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Beresheet lander bound for the moon hits Ctrl-Alt-Delete

The first commercial lander bound for the surface of the moon suffered a hiccup early Tuesday. Israeli nonprofit organization SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft was supposed to perform an engine burn to […]
Japanese spacecraft’s cannonball scars asteroid for life
Scientists lay out plan to use air conditioners to save the world
NASA’s new planet hunting satellite shares ‘first light’ photo of space

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When fluid flows almost as fast as light — with quantum rotation

Quark-gluon plasma is formed as a result of high energy collisions of heavy ions. After a collision, for a dozen or so yoctoseconds (that’s 10-24 seconds!), this most perfect of […]
Nanigans Raises $24M To Fuel Asian Growth And Expand Its Ad Tools Beyond Facebook

Leading Facebook ad company Nanigans is announcing that it has raised $24 million in Series B funding. In this case, it’s is taking money from a big Asian investor — Chinese Internet […]
Facebook takes heat from HUD over allegedly discriminatory housing ads

Facebook is getting in trouble again for housing ads that a US agency says are discriminatory. The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Friday that it’s filed a […]
Beresheet lander bound for the moon hits Ctrl-Alt-Delete

The first commercial lander bound for the surface of the moon suffered a hiccup early Tuesday. Israeli nonprofit organization SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft was supposed to perform an engine burn to […]
The first step to choosing the ‘right’ college? Ignore the rankings

New research review finds scant evidence for the widespread belief that attending a “top tier” college leads to success in school and in life. It’s that time of year again, […]
Mysterious grooves on Martian moon Phobos explained by impacts

Some of the mysterious grooves on the surface of Mars’ moon Phobos are the result of debris ejected by impacts eventually falling back onto the surface to form linear chains […]
Galactic Fireworks Illuminate Monster Hydrogen Blob

An international team of researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and other telescopes has discovered the power source illuminating a so-called Lyman-alpha Blob – a rare, brightly glowing, […]
Japanese spacecraft’s cannonball scars asteroid for life

It’s a good thing asteroid Ryugu doesn’t have feelings. Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission has not been treating the space rock with kid gloves. It blasted the asteroid’s surface in early […]
Key Facebook investors join push to oust Mark Zuckerberg as chairman

Several state officials who manage public funds with holdings in Facebook want to see CEO Mark Zuckerberg out as chairman of the social network’s board. On Wednesday, the state treasurers […]
Sports Illustrated Unveils A New Web Design And A Fantasy Sports App

It’s been a busy few months for Time Inc. Not only has the publishing company spun out from Time Warner, it has also revamped the websites for its publications Time, […]