The last time a person visited the moon was in December 1972, during NASA’s Apollo 17 mission. Over the decades, NASA planned to send people back to the moon but has yet to succeed. Astronauts often say the biggest reasons…
Not too long ago, Netflix famously never canceled shows. But over the past year and a half, Netflix has been on a canceling streak, cutting shows like "The Get Down," "Girlboss," and "Gypsy." After a few years of being lenient…
What are your favorite 8-bit computers from the ’80s? Ben Heck’s is the Atari 800, and what better thing to do as a final project than make it portable? That’s right, it’s time for a teardown. After pulling the Atari…
Nighttime photography offers the opportunity to observe and photograph some great astronomical subjects including the moon (as a whole or during different phases), stars, the Milky Way and even celestial events such as the Northern Lights. If you are new…
Résumés are a crucial part of any job search. If you want to land your dream job, you’ll need to whip your résumé into shape. Résumé Writers’ Ink founder Tina Nicolai shared some tips on how to go about doing…
South African Radio Astronomy Observatory Another piece of the Square Kilometer Array’s puzzle just fell into place. South Africa has officially switched on MeerKAT, billed as the most sensitive radio telescope of its type on the planet. Some parts of…
Roblox, the video game app that’s mega-popular with younger players, is on track to pay out $70 million to its developers this year. That’s up from $30 million last year. There are 4 million developers building 400 million Roblox games.…
The University of Nottingham created a light display that is controlled by brain activity. Using a headset we were able to control the light display with our minds. The display is shaped like a human brain to represent which parts…
Getty Image / Hector Vivas / Stringer You may have noticed that a fair amount of players in the World Cup are spitting quite often. And not just hocking a random loogie. We’re talking about players spitting a powerful stream…
The sun’s ultraviolet radiation is dangerous to our skin cells because it damages our DNA. That’s why sun exposure can cause cancer, and why sunscreen is so important (even apart from its power to prevent sunburns). There are sunscreens that…