The government shutdown is now forcing rocket launches to be delayed
The U.S. government has now been in a partial shutdown for nearly two weeks, forcing many federal employees to take unplanned time off, or, in …
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Astronaut says he accidentally dialed 911 from space
In space no one can hear you scream and, as it turns out, no one can respond to your 911 calls either. Dutch astronaut André …
The Milky Way is on an unstoppable collision course with a neighboring galaxy
Our Solar System has remained largely unchanged for billions of years, and it’s likely to remain that way for a long time to come, but …
Samsung unveils sleek new monitors targeting gamers and content creators
Samsung has unveiled a trio of gorgeous new monitors aimed at content creators as well as gamers that the company plans to show off at …
Scientists taught AI to spot Alzheimer’s years before traditional diagnosis
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating brain disorder that has no known cure. Studies have shown that you can improve your chances of keeping it at …
It’s not just Apple: Baidu CEO warns employees that ‘winter is coming’
As China continues to suffer an economic slowdown as trade-related tensions with the US drag on, the CEO of what is essentially the Google of …
China’s lunar probe sends back its first photos of the far side of the Moon
It’s not all that often that China breaks entirely new ground when it comes to space science but that’s exactly what the country did earlier …
Look out Netflix: Disney made an insane amount of money at the box office in 2018
Disney officially closed out 2018 in style. The company added a few extra billion to its coffers thanks to an insanely successful run at the …
NASA’s first planetary defense mission will send a spacecraft crashing into an asteroid
The relentless march of technology is allowing scientists to consider the possibility of human exploration of the Solar System and beyond but, even as we …
Apple’s bad news for investors might be good news for Samsung and Huawei
Two of Apple’s biggest rivals in the smartphone game likely broke out some bubbly over the past 24 hours in celebration of the good fortune …
New Horizons isn’t done yet, and NASA is searching for its next target
New Horizons gave NASA an amazing New Year’s gift when it sent back gorgeous images of the distant Solar System object Ultima Thule, which we …
Another blood pressure medication has been recalled over cancer-causing impurity
We had no shortage of blood pressure medication recalls in 2018, with multiple companies issuing warnings over drug impurities that could cause cancer. It looks …
Read Tim Cook’s full memo to Apple employees following the company’s grim earnings warning
The broken clock pundits are working overtime on Thursday morning following a grim earnings warning that Apple issued on Wednesday afternoon. After all these years …
NASA declares New Horizons flyby of Ultima Thule a huge success
While most of us were popping the corks on bottles of champagne, NASA engineers were holding their breath as they watched the calendar flip to …
NASA’s New Horizons discovers Ultima Thule is not one object, but two
The past two days have been incredibly exciting for NASA and its New Horizons spacecraft. The probe made its much-anticipated flyby of the mysterious Solar …
Scientists think they know where the early universe’s dark matter has been hiding
Most of the mass in the universe is made up of a kind of matter that none of us have ever seen. It’s called “dark …
This ancient Doritos bag is a reminder of how filthy humans are
You probably never spare a thought for your trash once you haul your bin to the curb and it’s whisked away to a magical land dump …
Scientists just launched a balloon in Antarctica that will study distant stars
We’re all pretty familiar with spacecraft like the Hubble telescope giving us lovely glimpses of distant stars, but you don’t have to strap a telescope …
Walmart’s big clearance sale includes a 65″ 4K Roku TV for $530, $10 headphones, and much more
2018 is a distant memory now that 2019 has finally arrived, but some things have carried over into the new year… for better or worse. …
US military deletes tacky New Year’s Eve tweet about being ‘ready to drop’ a bomb
It’s so easy to party to excess at the end of the year — to get caught up in the year-end revelry and the excitement …
NASA gives the thumbs up for production of Dream Chaser space plane
Sending supplies and other cargo to the International Space Station is something that has to happen on a regular basis in order for crew to …
British police are still stumped about who was behind that airport drone incident
British police are still trying to get to the bottom of that incident from a few days before Christmas that’s still got them stumped — …
NASA’s asteroid probe just entered orbit around Bennu in a record-breaking maneuver
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe arrived at its target, a large space rock known as Bennu, in early December. The spacecraft’s mission will take several years …
This self-driving ‘hotel on wheels’ will take you to your destination in style
The “Uber for everything” boom in tech has led to plenty of on-demand solutions for everyday life, but one problem we didn’t even know existed …
Watch Dubai’s record-breaking New Year’s display
Yesterday, as clocks struck midnight in time zones around the world, countless people filled the streets of major cities to celebrate the start of yet …
NASA’s New Horizons zoomed past Ultima Thule, and now we wait
NASA kicked off the new year with a midnight flyby of the most distant Solar System object ever visited by a manmade spacecraft. New Horizons …
Amazon’s rare Apple Watch Series 4 discount is back
Discounts on last year’s Apple Watch Series 3 are a dime a dozen. Of course, discounts on the hot new Series 4 watches are far …
Here’s how to create that collage of your top nine Instagram posts from 2018
If you’ve haven’t seen this in your Instagram feed already, just wait. It’s coming. The arrival of a new year means so many things. Turning …
Nancy Grace Roman, ‘mother’ of the Hubble telescope, dies at 93
Nancy Grace Roman, who began working with NASA in 1959 and is credited as a major force behind the effort fund and deploy the Hubble …
Watch NASA’s New Horizons flyby live stream right here
NASA is celebrating the new year in the best way it knows how, and that just so happens to be with a live stream. Scientists …
