Two images of Earth captured from the International Space Station (ISS) look more like works of art than real landscapes. The beautiful photos were taken in recent days by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer from 250 miles up. “I took these colorful pictures of the Arabian Peninsula, but I also wonder what these…
A teen who built a Twitter bot that provides real-time updates on the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet says he’ll delete the account if the billionaire entrepreneur pays him $50,000. Jack Sweeney, 19, hit the headlines last week when a Protocol article revealed that Musk contacted the college freshman via Twitter DMs toward the…
Astronomers have discovered a strange object giving off regular bursts of energy, unlike anything seen before. Discovered by a team from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), three times per hour the object gives off bursts so powerful they are some of the brightest radio sources in the sky. “This object was appearing…
Few modern Apple designs are as divisive or as symbolic as the notch. Apple is well-known for its design prowess, from the first iconic iPhone to the sleek and svelte all-in-one iMac. But it is also known for the curious design choices it occasionally makes, like the notorious upside-down-charging Magic Mouse 2. Then there’s the…
The Netflix spy thriller In From The Cold stands out in a crowded genre for plenty of good reasons, not the least of which is its willingness to give audiences a badass, butt-kicking protagonist who also happens to be a single mother in her 40s simply trying to be a good parent to her teenage…
The Netflix spy thriller In From The Cold stands out in a crowded genre for plenty of good reasons, not the least of which is its willingness to give audiences a badass, butt-kicking protagonist who also happens to be a single mother in her 40s simply trying to be a good parent to her teenage…
In 2020, when Jimmy Pham was a 20-year-old college junior, his school moved online when the pandemic hit. He dropped out, still living at his parent’s home in Orange County, California, helping them with rent and unhappily working as a remote tech for uBreakiFix, making $19.30 per hour. He was intrigued when he first heard…
If you’ve ever wondered why airplane speeds don’t seem to be evolving much, it’s not because of a lack of interest or a lack of technology. While it is possible to build supersonic planes — ones that travel above the speed of sound — there are bans on commercial flights at such speed over the…
In the United States, the animation game has run through Disney and DreamWorks for decades. But in recent years, the global phenomenon of Japanese animation has carved out a place in the American mainstream. Now, major streaming services are clamoring for anime to satiate the desires of ravenous fans. Amazon Prime Video doesn’t have the best…
In the United States, the animation game has run through Disney and DreamWorks for decades. But in recent years, the global phenomenon of Japanese animation has carved out a place in the American mainstream. Now, major streaming services are clamoring for anime to satiate the desires of ravenous fans. Amazon Prime Video doesn’t have the best…
