John Wenz
A Meteor Gave Spain a Fireworks Show on New Year’s Eve
An observatory captured the burn up of space dust bright enough to shine through the clouds.
SpaceX’s Vertically Landed Rocket In Shape to Fly Again
The company plans to put it on display instead.
Could a Big Cosmic Mystery Be Caused by Asteroids Slamming Into Dead Stars?
Fast radio bursts may have a quite mundane explanation.
That Time the ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ Predicted VR Porn
Chewbacca’s dad gets a little virtual interspecies love affair going.
Gamma Rays Can Show Us Which Asteroids Are Worth Mining
Old prospector, meet the technology that could replace you.
Aston Martin’s Soundcloud Account Is Basically a Very Expensive ASMR Experience
You can be James Bond if you close your eyes hard enough.
Man Fails Paternity Test Because His DNA Is Mixed with That of His Unborn Twin
The weirdest “Maury” outcome possible.
New Horizons Sets Off to Its Next Destination: Beyond Pluto
The extended mission isn’t yet approved, but the craft needed to move now or miss its window forever.
Discovery of Alcohol on Comet Lovejoy Could Point to the Origin of Life
The chunk of icy debris produces up to 500 bottles worth of ethyl alcohol per day.
Woman Who Reviewed 31,000 Books on Amazon Dies
Harriet Klausner claimed to read at least two books a day, but her controversial reviews cast doubt on how close her reading was (and who, exactly, paid for it).