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Between competing government space agencies, commercial enterprises, humans, and robots, we have one very odd space race going on. Here's the highs and lows of exploration for 2015!

Don't worry, you're not living out a 13 Going on 30 scenario -- you're only "celebrating" 46 years of Facebook friendship with someone right now because of a glitch. A Unix-based glitch, that is. (That said, sorry to bur...

As a reminder of one of 2015's greatest accomplishments, SpaceX founder Elon Musk posted one more picture (embedded below) of the record setting Falcon 9 rocket it launched to space and then landed again at Cape Canavera...

Japanese particle physicists just received a welcome New Year's gift: they won the right to name the superheavy element they spent a dozen years trying to create in an accelerator laboratory. Added bonus: it's the first ...

You've probably heard of wearable cameras from companies like Narrative, which clip onto your clothing and log images of your daily life. The upcoming MyMe from Orcam takes that idea to a whole new, and potentially even ...

HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Yeah, it's always been a gadget orgy in the middle of the desert. But every year, what matters at CES is always a little different. And while there's always plenty of bullshit to weed through, CES is still an accurate ba...

It was a pretty glum New Year celebration for daily fantasy sites FanDuel and DraftKings, following an amended lawsuit filed against them yesterday by New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman. The two biggest fantasy ...

For most British folks, it's just not the holiday season without a classic Yorkshire pudding: an eggy, puffed-up-pancake dish, traditionally served before the main course with gravy and meat drippings. Think of it as a s...

Coffee is no joke to those that can actually taste the subtle differences between each type of unflavored bean. Making a good espresso is a difficult skill to master, as there are so many elements that you can mess up. T...

One film editor and Star Wars fan has taken it upon himself to edit all three of the Star Wars prequels to take out the cheese. Jeremy M West's edits change the voices of the aliens in the films, cut out the bits that do...

While companies like Google and Tesla predict a future where fleets of vehicles pick up and drop off passengers, one glaring omission in this big city ride-sharing utopia is buses. You know, the things that already do wh...

Mere days after Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit theaters, a hilarious fake Kylo Ren Twitter feed instantly went viral. Well another huge spoiler from the film has now made its way on Twitter and it's related to Luke Sky...

Mars' moon Phobos is a strange, cratered, misshaped moon--and it's pulling itself to pieces from the inside out.

After some rather high-profile incidents of drones ending up where they don't belong, manufacturers rushed to find a solution. Otherwise they might have found themselves on the wrong side of some very tough legislation. ...

Rain transforms into snow when the temperatures drop below freezing, right? Not necessarily. Supercooling raindrops is really what's poking these cookie-cutter holes in the clouds over the southeastern United States.

Back in September, Acer announced among other things, an update to their Chromebook line. One of the biggest changes to the line was the convertible design of the new Chromebook R11. I've had my hands on one for a little...

Did you know that Chrysler built more than 25 percent of America's tanks during World War II? And in addition to tanks and trucks too, it even helped arm the Allied Powers' mighty warships. You can learn more about the C...

Real Christmas trees are beautiful. They smell good. They look classy as hell. They are not made of plastic and imported from China like most of the fake trees you can buy. They are not fake, which means they are easily ...

Close to the gorgeous towers of the Óbuda Gas Works , there is a humble, church-like brick building housing an amazing piece of engineering: a still-functional 103-year-old Sulzer diesel motor connected to a Ganz genera...

By Geoffrey MorrisonThis post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read the full article here.The Bose QuietComfort 20 is the best set of in-ear noise-cancelling headphones...

I thought I knew what visceral meant. I also thought I'd never get used to the attention you draw, pulling up in a supercar. The McLaren 650S Spider educated me on both, first by smearing my body into a paste as it slamm...