Watch SpaceX test its Starship heat shields in this wild new video
SpaceX has already had a fairly busy month, with the recent launch and docking of the Crew Dragon at the International Space Station giving the …
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NASA administrator Bridenstine wants everyone to know he still has faith in the SLS
Well, that certainly didn’t take long! Just a day after NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine alluded to the possibility of flying the new Orion crew capsule’s …
St. Patrick’s Day 2019: All the best freebies and deals
St. Patrick’s Day 2019 is on Sunday, March 17th, which means you’re undoubtedly getting ready for all sorts of festivities right now. Whether you already …
Scientists demand a prohibition on human genetic modification
It’s now been several months since Chinese geneticist He Jiankui announced to the world that he had genetically modified human embryos which were then carried …
Snapchat will launch a gaming platform, now that its rivals have copied everything else
After being hampered by stagnant growth as its rivals relentlessly copy and repurpose its core features, the next era in the story of Snapchat is …
Trio of new crew members successfully arrive at International Space Station
It’s been a number of months since the failed Soyuz launch derailed plans for astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin to head to the …
Apple wants Oscars and Emmys for its original content, just like Netflix
Lest anyone out there was still wondering how committed Apple is to producing premium original content that generates buzz among critics and the general public, …
Watch the U.S. Air Force launch a new satellite live right here
It’s been an eventful week for spaceflight, with the biggest news being the hotly anticipated launch of the Soyuz rocket carrying a pair of NASA …
New York judge bans dozens of unvaccinated students from attending classes
Parents of unvaccinated kids in New York were forced to rethink their decision to skirt public health practices this week when a judge banned 50 …
This is what it looks like when two galaxies collide
As Earthlings, the kind of space collision we typically fear the most is one between an asteroid and our home planet. Depending on the size …
Apple’s new privacy ad is definitely going to annoy Facebook and Google
“Privacy matters,” Apple declares in the opening frame of its just-released new iPhone ad, continuing the same marketing push that also led to the billboard …
NASA may be forced to rely on a commercial rocket to test its new crew capsule
NASA is betting big on its Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft as a one-two punch that will send astronauts on missions to the Moon …
Apple’s iCloud is the latest service to suffer an outage this week
Following the Verizon outage on Tuesday morning, the Gmail and YouTube issue on Tuesday night, and the “server configuration change” that took down Facebook and …
Watch the crew of 2018’s failed Soyuz launch blast off again live right here
When Astronaut Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin were last strapped into a Russian-made Soyuz spacecraft in late 2018, things didn’t exactly go as planned. …
Scientists tested shark deterrents and have very bad news for us
Shark attacks on humans are incredibly rare, but they do still happen from time to time. As with any danger that could potential end your …
Facebook confirms a server problem was behind its worst outage ever
Facebook just can’t catch a break. The target of myriad investigations, scandals and user ire that’s led to a steady migration away from the main …
Apple announces WWDC 2019 will kick off on June 3
Apple today confirmed that WWDC 2019 will kick off on Monday, June 3 and will run through Friday, June 7. Per usual, we can expect …
Every single Boeing 737 Max 8 has now been grounded
It didn’t take long for many of the world’s airlines and air travel governing bodies to issue a ban on Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 commercial …
Pi Day 2019: Free pizzas, pies, and all the best Pi Day deals
Happy Pi Day 2019! Today isn’t quite as special as Pi Day was four years ago, but it’s still March 14th, which is also written …
Spotify complains to European officials that Apple is stifling competition
A spat between the companies that operate two of the biggest music streaming services in the world has landed at the doorstep of the European …
A flight was forced to turn around because a woman forgot her baby at the airport
Getting ready for an airline flight can be pretty stressful, and remembering to haul all your belongings with you is a struggle for plenty of …
Nurse that cared for Stephen Hawking cited for ‘misconduct’
It’s been about a year since the world lost one of its brightest minds. Stephen Hawking, who devoted his life to science while battling a …
Google is reportedly cutting back on hardware, moving some workers to new jobs
Is the hardware honeymoon over at Google? That’s certainly one interpretation of reports that have emerged from within the company suggesting Google seems to be …
Crew of last year’s failed Soyuz rocket will try again tomorrow
It seems like only yesterday the world watched as a Russian Soyuz rocket experienced a last-second launch abort that sent NASA astronaut Nick Hague and …
Italy has a coral reef, and researchers only just spotted it
If you want to visit a coral reef, Italy probably isn’t the first place that pops into your head. In fact, it probably doesn’t pop …
Here’s why I think Captain Marvel returned to Earth long before ‘Avengers: Endgame’
Captain Marvel is playing in theaters as we speak, having had a monster release weekend a few days ago and getting ready to dominate the …
This is the last gorgeous Mars panorama that Opportunity captured before it died
NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover is dead, having been swallowed up and spat out by a colossal dust storm on the planet last year. We’ve said …
Apple’s TV service will reportedly be dominated by third-party content at launch
Just days after Apple confirmed its March 25th “show time” event by sending out invites to members of the press, a new Bloomberg report helps …
Gmail and YouTube hit with massive outage that sent the internet into a panic
What’s the first thing you do when any popular service you rely on goes down? Why you panic and take to social media to warn …
There’s a new theory about the strange asteroid Oumuamua, and aliens aren’t involved
One of the strangest astronomy stories of the past few years is the sudden appearance of what scientists believe is the first interstellar object ever …
