Here’s how NASA said goodbye to the Kepler space telescope
NASA was forced to plan for the inevitable death of the exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope a few weeks ago. The spacecraft, which had already discovered …
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This interactive map tells you the exact day your area usually gets its first snow
Here in my neck of the woods — the South — we got our first snow flurries this week. You know you’ve officially entered old …
North Carolina man’s runny nose turned out to be a brain fluid leak
A runny nose is usually a sign that you have a cold coming on, but for one North Carolina man, that cold never actually arrived. …
T-Mobile’s Black Friday sale: Free iPhone XR, OnePlus 6T, and Galaxy S9 with a few twists
We’ve shown you so far plenty of exciting smartphone deals that will be available before or on Black Friday, but most of them do not …
Survey: 66M Americans will go into debt after splurging on tech this holiday season
A new survey of a little more than 2,000 US consumers from buyback site Decluttr has turned up several interesting holiday-related retail trends, such as …
With photos, IGTV, and now shopping, you never have to leave Instagram
Just in time for the holidays, the app that used to be everybody’s favorite photo-sharing service has expanded its feature set yet again, with new …
Groupon’s Black Friday ad leaks: Cheap iPhones, iPads, and MacBook Air
With a week to go until Black Friday 2018, we’ve got a fresh ad leak for you — one of the few surprises left for …
Fleshy, gelatinous blobs are invading the Maine coastline
There are lots of interesting things to see if you stick your head under the ocean waves. There’s neat fish and crabs and, well, a …
NASA thought it got a signal from the silent Opportunity rover, but it broke our hearts again
NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has been sitting still on Mars since June. It was then that a massive dust storm began to swallow up the …
Watch Russia launch an ISS cargo ship live today
It’s been a strange few months for Russia’s space program. First, a strange hole showed up in a Soyuz spacecraft attached to the International Space …
Today is National Fast Food Day – here are all the best freebies and deals
It seems like everything has a “day” at this point, which makes all of these celebratory events far less special than they used to be. …
Verizon’s pre-Black Friday deals are here: Free iPhone XR, Pixel 3, or Galaxy S9 when you buy one
Verizon on Thursday announced its own early holiday promos right in time for next week’s Black Friday shopping spree. The carrier is ready to give …
Facebook might use your photos to target your entire family with ads
Facebook is getting slammed from all sides at the moment. Over the past 24 hours or so, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff compared the company’s negative …
A new meteorite impact crater was just found hiding under Greenland ice
We might not know a whole lot about what’s going on inside Mars, the Moon, or even the deepest reaches of Earth’s oceans, but scientists …
Even British royals are now criticizing tech giants like Facebook for dodgy practices
Britain’s Duke of Cambridge has launched a full-throated attack on US tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google in a speech at the BBC, an …
Cheap Galaxy Note 9 and S9, and TV deals await in Sam’s Club’s early Black Friday sale
Sam’s Club last week hosted a special one-day early Black Friday sale, and we already know what the retailer has planned for the main shopping …
NASA spots a distant galaxy that is actually sucking up other galaxies
When NASA sets its sights on a far-away galaxy, there’s often a lot to take in. Even if it only appears to be a dim …
Microsoft discounts 500 Xbox One games by up to 75% for Black Friday
We’re just over a week out from Black Friday 2018, but if you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, the deals start today. On Thursday, Microsoft …
Samsung is about to spend an insane amount of money on 5G and AI investments
Samsung’s appetite for attention-grabbing technology experiments like folding displays for tablets and smartphones has certainly garnered the South Korean-based tech giant tons of headlines over …
Google Maps wants to help you avoid traffic and crowds over Thanksgiving
Other than overeating and argument at the dinner table, the most frustrating part of Thanksgiving is the travel. You can’t go anywhere without being swarmed …
Ad exec says sooner or later, Netflix is going to have to embrace ads like YouTube
There are a few certainties in life we can all agree on. Death, taxes — and that a large swath of Netflix’s user base will …
Your taste for coffee is buried in your genes, new study says
If you’re a regular coffee drinker there’s a good chance your first taste of black coffee wasn’t an entirely pleasant one, at least according to …
When NASA pointed its Spitzer telescope at Oumuamua they couldn’t even see it
If there’s one space story that 2018 will be remembered for its the numerous ongoing investigations of the first interstellar object ever to be detected …
Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy just launched a new wave of early Black Friday deals
We’re just one week away from the official start of Black Friday 2018! Of course, everyone knows that Black Friday deals are available long before …
Apple just posted its 2018 holiday gift guide, but you won’t find any Black Friday deals
Apple isn’t known for delivering spectacular Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals, but its products still are highly coveted Christmas gifts, which is why plenty …
Early Instagram employee: The app is like ‘a drug that doesn’t get us high anymore’
The day after she learned that Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger were abruptly leaving the company, Bailey Richardson decided the time had come. …
Astronomers may have just spotted a ‘super Earth,’ and it’s not far away
Lately, a lot of the exoplanets discovered by astronomers have been incredibly far away. Spotting planets at a huge distance is still important, and every …
Here’s a state-by-state look at the fastest download speeds in the US
The East Coast, and in particular the coastal corridor between Boston and Washington DC, is home to dense population centers that are likewise packed with …
Withings continues its comeback with the launch of the Pulse HR fitness tracker
Two months after its official return as a brand, the French consumer electronics company Withings is continuing what’s turned into something of an extended comeback. …
NASA is going to live stream the touchdown of its new Mars lander
NASA has sent a number of high-tech robots to the Red Planet already, but we don’t normally hear about how things like entry and landing …
