The Download: introducing the Impossible issue

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.Introducing: the Impossible issueWe wanted our last print edition of 2026 to include a slate of stories that check in on impossible ideas. Why? Because it’s fun to dream about living on other planets or uploading our brains. But also because scientists and engineers who won’t give up on daring endeavors remind us what technology is suppo