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Video: Building spaceships
ESA - 1 Apr 2019 09:30
How do you build a spaceship? It's not easy, because space is risky - but potential payoffs are vast. ESA's track record allows us to manage that risk, balancing it with chances for rich rewards
Mysterious Mummy Taken from Peru a Century Ago Was the Body of a Teen Boy
Live Science - 1 Apr 2019 17:20India Follows Anti-Satellite Missile Test with 29-Satellite Launch
SPACE.com - 1 Apr 2019 23:41
India launched 29 satellites into orbit on April 1, 2019 on the heels of a military anti-satellite missile test.
Video: This $100 projector lens has beautiful bokeh and is perfect for portraits
DP Review - 1 Apr 2019 20:47
Photographer and YouTuber Mathieu Stern is no stranger to finding and adapting unusual lenses, but his latest find might just be the best projector lens he's ever come across. The Isco MC 65mm F2 lens, which can be found...
PlayStation Store will give refunds on pre-orders to US customers
Engadget - 1 Apr 2019 19:13
Sony updated its refund policy for pre-orders and faulty content purchased on the PlayStation Store to make things a bit more lenient for users. The new rules issued on Monday gives users who pre-ordered digital content ...
Curiosity is entering what may be the best area to find life on Mars
New Scientist - 1 Apr 2019 18:00
Clay on the Martian surface may be able to sustain and nourish microbes, and the Curiosity rover has just rolled into an area on Mars that's chock full of it
Wake up to Amazon's delicious one-day deal on K-Cups and coffee
BGR - 1 Apr 2019 14:28
Coffee drinkers rejoice! Amazon is running a fantastic one-day deal on 10 different coffee products that will ensure that you're all stocked up for at least the next few months. There are four different McCafé K-Cups op...
Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 II Review
Photography Blog - 1 Apr 2019 13:30
The Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 II is an updated version of the 5-year-old FZ1000 bridge super-zoom camera. This new version offers a touchscreen, Bluetooth connectivity, Zoom Compose Assist function, enhanced 4K photo mode, ...
Apple loses key engineer behind its game-changing iPhone chips
Android Authority - 1 Apr 2019 10:56
Gerard Williams III is said to have overseen most of Apple's chip designs, including the first 64-bit chip in a commercial smartphone.
Nighttime toilet trips may be symptom of common, serious health issue
Slash Gear - 1 Apr 2019 21:02
Drinking too much liquid before bed may result in an unwanted trip to the toilet before morning, but some people find they have to make trips even if they’re careful about how much they drink. These annoying midnight b...
Google ceases sales of Pixel 2 and 2 XL -- Bring on the discounts!
Android Authority - 1 Apr 2019 17:01Science finally confirms that Mars is farting - CNET
CNET - 1 Apr 2019 17:00
We've been searching for signs of methane on Mars for decades now without anything definitive. That may have changed.
Mars Express matches methane spike measured by Curiosity
ESA - 1 Apr 2019 17:00
A reanalysis of data collected by ESA's Mars Express during the first 20 months of NASA's Curiosity mission found one case of correlated methane detection, the first time an in-situ measurement has been independently con...
Buttonless phones are a cool idea that serve no real purpose
Android Central - 1 Apr 2019 15:00
Another solution for a problem that doesn't exist. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an editorial complaining about in-screen fingerprint sensors — going as far to say that they're the worst thing about phones in 2019. I'...
UPS Drones Are Now Moving Blood Samples Over North Carolina
Wired - 1 Apr 2019 13:00
The FAA's first sanctioned, revenue-generating drone delivery service involves speeding up the movement of blood and tissue samples.
Surface Book 2 finally has an 8th gen Intel Core i5 option
Slash Gear - 1 Apr 2019 04:51
April Fools joke this isn’t, especially after Microsoft reportedly banned such shenanigans from making it outside of the company. Rumors about a more powerful entry-level Surface Book 2 has been going around for almost...
Hackers obtain millions of cards from Planet Hollywood's parent company
Engadget - 1 Apr 2019 04:48
More than a few restaurant-goers in the US will want to check their bank statements. Earl Enterprises has confirmed that hackers used point-of-sale malware to scoop up credit and card data at some of its US restaurants b...
Gimlet's Union Drive, Twisted Graphene, and Psychedelic Mice: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2019 03:45
Well, folks, it's just a few hours shy of the turn of the month, and you know what that means: April Fool's Day. Yes, it's that special time of year when insipid brands, mean-spirited teens, and tech titans compete to be...
DEA never checked if its bulk surveillance data was legal
Engadget - 1 Apr 2019 02:27
If you thought the DEA's mass surveillance was irresponsible, you're not the only one. The Justice Department's Inspector General has released a report showing that the DEA "failed to conduct a comprehensive legal analys...
The DEA Ran a Massive Database of People Who Bought Money-Counting Machines for Years
Gizmodo - 1 Apr 2019 00:15
The Drug Enforcement Administration maintained a database of people who purchased money-counting machines as part of a "legally questionable" effort to identify suspected drug dealers for further surveillance and enforce...
Russo brothers respond to a hilarious 'Avengers: Endgame' theory involving Ant-Man
BGR - 1 Apr 2019 23:17
Anyone who's excited about the release of Avengers: Endgame, which is now less than a month away, doesn't have to be reminded that the internet is completely drowning in countless fan theories and suppositions about how ...
Largest Study of Childhood Cancer After IVF
Science Daily - 1 Apr 2019 23:13
Researchers conducted the largest study of childhood cancer after conception by IVF to date. This population-based cohort study had nearly 2.5 times the number of children conceived by IVF than prior studies of the subje...