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In the very last second before liftoff Sunday, SpaceX scrubbed the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to send a communications satellite into orbit, marking the third delay since last week.

If someone gets a hold of one of the master keys to your device, taking over your digital life could be as easy as flipping a switch. The ongoing struggle between Apple and the FBI brings obsolete security measures back ...

YouTube has taken steps to prevent mistaken takedowns of your videos, but that hasn't been enough for some. A rash of alleged copyright violations in recent weeks (such as for Call of Duty clips) has triggered an outcry ...

Our Feb. 29 cover story, "Intelsat's Epic wager," SpaceNews Paris Bureau Chief Peter B. de Selding examines Intelsat's new Epic satellite series and what it represents to the company. The story features a hard-hitting in...

“When you push the shutter and take a photo, you’re a photographer… but are you an artist?” asks photographer Roger Ballen. “As an artist, I use photography as a medium to express my artistic vision.” In the ...

Although Tethys and Janus both orbit Saturn and are both made of more or less the same materials, they are very different worlds. Their contrasts are related, in large part, to their sizes....

NASA scientists are closer to solving the mystery of how Mars' moon Phobos formed....

Satellite fleet operator Thaicom on Feb. 26 reported record profit for 2015 as its conventional satellites booked more television channels, including an increase in high-definition broadcasts, and its Thaicom 7 satellite...

Human beings will put too much trust in robots even when those machines are broken or make obvious mistakes. All we need to do is slap the words "emergency" on the robot's side to make people surrender their logic.

The ridiculous but delightful Rocket League -- a game that basically lets you play soccer with rocket-powered cars rather than human beings -- was one of the surprise indie hits for the PS4 and Steam in 2015. Earlier thi...

A previous history of cancer doesn't necessarily preclude treatment with antibodies against tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, suggests a new study.

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New research demonstrates that experts can use data from air sampling technology to not only detect radiological releases, but to accurately quantify the magnitude and source of the release. This has applications for nuc...

Smart clothing and robots alike might soon get better thanks to a breakthrough from a team of Swiss researchers. They created relatively thin electronic circuits that can be stretched like rubber up to four times their o...

Microsoft is letting developers pre-order the HoloLens development edition today, but it's also detailing exactly what's inside the headset. HoloLens is fully untethered and self-contained, which means you do not need a ...

Apple's supply chain managers opted for a sole supplier strategy. The benefits may produce lower cost and enhanced innovation, but should a disruption occur, it would completely wipe out production. However, given the cl...

Apple has updated its "Think Different" trademark in a new European Patent and Trademark Office filing, covering it for use across the company's growing line of products. The filing expands the International Classes to w...

Rescue authorities in Australia are using drones to identify sharks and provide assistance to swimmers threatened by them. The camera-equipped drones were launched this week as part of a trial program, and will patrol th...

Snapchat disclosed yesterday that it was the victim of a phishing scam that led to hackers gaining access to payroll information for some of its emplo

Use your telescopes to view Jupiter in the eastern skies in the evening. Saturn and Mars are visible after midnight. On March 8th, a total solar eclipse will be visible over parts of Asia, Indonesia and more.

Depending on how you view things, Christmas might be too early or too late. But for some excited would be owners of the Samsung Galaxy S7, it has just arrived or would be in just a day or two, definitely a lot earlier th...

(Washington State University) Researchers have reached a critical milestone in solar cell fabrication, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electricity generated by conventional energy sources.