Hubble Space Telescope dies in 2034 without intervention. NASA is soliciting commercial proposals to reboost the observatory, which has no propulsion of its own and no viable ride since the Space Shuttle retired. The precedent exists: a $30 million commercial mission to reboost the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory went from contract to launch in nine months, though it ultimately failed. A Hubble contract would carry a longer timeline and a larger budget, and the full NASA solicitation details are worth reading for anyone tracking the commercial spaceflight market.
Apple's iPhone Duo folding display is cracking under real-world use. The failure pattern: tight hinges, a crunching sound, then a broken screen. Apple calls it a 'small number' of affected units, but independent estimates put that figure in the thousands. iFixit's teardown identifies the likely culprit as a cradle mechanism that jams during folding and withdraws mechanical support from the display at the worst moment. The teardown contains the structural diagrams and component analysis that Apple has not provided publicly.
Two items worth a quick look: the 2026 Hackaday Supercon schedule is now live, with more than 30 speakers and a dozen hands-on workshops converging on Pasadena. Separately, Radiaverse launched as a crowd-sourced radiation mapping platform, built on data from RadiaCode detectors, visualized on an interactive globe. Think WiGLE, but for ionizing radiation instead of WiFi access points.
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