Space

Tech

How Astronomers Will Determine If That ‘Megastructure’ Really Is Alien

10.28.15

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

In Memory of Robert Farquhar, the Original Space Hacker

10.28.15

By Keith Cowing
Tech

Why Cassini’s Close Flyby of Saturn’s Moon Is Exciting for Alien Hunters

10.28.15

By Victoria Turk
Food

This Fun-Loving Comet Is Spraying Tons of Booze Into Space

10.27.15

By Hilary Pollack
Tech

SpaceX Says There’s ‘Not a Lot of Effort’ Going into Satellite Internet Plan

10.27.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Someone in Alabama Sold a Priceless Lunar Rover for Scrap Metal

10.27.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Microbes from Human Skin Have Colonized the ISS

10.26.15

By Becky Ferreira
Music

[Music Video] ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Meets ‘Interstellar’ in Kishi Bashi’s “Q&A”

10.26.15

By Beckett Mufson
Tech

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Your—and Everyone Else’s—Personal Astrophysicist

10.26.15

By Rachel Riederer
Tech

An ‘Alien Artifact’ Is Going to Pass Earth in 2017

10.26.15

By Daniel Oberhaus
Tech

NASA’s New Mars-Bound Space Launch System Is a Go

10.26.15

By Daniel Oberhaus
Tech

A Mysterious Piece of Space Junk Is Headed for Earth, and Astronomers Are Stoked

10.25.15

By Rachel Pick

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How will your sign fare this week, stargazer?

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Entertainment

25 Years Ago, an Episode of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ Landed 3 People in Jail

Charles Ingram won £1 million on the British game show, but suspicious coughing led to an investigation and criminal convictions.

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By Tony Alpsen
Entertainment

Jim Henson Once Pulled an NSFW Prank on Frank Oz, and It’s Absolutely Hilarious

Frank Oz once revealed the bizarre story behind a Christmas gift from Jim Henson that involved a nude photo and a familiar Muppet.

2 hours ago

By Tony Alpsen
Entertainment

The Extraordinary Life of Peter Lassally, the Man Who Helped Shape Late-Night Television

From surviving the Holocaust to working with Johnny Carson and David Letterman, Peter Lassally lived a remarkable life.

2 hours ago

By Tony Alpsen
Entertainment

Why the Actor Who Played Buffalo Bill in ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ Has a Problem With the Movie Today

35 years after the horror classic’s release, Ted Levine explains why he now takes issue with aspects of the film’s portrayal.

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By Tony Alpsen