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Astronomers Find Potential Planet-Killer Asteroid Hiding in Sun’s Glare
Astronomers Find Potential Planet-Killer Asteroid Hiding in Sun’s Glare

We don't know how serious the threat is yet, but there's a possibility it could find itself in the same place as Earth in the future. And that would be very bad for anyone living on Earth at the time.

Falcon Heavy Rocket Aces First Launch in 3 Years
Falcon Heavy Rocket Aces First Launch in 3 Years

This was the first launch in three years for the most powerful operational SpaceX rocket, and it sure puts on a good show.

New Ransomware Attack Tries to Frame Security Researchers
New Ransomware Attack Tries to Frame Security Researchers

Instead of demanding Bitcoin, it tells infected individuals to contact security researchers and cybersecurity publication BleepingComputer.

New Origami-Inspired Mouse Folds Into a Flat Shape for Travel
New Origami-Inspired Mouse Folds Into a Flat Shape for Travel

For those who enjoy the “digital nomad” lifestyle but hate using a trackpad, the Air.o could be a game-changer.

Valve May Soon Introduce Peer-to-Peer Steam Downloads Across LAN
Valve May Soon Introduce Peer-to-Peer Steam Downloads Across LAN

You can tinker with this feature now, but be warned, it's still very early in development.

Cannabis Makes People Think They’re More Creative
Cannabis Makes People Think They’re More Creative

Cannabis doesn’t actually make you more creative, but maybe liking your ideas for once is enough.

AMD RDNA3 GPU Revealed With Two Eight-Pin Connectors
AMD RDNA3 GPU Revealed With Two Eight-Pin Connectors

RDNA3 has finally been photographed, and it looks downright tiny compared with the RTX 4090.

Battery-Powered Shoe Attachment Boosts Walking Speed by 250 Percent
Battery-Powered Shoe Attachment Boosts Walking Speed by 250 Percent

For upwards of $799 per pair, these attachments strap onto almost any pair of shoes to give you an enviable speed boost.

AMD Rumored to Launch Two High-End RDNA3 GPUs This Week
AMD Rumored to Launch Two High-End RDNA3 GPUs This Week

AMD is reviving an ancient moniker for its flagship GPU, indicating it could be something special.

UFO Sightings Are Usually Foreign Spying or Space Junk, Government Sources Say
UFO Sightings Are Usually Foreign Spying or Space Junk, Government Sources Say

Aliens don’t sound so intimidating when the alternative is foreign surveillance.

Perseverance Rover Prepares to Drop Off Mars Samples for Return Mission
Perseverance Rover Prepares to Drop Off Mars Samples for Return Mission

The Perseverance rover is a well-equipped robot with a gaggle of cameras, multiple spectrometers, and even a little box that makes oxygen. You can’t get every possible scientific instrument on a Mars-bound rover, though. To really understand the red planet, we need to get samples back to Earth, and Perseverance is preparing to take the…

This Week in Space: Insight News, the ISS Dodges Debris, and NASA Picks Its UFO Team
This Week in Space: Insight News, the ISS Dodges Debris, and NASA Picks Its UFO Team

The InSight mission is headed for shutdown in the near future, but the probe just gave us our best look yet at certain Martian geological structures, thanks to the first-ever detection of Martian seismic surface waves.