The SpaceX Starship’s Raptor engines just hit a major milestone
If there’s one thing we can always count on from SpaceX it’s that Elon Musk will let everyone know of new developments the moment they …
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Butterflies know exactly what they’re looking for in a partner: Themselves
Love is a strange thing. Everyone can come up with at least a brief list of things they find attractive in a mate, but sometimes …
Like it or not, Instagram is going to start putting IGTV previews on your feed
You’re about to start seeing a lot more content from IGTV, the long-form video service Instagram rolled out last summer that was meant s to …
Vaccinations skyrocket in ‘anti-vaxxer’ county amid measles outbreak
Since the beginning of the year, things have been looking increasingly grim in parts of Oregon and Washington due to a measles outbreak that has …
You need to look very closely to see China’s Chang’e 4 lander in this stunning Moon photo
China’s space agency has had a busy year thus far, with a successful Moon landing and rover deployment as well as some pretty neat experiments …
This is the Kepler space telescope’s last image after nearly a decade of work
It’s now been a few months since the Kepler space telescope bit the dust, but the work it did will still have an impact for …
Star-Lord couldn’t have prevented the ‘Infinity War’ deaths, even if Chris Pratt thinks so
Thanos may be the person who snapped his fingers, killing half of all living beings in the known universe in Avengers: Infinity War, but it’s …
Astronomer offers entirely new theory to explain ‘alien probe’ asteroid
If there’s one story that left astronomers truly scratching their heads in 2018, it had to be the mysterious interstellar visitor known as Oumuamua. The …
Spectrum plans another inexplicable fee hike just four months after the last one
If you get your cable through Spectrum, prepare for your bill to inexplicably go up next month. According to the Los Angeles Times, Spectrum will …
Scientists discover that flying squirrels glow bright pink under UV light
If you’ve ever seen a flying squirrel in the wild you know that they’re neat little critters. They’re not particularly bothersome, and aside from mastering …
Google is killing off the web notifications widget it launched with Google+
That little bell you see in the upper right hand corner of Google web pages — and which you probably haven’t clicked in a while …
NASA lost contact with two mini Mars spacecraft and they don’t know exactly why
NASA’s Mars InSight mission is moving along nicely, with the robotic lander preparing for many months of research that will tell scientists more about the …
One year after it was shot into space, let’s check in on Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year, but exactly 12 months ago today was the first launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy. The rocket …
Earth’s magnetic pole is shifting faster than scientists predicted
If there’s one thing big-budget Hollywood disaster films have taught us, it’s that the Earth’s poles are nothing to be messed with. But apocalyptic fiction …
Colorado man chokes mountain lion to death with his bare hands after being attacked
Exercising in the wilderness always comes with its share of risks, but one Colorado man got far more than he bargained for when a mountain …
Breakfast might not be that important after all, study says
We’ve long been told that breakfast is “the most important meal of the day.” It’s said that eating a meal in the morning can give …
Chinese satellite snaps image of the Moon from the side we never see
The Moon dominates the night sky and, as the closest large body to Earth, we get to see it plenty. Unfortunately, since the Moon only …
New market research suggests the smart speaker race is pretty much over
A new market research report out from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners offering a look at the smart speaker landscape paints a pretty lopsided picture of …
A meteorite exploded over Cuba and its boom was captured on video
Space rocks come crashing down to Earth with somewhat startling regularity, and when they do they often create a big boom. When a meteorite detonates …
A magnet bouncing on a trampoline is way more interesting than it sounds
Magnets. How do they work? The good folks over at the YouTube channel Magnetic Games know exactly how, and they do all kinds of neat …
T-Mobile promises the Sprint merger won’t drive up prices… for now
Now that the government has officially reopened and the review process for T-Mobile’s proposed merger with Sprint has presumably picked back up, CEO John Legere …
Harvard astronomer doesn’t care what you think about his alien ship theory
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has had a busy start to 2019. After publishing a paper last year that suggested an alien ship recently flew around …
Watch this massive Jupiter storm swirl forever
Jupiter, the mighty “king” of planets, is one of the most interesting objects in our Solar System, and not just because it’s really really big. …
Apple Watch ‘fall detection’ feature credited with saving man’s life
One of the more interesting things about the Apple Watch is how the narrative behind the wearable has seemingly done a 180. Early on, the …
NASA’s InSight robot had to install a protective shield because Mars is windy
It’s now been over two months since NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars. The landing went as smoothly as anyone could have hoped, and …
SpaceX just fired its new Starship engine and it sure was neat
SpaceX has a big year ahead of it as it continues to fulfill rocket launch contracts for clients eager to send stuff into space, but …
Details emerge of an FBI sting targeting Huawei last month at CES
A few weeks before officials from the US Justice Dept. announced the unsealing of indictments against China-based tech giant Huawei — indictments that included almost …
‘Apex Legends’ is the latest free-to-play ‘Fortnite’ challenger, and it’s available now
Over the weekend, the surprise reveal of a new battle royale game called Apex Legends was spoiled by the many influencers and YouTubers that developer …
Samsung finally decided to cancel its eyebrow-raising partnership with a fake Supreme brand
It took almost two months, but it seems that Samsung has finally come to its senses. After a splashy announcement in December about a partnership …
Climate change is actually changing the color of the ocean
Climate scientists have long since warned that human activity and pollution is rapidly warming the Earth, and it’s a consensus that we’re at or near …
