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Mars Touchdown: Nasa Spacecraft Survives Supersonic Plunge

Minutes after touching down on Mars, NASA’s InSight spacecraft sent back a “nice and dirty” snapshot of its new digs. Yet the dust-speckled image looked like a work of art to scientists.

Why PC Builders Should Stock Up on Components Now

NZXT is a popular PC desktop case vendor, but the California-based company recently had to raise its prices.

Astronaut Mae Jemison On The ‘Adrenaline Rush' Of Space Travel

Season two of the National Geographic Channel‘s Mars—which is part drama and part documentary—explores what it would take to survive on another planet.

Space Station Gets 2 Cargo Deliveries In Record 15 Hours

The International Space Station has received two cargo deliveries in a record 15 hours.

IBM Releases Pretrained Watson AI Tools

In a significant expansion of the IBM Watson cognitive computing platform, IBM has launched “pretrained” artificial intelligence (AI) tools for a slew of industries, including advertising, agriculture, automotive, building management, customer service, human resources (HR), manufacturing, marketing, and supply chain.

How To Remap Your Keyboard

The standard Windows keyboard layout hasn’t changed much in the past few decades, and there’s a chance you don’t use every key on your keyboard.

How To Provide Remote IT Support For Your Relatives And Friends

Being tech-savvy is both a gift and a curse. When you know how to fix computers, you become “the computer person” for everyone you know.

How To Copy Your Windows Installation To An SSD

Are you still using a traditional spinning hard disk on your computer? You’re missing out. Swapping it for a solid-state drive (SSD) is one of the best upgrades you can make in terms of speeding up your computer. Your computer will boot faster, programs will launch instantly, and games won’t take so long to load.

Do I Need A VPN At Home?

When you use a VPN, you’re adding a layer of obfuscation to your online activities and digging an encrypted tunnel between your traffic and anyone who tries to spy on you.

NASA Accepts Delivery Of European Powerhouse For Moonship

NASA has accepted delivery of a key European part needed to power the world’s next-generation moonship.

Nasa's Parker Spacecraft Makes 1st Close Approach To Sun

A NASA spacecraft has made its first close approach to the sun, just 2 1/2 months after liftoff.

More Protection: UN Says Earth's Ozone Layer Is Healing

Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said.

NASA Astronaut Describes Close Call Following Failed Launch

The NASA astronaut who survived last weeks failed launch and emergency landing knew he needed to stay calm.

How To Get Ready For Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Floods, and Earthquakes

Seismologist Lucy Jones is on a crusade to prepare us—and our infrastructure—for the next Big One.

Scrawny Dwarf Planet, Named Goblin, Found Well Beyond Pluto

A scrawny dwarf planet nicknamed the Goblin has been discovered well beyond Pluto.

How To Make It As A Fossil

Many species die off without a trace. If humans are to leave a lasting record, well need to make sure our DNA survives.

The Brutal Truth About Climate Change

William T.Vollmanns latest opus is one of the most honest and fatalisticbooks about global warming yet written.

The Magical Transformation Of Bread

How bakers turn flour into fresh loaves

Why Satellite Internet Is The New Space Race

There’s a theory (or perhaps a cautionary tale) among astronomers called the Kessler Syndrome, named for the NASA astrophysicist who proposed it in 1978. In this scenario, an orbiting satellite or some other piece of material accidentally strikes another and breaks into pieces.

Warm Temperatures Turn Sea Turtles Female

Your genes determined whether you were born with a male or female body. But that’s not true for all animals. In sea turtles, like many other reptiles, being male or female depends on temperature.

13 Things You Didn't Know About Space Travel

13 things you didn’t know about space travel.

Trump Wants A Space Force, But Pentagon Has Different Idea

President Donald Trump wants a Space Force, a new military service he says is needed to ensure American dominance in space.

Spacewalkers Flinging Satellites, Installing Bird Trackers

Russian cosmonauts took a spacewalk Wednesday to fling tiny satellites into orbit and install an antenna for tracking birds on Earth.

Mars Making Closest Approach To Earth

Now’s the time to catch Mars in the night sky.

An Audacious Mission To Bring Back A Piece Of A Comet

The secret to the beginning of life could be found on the surface of a comet

How A Sand Scientist Helped Win World War II

A tale of innovation, war, and glory.

The Microscope That Wants To See Europa

The microscope that could look for life on Jupiter’s moon.

An Engineer's Guide To Disrupting The Galaxy

Natalya Bailey’s tiny engines could change the economics of space exploration, much as the jet engine altered commercial air travel 

When Will The Planet Be Too Hot For Humans?

Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they’re not being cautious, fear could be our planet’s future—far sooner than we think.

Should Humans Worry About Killer Asteroids?

An asteroid impact likely wiped out the dinosaurs.