We’re probably about to see the first-ever photograph of a black hole
Black holes are so strange that they’re kind of hard to wrap your brain around. They’re super-dense objects with gravitational pull so strong that nothing …
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India shot a missile at a satellite and now the debris might hit the International Space Station
You can’t exactly see it from down here on Earth, but there’s a whole lot of junk floating around in the space around our planet. …
NASA discovers Saturn’s moons are caked in ring dust
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has long since bitten the proverbial dust, but data it sent back years ago is now revealing how actual dust affects some …
Student astronomer spots two new planets with the help of AI
Discovering planets that nobody has ever seen before is even harder than it sounds. Space telescopes from NASA and other scientific bodies have gathered an …
Facebook will finally start explaining its choices for your News Feed
One of the least understood and arguably most disliked features of the Facebook user experience is the social network’s all-important, algorithmically-sorted News Feed. For the …
Liquid crystal technology could prevent idiots from distracting pilots with laser pointers
On the long list of things you should never, ever do, shining a laser pointer at an airplane is definitely very close to the top. …
Apple is doing something in China it almost never does: Cutting iPhone prices
Apple is taking something of an unusual step to stem the tide of losses in China that the iPhone maker said at the end of …
This massive antenna is going to help NASA learn a lot about Europa
NASA has spent decades studying many of the planets in our solar system up close. Probes like Juno and Cassini have taught us a lot …
Apple’s upcoming credit card is a lot cooler than you might think
Apple’s special media event last week was unique for a variety of reasons. Though Apple didn’t introduce anything groundbreaking or revolutionary, the event saw Apple …
This new Russian drone is literally a 12-gauge shotgun with wings
Military drones have existed for some time now, and while most of the time we imagine drones in wartime as surveillance tools or, in some …
Watch a meteor light up the night sky over Florida
If you happened to be in certain part of Florida or Georgia on Saturday — and also happened to be outside after dark and looking …
A professor and his students turned an observatory into a giant R2-D2, and it’s amazing
People who study science day in and day out usually have some fondness for science fiction, and Professor Hubert Zitt is no exception. Zitt, who …
Samsung’s new flower vase bursts into a blob of flame-retardant goo when you throw it into a fire
Even though it’s mandatory that you keep a fire extinguisher at home if you live in South Korea, around 40% of homes reportedly don’t own …
Scientists created an AI that can predict when a person will die
Fears of an AI-controlled robot takeover aside, artificial intelligence has provided mankind with an incredible opportunity to leverage incredible computational power for use in a …
New 737 MAX crash details reveal what may have been to blame
The recent tragic crash of a second 737 MAX aircraft prompted airlines around the globe to halt any and all passenger flights using Boeing’s popular …
SpaceX is inching closer to launching its Starhopper for the first time
After making big waves earlier this month with the successful launch, docking, and return flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft, SpaceX has been relatively quiet …
The decades-old mystery of Garfield phones on French beaches has finally been solved
It’s been over three decades since beachgoers in France began finding bright orange Garfield-themed phones on their shores. The phones, often disintegrating and obviously no …
The Apple Watch alerted my father to a serious heart condition in the middle of the night
After Apple’s event this past Monday, I wrote up some high-level thoughts on the company’s announcements, and I focused on why I have so much …
Boston Dynamics’ new robot looks like a giant mechanical bird
At this point, Boston Dynamics has gotten quite adept at scoring headlines for the videos released by the secretive lab showing off its fascinating robots. …
Impotence-curing ‘Miracle Honey’ recalled because it was really just Viagra
Everyone knows that all-natural remedies are often bunk. Companies peddling modern-day snake oil make plenty of outrageous claims when their products really don’t do anything …
Watch NASA astronauts live on a spacewalk outside the ISS
NASA was forced to cancel a planned all-female spacewalk this week, replacing astronaut Anne McClain with fellow ISS resident Nick Hague due to a lack …
FTC slaps companies responsible for billions of robocalls with multi-million dollar fines
Over the past few years, spam calls have become an increasing and seemingly inescapable nuisance. In 2018 alone, a report found that the number of …
NASA’s Hubble spotted an asteroid spinning so fast it’s self-destructing
When you imagine an asteroid cruising through the solar system you probably think of it as a static object, not doing much beyond speeding along …
Doctors accidentally discovered a 66-year-old Scottish woman who feels absolutely no pain
Pain is something that the vast majority of us just have to deal with, and sometimes on a daily basis. Not being able to feel …
NASA’s TESS exoplanet hunter just spotted a brand new ‘hot Saturn’
NASA TESS spacecraft has been in space for almost a year now, and it powerful imaging tools are definitely being put to work. As we …
MacBook Pro keyboard design is still causing issues for some users
Apple hardware, historically speaking, is usually best-in-class. Whether we’re talking about iPhones or Macs, one of the longstanding benefits of purchasing Apple hardware is that …
New male birth control pill passes safety tests, and it might be released soon
Birth control options have changed a lot over the past few decades. The female birth control pill, in its various forms, has long been considered …
Man who got cancer from RoundUp weed killer will get $80 million
Monsanto, the mega-corp that owns the popular RoundUp brand of weed killers, lost its case in federal court against a man who claims the herbicide …
Apple Card will hopefully spur other banks to ditch credit card numbers, too
The new MasterCard-branded credit card that Apple introduced this week has gotten a lot of attention, much of it for things that the card doesn’t …
Microsoft becomes the hero we need by banning April Fool’s Day pranks
It seems like a lifetime ago, but there was actually a time where April Fools’ Day pranks from tech companies were novel, creative, and actually …
