NASA’s Cassini discovers shockingly deep lakes on Saturn’s moon Titan
It’s been well over a year since NASA’s incredibly trusty Cassini probe performed its final act, plunging into Saturn’s atmosphere where it was obliterated by …
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Apple helping rebuild Notre Dame is a perfect example of how it’s changed under Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted early Tuesday morning that the company would be donating money as a way of helping French officials rebuild the Notre …
SpaceX lost its Falcon Heavy core booster to the ocean
Last week, SpaceX finally accomplished something it had never done before. It launched the Falcon Heavy on its first commercial mission, and when its trio …
NASA sent mice into space, and the results are unintentionally hilarious
At some point in the not-so-distant future, NASA and other space groups around the world will begin embarking on manned missions deeper into our solar …
Facebook is copying Snapchat again with a new way to browse the News Feed
Facebook’s new Snapchat-like “Stories” format could be about to completely transform your News Feed, if the latest scoop from app researcher Jane Manchun Wong comes …
The world’s largest airplane finally took off
It didn’t take long for SpaceX to become a leader in commercial spaceflight. The company’s reusable rocket technology makes it possible for the company to …
SpaceIL’s first lander crashed into the Moon, but they’re already planning a second try
It’s been a very interesting month thus far for SpaceIL, the Israeli organization which sent the Beresheet lunar lander into space and subsequently crashed it …
This is the last thing Israel’s lunar lander saw before smashing into the Moon
Last week, Israel attempted to do something that only three other countries have accomplished in the history of mankind by landing a spacecraft on the …
Florida man killed by gigantic pet bird
Lots of people around the world keep birds as pets, and the vast majority of the time they pose no danger to their owners. A …
A new world was found in our solar system, and you can help name it
Being allowed to officially name a planetary body is a privilege that few are ever granted. Typically, new planets, moons, and other large objects found …
Chinese scientists put human brain genes in a monkey
Everything we know about evolution tells us that humans have primate ancestors, and that the development of our complex brains is what allowed ancient humans …
Facebook’s latest mishap involves bizarre messages printed on Oculus controllers
Facebook is certainly dealing with its fair share of privacy snafus at the moment, a number that’s swelled considerably over the past 12 months or …
SpaceX successfully recovered Falcon Heavy’s nosecone, and it’s going to space again
After many delays, SpaceX was finally able to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket this week, for just the second time ever. The company also made …
The Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular is somehow down to just $299 right now on Amazon
If you’re an Apple fan, you know that on rare occasions when the company’s products do go on sale, the discounts are typically nothing to …
We now know why Israel’s lunar lander crashed into the Moon
Yesterday, Israel’s first mission to the Moon ended in a rather abrupt and unsatisfying manner. SpaceIL’s Beresheet lunar lander, which was part of a privately-funded …
This is Netflix’s secret weapon in the fight against Disney and Apple
This weekend, pop culture fans around the world will turn their attention again to the fictional continent of Westeros, where a bitter, treacherous fight for …
SpaceX pulled off an incredible feat in its second Falcon Heavy launch
After several days of delays and multiple false starts, SpaceX finally launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for just the second time ever. The launch, which …
Dead alligator is devoured by giant ‘pill bugs’ on the sea floor in creepy video
When an animal dies in a forest or field its body usually becomes food for scavengers large and small. Sometimes that includes larger animals like …
It’s not quite Wall-E, but MIT’s recycling robot can detect paper, plastic, and metal by touch
Automating recycling seems like the smart thing to do when considering the incredible amount of waste we humans produce every year. But robots can’t easily …
Why didn’t scientists photograph the black hole at the center of the Milky Way?
After years of work and a whole lot of hype, researchers working with the Event Horizon Telescope project finally unveiled the very first image ever …
Disney just announced a price and launch date for its Disney+ streaming service
We already knew the streaming wars were going to get a lot more interesting this fall, and at an investor day presentation this afternoon from …
SpaceX is going to try to launch its Falcon Heavy yet again – watch it live here
It’s been a rough week for the folks at SpaceX. The second-ever launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket was supposed to happen on Sunday, and …
Oops! Israel’s Beresheet lander crashed into the Moon
There were only two ways the first-ever Moon landing for Israel was going to go. The country’s Beresheet lander was definitely going to make it …
LinkedIn just added Facebook-style reactions
Just because Facebook is mired in a teeming mess of scandal right now doesn’t mean its competitors are completely ignoring the way the largest social …
Watch Israel’s first-ever Moon landing live
It’s been a number of weeks since Israel launched a privately-funded mission orbit and then land on Earth’s Moon. Things got off to a bit …
YouTube TV gets nine new channels, raises price to $50 per month
The wave of streaming service price hikes continues this week, as Google announced that its monthly subscription for YouTube TV jumped from $39.99 to $49.99 …
Thousands of Amazon employees hear what you say to Alexa
Amazon has thousands of employees across the globe who actively listen to Alexa recordings from Echo devices as part of a broad effort to improve …
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 …
