Technology News for Saturday 19th October 2024

1. Elon Musk says life on Mars possible as SpaceX will bring down cost from 'over $1000 trillion'

Musk said that to build a city on Mars that can grow by itself likely requires at least a million tons of equipment, which would therefore require >$1000 trillion, an obviously impossible number, given that US GDP is only $29T.

2. 'Once in a lifetime' comet captured in the western skies

A comet which hasn't appeared to New Zealand in the last 80,000 years was visible in the night sky this week. Some lucky stargazers spotted the comet and were rewarded with photos of the astronomical phenomenon. The comet's brightness is slowly ...