NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has traveled 20 million miles (32 million kilometers) since it last beamed back images of Pluto. The latest set of photos hint at a complicated and high-contrast surface — including more evidence in support of the theory that the dwarf planet features a bright polar cap. … [Read more...]
Which Obsolete Technologies Will You Never Get Rid Of?
The life cycle for most technologies is not a long one, and yet sometimes, we find ourselves getting a little sentimental about the tech we pick up all the same. … [Read more...]
Google’s Immersive 360 Action Flick Is So Realistic It’s Not Believable
Google released a new 360-degree immersive video on its Spotlight Stories app yesterday—the first featuring real human actors instead of animation. It’s an action-packed short directed by Fast & Furious director Justin Lin. I downloaded the 1GB 360 video and took it for a literal spin (I was sitting in a swivel chair). It’s so realistic it’s almost problematic. … [Read more...]
Which Book Is Best Read Aloud?
After a certain age, reading aloud pretty much comes to a dead halt and this is mostly a pretty good thing. There are some books, though, that make you want to make an exception. … [Read more...]
Astronaut Celebrates Towel Day By Showing Many Uses Of Towels On The ISS
Yesterday was Towel Day, a day for celebrating the works of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti apparently agrees with Adams about the supreme usefulness of a towel, and demonstrates how astronauts use them aboard the International Space Station. … [Read more...]