen-for-nuclear-batteries/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/06/16/insid</span><span class="invisible">e-zeno-powers-test-kitchen-for-nuclear-batteries/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZenoPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZenoPower</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>Two documentaries revisit the OceanGate sub tragedy<br>Nearly two years after OceanGate’s Titan submersible imploded during a dive to the Titanic, killing all five people aboard, two documentaries are bringing fresh perspectives to the disaster. But they also make clear that it’s too early to close the book on the tragedy and its <br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/11/two-documentaries-revisit-the-oceangate-sub-tragedy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/06/11/two-d</span><span class="invisible">ocumentaries-revisit-the-oceangate-sub-tragedy/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OceanGate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceanGate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Submarines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Submarines</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Submersibles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Submersibles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Titanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Titanic</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>Software predicts a bonanza of solar system discoveries<br>A new type of computer simulation predicts that the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will discover millions of previously undetected objects in the solar system over the course of the coming decade.</p><p>The discovery campaign, which is due to begin in earnest later this year, should expand th<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/03/software-predicts-a-bonanza-of-solar-system-discoveries/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/06/03/softw</span><span class="invisible">are-predicts-a-bonanza-of-solar-system-discoveries/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LSST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LSST</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RubinObservatory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RubinObservatory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>Smartphone satellite texting isn’t exactly rocket science<br>NEHALEM, Ore. — When I bought myself a phone that was built for satellite texting, nearly three years ago, I never thought my first opportunity to make a space-based connection would come in a cozy Oregon cafe.</p><p>But there I was, standing up and pointing my iPhone toward the sky<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/02/smartphone-satellite-texting-isnt-exactly-rocket-science/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/06/02/smart</span><span class="invisible">phone-satellite-texting-isnt-exactly-rocket-science/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Satellites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wireless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wireless</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>Wireless charging system cleared for moon missions<br>Astrobotic says it has completed flight model acceptance testing for a wireless charging system that incorporates technology from Seattle-based WiBotic — and that could help rovers roam across the surface of the moon.</p><p>The system is designed to provide reliable, high-efficiency power transfer amid t<br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/23/wireless-charging-system-cleared-for-moon-missions/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/05/23/wirel</span><span class="invisible">ess-charging-system-cleared-for-moon-missions/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Astrobotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrobotic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WiBotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiBotic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Wireless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wireless</span></a></p>
Cosmic Log<p>Aerospace Tech Hub’s federal funding is put on hold<br>Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has blocked $48 million in federal funding for an advanced aerospace materials test bed in Spokane, triggering protests from lawmakers.</p><p>The decision also affects five other Tech Hub projects around the country that were approved for federal support in the <br><a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/17/aerospace-tech-hubs-federal-funding-is-put-on-hold/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/05/17/aeros</span><span class="invisible">pace-tech-hubs-federal-funding-is-put-on-hold/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aerospace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aerospace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MaterialsScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaterialsScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spokane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spokane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2047854/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2047854/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Palo Alto Networks Acquires Protect AI For $500M+, A Startup Backed By Salesforce, Samsung, And 01 Advisors In AI Security Push <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/acquisition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>acquisition</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AmazonWebServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmazonWebServices</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeekWire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeekWire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PaloAlto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaloAlto</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PaloAltoNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaloAltoNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProtectAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectAI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SalesforceVentures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SalesforceVentures</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SecurityPlatform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityPlatform</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SoftwareCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareCompany</span></a></p>
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