How Android defeated ‘the biggest botnet you’ve never heard of’
Speaking this week at the Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit in Singapore, Android security engineer Maddie Stone shed new light on the years-long battle between Google’s …
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Researchers find fossil of ancient creature with 45 arms
Today’s oceans are full of interesting and bizarre creatures, many of which would seem utterly unfathomable to us if we hadn’t learned of their existence …
NASA’s Curiosity rover just drilled a new hole on Mars
The year 2019 started off on a bittersweet note for NASA with the unfortunate demise of the incredibly trusty Opportunity rover on Mars. It was …
Watch SpaceX’s second Falcon Heavy launch live right here
Update: Unfortunately, high winds have forced yet another delay of the Falcon Heavy launch. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: SpaceX is going …
Here is the first-ever photo of a black hole
As we expected, the international collaboration of scientists involved in the Event Horizon Telescope project have made good on their promise to provide the first-ever …
Watch scientists reveal the first-ever image of a black hole live
Well, the day is finally here. After centuries of wondering and developing technology capable of actually spotting a black hole, the international group of researchers …
Another fireball exploded over Russia, and plenty of people caught it on video
If you want to see space rocks exploding in Earth’s atmosphere apparently you’d be best served by moving to Russia. At least that seems to …
NASA’s mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ just hit another major milestone
In 2018, NASA launched a mission to do something that scientists have never done before. The Parker Solar Probe mission is truly the first of …
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy will now fly on Wednesday, hopefully
If you were eagerly anticipating the second-ever launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket this past weekend, you were sorely disappointed when the company was forced …
The one tiny thing that made me give up my iPhone for Android
I’ve been an iPhone user since almost the very beginning. I didn’t own an original iPhone at launch, but began using Apple’s smartphones with the …
NASA says it was behind the ‘alien’ lights that scared people in Norway
NASA has spent an incredible amount of time and money searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life, but it was NASA itself that caused some in …
The International Space Station is disgusting
The International Space Station has been home to space travelers for nearly two decades now, and with the current crew of six, there’s been a …
We may be just days away from seeing a black hole for the first time ever
For how much astronomers know about black holes — it’s a lot, trust me — it’s a bit of a shock that mankind has never …
NASA’s Curiosity rover just witnessed two solar eclipses on Mars
When a solar eclipse is expected here on Earth, it can be a pretty big deal. Back in August of 2017, a total solar eclipse …
SpaceX’s Starhopper completed its first mini-launch ‘hop’
Between tests of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, regular launches for commercial clients, and the impending second launch of the massive Falcon Heavy rocket, SpaceX has …
Rhino poacher who broke into national park was killed by elephants, then eaten by lions
Hunting endangered, protected animals is a scummy thing to do. Invading a national park to hunt those endangered animals? Well, that’s just downright gross, but …
Civilian passenger accidentally ejected from fighter jet during ride-along
The vast majority of us will never strap into the seat of a fighter jet, and the few who will (or have) probably have extensive …
Japan’s asteroid probe just blew another hole in the space rock Ryugu
Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid probe has been in orbit around the space rock known as Ryugu for months now, and in February it attempted its most …
NASA’s asteroid probe shot Bennu with a laser, and this is the result
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has been steadily progressing since the spacecraft arrived at the diamond-shaped space rock known as Bennu a few months back, but not …
Yesterday’s ISS resupply mission broke an incredible record
A resupply mission for the International Space Station, Progress MS-11, took off yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, eventually docking with the space station …
Watch a fireball tear through the sky over the Carolinas
Seeing something you’re not expecting suddenly appear in the sky can be both exciting and a little bit frightening. Whatever emotion it sparks in you, …
Study suggests cats are capable of learning their own names
Most cat owners would tell you that their furry little friends definitely know their own names. As someone with a cat, I suppose I’d be …
Watch the International Space Station receive its massive shipment of new supplies
The International Space Station is like its own little self-contained hostel for astronauts. It’s a weird combination of laboratory, recreational area, and gathering space for …
SpaceX is going to launch the massive Falcon Heavy rocket this weekend… maybe
With all the hype surrounding the successful launch, docking, and return of the Crew Dragon capsule, and the upcoming tests of the Starhopper, you’d be …
Pilots of doomed Boeing 737 MAX fought the plane’s software and lost
New details into the horrific crash of a Boeing 737 MAX commercial airliner reveal just how messed up the plane’s flight control software really was …
Oregon college students scammed Apple out of $900,000 using fake iPhones
Apple is one of the most valuable companies on the planet, but it didn’t reach the pinnacle of consumer tech by allowing itself to be …
Warming oceans may be pushing dolphins to the brink
Scientists have been warning us for years that human activity has been slowly warming up our planet. It’s not easy to see when you’re looking …
Smuggler caught attempting to transport over 750 tarantulas to the Philippines
Smuggling contraband into a country is a dirty business, especially when the goods being illegally transported are things like drugs or weapons. A man in …
Boeing’s Starliner is officially delayed, again
It hasn’t been a great year thus far for Boeing. The company has been dealing with a whole bunch of its commercial planes being grounded …
Luckiest traveler in the history of mankind gets an entire 737 to himself
Flying might be the fastest way to travel over a long distance but you don’t have to look very hard to find plenty of reasons …
