Boffins detect direct evidence of atomic oxygen on Venus's day side
Measures could help future probe mission, plus understanding of why boiling hot atmos so different to Earth's
Science08 Nov 2023 | 13
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Euclid space 'scope's first color snaps pull back the curtain on cosmic mysteries
Pics After a rocky start, here's looking at Euclid
Science08 Nov 2023 | 13
NASA gasping for ideas to extract oxygen from Moon dirt
Wants 'tens of metric tons of O2 production per year' on the cheap
Science07 Nov 2023 | 11
4,000 days of Curiosity: Rover still 'strong' despite worn joints, vision issues
Trundlebot has trundled 32km across 'punishingly cold environment bathed in dust and radiation'
Science07 Nov 2023 | 31
Italy seizes from Airbnb $836M in alleged unpaid taxes
Biz says it's just following EU rules instead
Offbeat07 Nov 2023 | 33
ESA goes back to the future with a space freighter... yes again
Repeat performance will be able to return to Earth and might one day carry crew
Science07 Nov 2023 |
Bored Ape NFT party is a real eyesore, say irritated attendees
They're ugly but UV lighting blamed for human damage, not the dumb idea
Offbeat06 Nov 2023 | 23
Samsung family sells $2B worth of shares to pay inheritance tax bill
Nothing is certain except death and taxes
Legal06 Nov 2023 | 7
New orientation assistant to help prevent astronauts getting lost in space
Which way is up? Just feel the vibrations, man
Science06 Nov 2023 | 10
From Apollo to Space Shuttle, Thomas K Mattingly's stellar journey ends at 87
Obit Dodged Apollo 13 disaster because of rubella, but helped to rescue the crew
Science06 Nov 2023 | 9
Shock horror – and there goes the network neighborhood
Who, me? Curious tech learned an important lesson about keeping a grip in tight situations
Offbeat06 Nov 2023 | 124
India's lunar landing made a mess on the Moon
'Ejecta halo' detected by orbiter reminds that life on Luna will be dirty, gritty, and sneezy
Science03 Nov 2023 | 45
Pentagon seeks government gossips to dish dirt on UFOs
Online form isn't for just anyone, so stow your crackpot theories for now
Bootnotes02 Nov 2023 | 19
Rocket Lab sets sights on 2024-2025 window for Venus mission
Return to flight followed by a trip to Venus
Science02 Nov 2023 | 5
Alien rock remains found not on but deep inside the Earth
Scientists offer explanation for origin of two anomalous structures nestled within our world
Science02 Nov 2023 | 21
FAA is done with Starship's safety review, now it's over to the birds and turtles
No launch license until environmental investigation is complete
Science01 Nov 2023 | 17
It's been 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn's geriatric jaunt around Earth
All in the name of science, or just a political stunt?
Science01 Nov 2023 | 13
Where do people feel most at risk of being pwned? The pub
Pints, pork scratchings, and password-free Wi-Fi: The nearly perfect brew
Bootnotes01 Nov 2023 | 36
As NASA struggles to open OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample can, probe heads off to next rock
Screw it... no wait, unscrew it, cry boffins
Science01 Nov 2023 | 18
NASA and Boeing try to chase the contrail clouds away
The sky isn't the limit when it comes to greener fuel alternatives
Science31 Oct 2023 | 24
To prevent 'lost' nukes, scientists suggest storing them in a hall of mirrors
Radio bouncing off multiple reflectors is a hard-to-defeat method of monitoring a weapons cache
Science31 Oct 2023 | 22
X looks back at year of so-called 'engineering excellence' under Musk
Now please subscribe to premium and let us host your 'entire financial life'
Offbeat30 Oct 2023 | 60
Digital Millennium Copyright Act celebrates a quarter century of takedown notices
Tracing DMCA's dubious legacy over 25 tech-turbulent years
Legal30 Oct 2023 | 8
Tech bros still cling to sexist stereotypes, forgetting female pioneers who coded their path
Research sheds light on attitudes holding industry back
Offbeat30 Oct 2023 |
Blue Origin pulls sheets off cargo lunar lander prototype
NASA: Nice rocket, but what about the dust?
Science30 Oct 2023 | 20
Pope tempted by Python! Signs off on coding scheme for kids
In the name of the firewall, the server, and the home page default, amen
Bootnotes28 Oct 2023 | 41
It took seven years but over-40s fired by HP win $18m settlement
Minimum of $15,000 per plaintiff, after lawyers' fees. Justice is done!
Legal27 Oct 2023 | 38
Russia hustles to fill impending void left by the ISS
First module of new space station to be launched in 2027
Science27 Oct 2023 | 56
Tenfold electric vehicles on 2030 roads could be a shock to the system
Robust policies for renewables needed to increase energy mix to nearly 50%
Offbeat27 Oct 2023 | 345
BOFH: Adventures in overenthusiastic automation
Episode 20 The Boss really just gave IT a robo-vac army to 'revolutionize' office cleaning
BOFH27 Oct 2023 | 62
Mars' iron core surrounded by molten rock, seismic studies show
Two new pieces of research suggest center is smaller than previously thought
Science27 Oct 2023 | 6
Airbus commissions three wind-powered ships to sail the Atlantic
To move parts while making less CO2, so it can build more planes that make plenty
Offbeat27 Oct 2023 | 55
Meta decides to Just Say No to Oversight Board requests and allow paid posts for ketamine
Because says nothing like quality medical care like an ad for the 'magical entry into another dimension'
Offbeat26 Oct 2023 | 20
Spacewalk turns into spacework as cosmonauts grapple with ISS leak
A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry
Science26 Oct 2023 | 13
Larry Ale-ison institute invests in Oxford pub linked to Tolkien, CS Lewis
DBAs come in for beer but struggle to find a table, query imaginary world in wardrobe
Bootnotes26 Oct 2023 | 33
13-year Google privacy settlement pays litigants the equivalent of a Big Mac meal
Chocolate Factory agrees $23m guilt-free settlement
Legal25 Oct 2023 | 14
Food robots delivering bombs? Oregon State campus shut down by 'prank'
Student's new dorm room comes with bars, not the good kind
Offbeat25 Oct 2023 | 29
ULA's Vulcan Centaur hopes to rocket into Christmas
Meanwhile, ESA looks to SpaceX for help with Galileo constellation
Science25 Oct 2023 | 13
Boffins say their thin film solar cells make space farms viable
No word on whether getting that energy from space to Earth will be made any easier, though
Science25 Oct 2023 | 27
Brits sign Axiom Space deal for human spaceflight in name of science
The things the kingdom will do to get away from Europe...
Science25 Oct 2023 | 6
33 AGs sue Meta for 'exploitative and harmful acts' against American children
Cracks down on the so-called four-pronged process of luring the youth
Legal24 Oct 2023 | 15
It is 20 years since the last commercial flight of Concorde
When a 1960s dream ran headlong into economic reality
Offbeat24 Oct 2023 | 93
Artemis II Orion service and crew modules slotted together at last
4 astronauts in one 'cozy' space about the size of two minivans
Science24 Oct 2023 | 13
Teens take a million metaverse Ryanair flights in Roblox
They do this in their free time
Bootnotes24 Oct 2023 | 41
Japan to probe Google over 'suspicion' that antitrust laws are being broken
Updated Arrives at the same conclusion about the nexus of Android and search as pretty much everyone else
Legal24 Oct 2023 | 11
NASA eyes 3D-printed rocket nozzles for deep space missions
Additive manufacturing might not be for everyone, but rocket makers seem to like it
Science23 Oct 2023 | 11
Tim Peake on a return to space: 'Never say never'
Bigs up commercial space as ESA prepares for Axiom 3
Science23 Oct 2023 | 1
NASA just patched Voyager 2's software but spared Voyager 1 the risky rewrite
The upgrade might not go well, so prioritized the probe doing better science
Science23 Oct 2023 | 60
Beijing slaps Foxconn with a tax audit
Asia In Brief ALSO: US may block clouds in China; Toyota reveals moon roover; Google expands Indian loan business; Xiaomi's new unifying OS; and more
Legal23 Oct 2023 | 7
The problem with Jon Stewart is that Apple appears to have cancelled his show
Planned episodes on China and AI reportedly worried Apple top brass
Bootnotes20 Oct 2023 | 51
Astroboffins spot high-power 8b year old radio burst from pre-Earth event
Signal could help astronomers suss out the mass of the universe
Science20 Oct 2023 | 21
Bad Vibrations: Music publishers sue Anthropic AI for using copyrighted lyrics
You Can't Always scrape What You Want, even if the lyrics are Blowin' in the (digital) Wind
Legal20 Oct 2023 | 19
'Influencer' gets 7 months in prison for plot to interfere with 2016 US election
Florida man gets 4,900 people to 'vote' via SMS after promoting it as an option
Legal20 Oct 2023 | 73
More X subscription tiers could spell doom for free access as biz bleeds cash
One's cheaper but with ads, the other's more expensive with no ads, says Musk
Offbeat20 Oct 2023 | 85
Corner cutting of nuclear proportions as duo admit to falsifying safety tests 29 times
No word on motivation but pair face up to 5 years in the cooler
Legal20 Oct 2023 | 79
Boeing gives busy billionaires unbothered about bespoke beds a cheaper BizJet
Suggests modular interiors for the frequent flyer in a hurry to take off in their own 737
Offbeat20 Oct 2023 | 31
Biotech exec sentenced to eight years for COVID-19 testing finger-stick fraud
100+ diagnostic tests from a single drop of blood – sound familiar?
Legal19 Oct 2023 | 15
It's full of stars! Galactic atlas catalogs 400k Milky Way neighbors
Public gallery invites you to have a scroll and wonder where the hours went
Offbeat19 Oct 2023 | 3
Winklevoss twins back in hot water after NY AG sues over $1B cryptocurrency fraud
Updated SBF comes up like a bad penny
Legal19 Oct 2023 | 21
'Recession-resilient' Tesla misses Q3 expectations, slows Mexico expansion
But look over there: A Cybertruck release date! Just please 'temper expectations,' Elon begs
Offbeat19 Oct 2023 | 57
Biting the hand that feeds IT
