Space

Tech

SpaceX Will Attempt to Land a Rocket on a Drone Boat Friday

12.17.14

By Jason Koebler
Games

Zero-G Simulator Lets You Float Through an Oculus Rift Space Station

12.16.14

By Beckett Mufson
Make ‘Contact’ with Olafur Eliasson’s Cosmic New Exhibition

12.15.14

By Becky Chung
Tech

Russia Wants to Build Its Own Space Station

12.15.14

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

The Real Reason SpaceX Is Hiring a Farmer

12.15.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

The Demystification of Venus

12.15.14

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Giant Space Microphones Will Record the Soundtrack of the Universe

12.14.14

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

The OPALS Experiment Is Proving the Concept of a Space-Laser Internet

12.13.14

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Intergalactic Mystery X-Rays Point to Dark Matter

12.13.14

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Snowball Worlds: Why Earth-Like Planets Across the Universe Are Uninhabitable

12.11.14

By Maddie Stone
Tech

Send Your Wedding Ring to the Moon

12.11.14

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

How the World’s Largest Telescope Will Hunt for Alien Life

12.11.14

By Becky Ferreira

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Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: October 15, 2026

Jupiter’s sextile to the Sun peaks as the Sagittarius Moon trines Jupiter, making big asks and long shots more promising.

1 hour ago

By Ashley Fike
Gaming

Netflix’s New ‘Conjuring’ Game Lets You Decide Who Makes It Out Alive. Here’s How It Works.

From the ‘Until Dawn’ studio, Netflix’s new horror game turns your phone into ghost-hunting gear and lets you decide who survives.

3 hours ago

By Brianne Garbutt
Gaming

3 Upcoming DLCs That Could Pull You Back Into Games You Already Own

‘DayZ,’ ‘Brotato,’ and ‘Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds’ have new DLC coming, with desert survival, jungle combat, and a Godzilla track.

3 hours ago

By Brianne Garbutt
Science

The Ocean Floor Has Rocks That Can Set Themselves on Fire. Here’s How It Works.

USGS researchers found that some seafloor rocks spontaneously combusted during lab handling, revealing a potential mining hazard.

4 hours ago

By Luis Prada
Life

A Small Texas Town Just Built a 19-Foot-Long Wiener Dog Statue. Here’s Why.

Buda, Texas, unveiled a 19-foot-long steel dachshund inspired by its wiener dog races—and a giant ball of twine in Minnesota.

4 hours ago

By Luis Prada