Scientists finally solve centuries-long mystery of star that disappeared 14 days after its discovery
Mapping the cosmos as we see it from Earth is a never-ending job, but one of the nice things about stars is that they tend …
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Best Buy wants to send salespeople to your house
As big box stores continue to struggle to lure customers through their doors, Best Buy is taking an interesting approach to ensuring its brick-and-mortar locations …
Notorious spambot accidentally leaks 700 million email addresses and passwords
An email spambot just accidentally leaked its own mailing lists, revealing over 700 million email addresses along with many passwords. The leak is being called …
Spare a thought for Voyager 1 and 2, which have been hurtling through space for 40 years
In late August and early September of 1977, NASA sent two messengers into space. Their extended mission, to travel as far away from Earth as …
Motorcycle butcher turns BMW electric scooter into street demon
The BMW C Evolution “maxi-scooter” is a somewhat mundane vehicle, at least in terms of appearance. It’s a rather generic combination of shiny plastic with …
NASA’s Cassini dove past Saturn’s rings and sent back this gorgeous video
NASA’s Cassini orbiter continues to send back some stunning shots of Saturn even as its days are rapidly coming to an end. The spacecraft’s latest …
Nintendo is killing its social network because you never used it
Nintendo is currently riding high on the success of its “Classic” retro console relaunches and the incredible demand for the portable hybrid Switch. Looking ahead, …
NASA’s next Mars spacecraft is going to look inside the planet, and nobody knows what it might find
NASA’s Mars rovers regularly send back awesome images of the red planet, not to mention an incredible wealth of scientific data, but that’s not stopping …
Uber is axing one of its creepiest features in the name of privacy
Despite all the horribly negative things that have sullied the Uber brand over the past couple of years, the company remains standing today, and now …
News crew saves driver’s life in Hurricane Harvey flood
News crews covering natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey have the tricky task of reporting on the event as it unfolds while also doing their best …
Surprise! Millions of people pirated the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight
The match between UFC champion Conor McGregor and undefeated professional boxer Floyd Mayweather has been called the biggest combat sports event of all time. It …
I played ‘Destiny 2’ on PC, and I regret every second of it
Today, the Destiny 2 beta finally rolled out for PC gamers, marking the very first time players have had the chance to play a Destiny …
Drones provide a depressing look at Hurricane Harvey’s devastation
Hurricane Harvey struck Texas this past weekend, making landfall early Saturday and leaving a path of utter devastation in its wake. For those of us …
Stop blaming the Sun for global warming
The Earth is getting warmer and warmer, and scientists are now essentially unanimous in their opinion that humans are to blame, but could other factors …
These hovering gyro-busses could be the future of transportation
It’s become pretty clear that flying cars aren’t going to be a thing for a long, long time, so how exactly are modern cities going …
Abode is a smart home security system that finally makes sense
It wasn’t that long ago that outfitting your home with a security system required an appointment with some fancy monitoring company, a likely pricey estimate, …
Astronaut pee could be turned into plastics
Astronauts are masters at recycling, and the brave space farers aboard the International Space Station already repurpose urine and the humidity they exhale into drinking …
This ancient tablet might rewrite this history of math as we know it
Thankfully, very few of us have to bother with trigonometry on a daily basis, but regardless of how much you may have dreaded studying it …
Microsoft promises never to force upgrades on customers ever again
Microsoft’s Windows 10 rollout was something of a disaster. It’s not that the operating system is bad — in fact, it’s widely considered to be …
Largest-ever asteroid is about to fly by Earth
Near-Earth objects make passes by our planet on a fairly regular basis, but the space rock that’s going to cruise by on September 1st is …
HTC might (and totally should) sell off its Vive division, and I know who should buy it
HTC isn’t having a ton of luck in the smartphone market these days, but its Vive virtual reality headset is actually doing really, really well. …
The unexplained sinking of a Civil War submarine finally has an answer
A Civil War mystery that has held strong for over 130 years finally has an answer. The sinking of the combat submarine H.L. Hunley, resulting …
Don’t believe this insane ’15 days of darkness’ rumor that NASA has already debunked
Ah, the internet. It’s given us complete freedom to communicate with basically whoever we want and provides a wealth of information to anyone who takes …
Mars is a winter wonderland at night
When you think of the surface of Mars you probably think of a dusty, largely featureless wasteland of orange dust and jagged rocks right? Thanks …
Stronger-than-steel ‘unbreakable’ rubber bands may be on the way
It’s hard to argue with the simplicity and design of a rubber band. I mean, it has a million uses, but at the end of …
Astronomers captured incredible image of nearby star, but found something they can’t explain
Like the rest of the world, we adore fantastic space photos. High-powered telescopes and exploratory spacecraft have delivered some truly jaw-dropping glimpses at what lies …
Elon Musk just revealed SpaceX’s space suits, and they’re glorious
SpaceX is already a big name in commercial spaceflight, but the company has yet to get its manned missions off the ground. A number of …
Apple’s iPhone 8 event date may have leaked, and it’s right around the corner
Apple’s next-generation iPhone is one of the most hotly-anticipated mobile devices of all time, and now we may finally know when we’ll get to see …
AccuWeather’s iOS app caught sending location data when it says it isn’t
AccuWeather is one of the most popular weather apps across iOS and Android, and it’s a trusted service that countless people rely on every hour …
‘Diamond rain’ proven possible on Uranus and Neptune
Following up on a long-held theory that intense pressure within the ice giants of our solar system could lead to “diamond rain,” researchers were able …
