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Is There a Black Hole Hiding in Our Solar System? This Is How We’ll Find Out

05.07.20

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

The ‘Halo Drive’ Would Shoot Lasers at Black Holes to Explore the Milky Way

03.21.19

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Scientists Want to Send Holographic Messages to Nearby Stars on Light Sails

09.28.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

A German Team Is Now Trying to Make the ‘Impossible’ EmDrive Engine

05.21.18

By Daniel Oberhaus
Tech

Proxima B May Not Be Such a Great Second Home For Humanity After All

02.27.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

We Should Upload Human Minds on Stephen Hawking’s Interstellar Mission

09.26.17

By Giulio Prisco
Tech

To Get to An Alien Star, Scientists Launched the Tiniest Spacecraft Ever

07.27.17

By Jacob Dubé
Tech

NASA’s Newest Interstellar Concepts Rely on Huge Laser Arrays and Gravity Surfing

04.12.17

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Massive Telescope Will Be Upgraded to Study the Nearest Exoplanets to Earth

01.11.17

By Becky Ferreira
News

Stephen Hawking’s Plan to Blast a Tiny Ship to Another Star With Giant Lasers May Work

04.14.16

By Ryan Faith

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Gaming

‘The Case of the Golden Idol’ Perfected The Detective Genre

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By Dwayne Jenkins
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Gaming

Itch.io owner Calls out Funko for Using AI-Powered Software to Take Their Site Down, Funko Allegedly Responds by Calling Their Mommy

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12.09.24

By Matt Vatankhah
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Gaming

‘Demon Slayer The Hinokami Chronicles 2’ Trailer Proves CyberConnect Should Just Own All the Anime Arena Fighters

‘Demon Slayer The Hinokami Chronicles 2’ popped up out of nowhere to entice hardcore fans and newcomers alike with a stylish trailer!

12.09.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
News

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Murder Gave Unabomber’s Manifesto 4 Stars on Goodreads

12.09.24

By Sammi Caramela
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Gaming

The ModRetro Chromatic Is the Bespoke Game Boy We Deserve as Adults (Review)

The ModRetro Chromatic is the best way to play your old Game Boy games, and it easily earns the high cost of admission.

12.09.24

By Shaun Cichacki