A Native American tribe once relied on oil and gas; now its desert land will help power Meta’s new data center July 6, 2026 at 08:51PM

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is developing a large solar project. This initiative will supply clean energy to a new Meta data center. The project marks a significant shift from the tribe's oil and gas revenue. Renewable energy developers face policy uncertainties and permitting challenges. The tribe secured approvals before new federal regulations took effect.

NASA’s Voyager 1 left Earth in 1977; now its signal takes over 22 hours to reach us and it is still sending data July 6, 2026 at 11:49PM

Nearly 49 years after its launch, NASA's Voyager 1 continues to send data from around 25 billion kilometres away, making it the most distant human-made object in space. As its power supply slowly declines, NASA is carefully switching off onboard systems to keep the spacecraft operational. Voyager 1 is also expected to reach another milestone in 2026, when a signal from Earth will take a full 24 hours to reach it.