By Maddie Stone
When the exoplanet Alpha Centauri Bb was …
The Closest Exoplanet to Earth Was Probably a Ghost
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Tesla, Consumer Reports and the art of doing your research
By Andrew Krok Consumer Reports rescinding its Model S recommendation should remind everybody that sticking with one website’s opinions is not doing your due diligence.
Tesla, Consumer Reports and the art of doing your research
By Andrew Krok Consumer Reports rescinding its Model S recommendation should remind everybody that sticking with one website’s opinions is not doing your due diligence.
Never Leave your Spaceship Without Boots, Mitts, and a Hat
By Mika McKinnon on Earth & Space, shared by Maddie Stone to Gizmodo
All the best-dressed explorers wore glittery spacesuits more suitable to the Silver Surfer than somber NASA astronauts in the early days of the Space Age. These are the helmets, gloves, and boots for …
Saturday’s Best Deals: UE Mini Boom, Cheap Slippers, Lightning Cables, and More
By Shep McAllister, Commerce Team on Deals, shared by Shep McAllister, Commerce Team to Gizmodo
Here are the best of today’s deals. Get every great deal every day on …
That “Spooky” Halloween Asteroid is Actually a Dead Comet
Scare Yourself With Science: Here’s How to Sniff Out Bodies in Shallow Graves
Why bother with fiction when you can be horrified by everyday life? We’ve found a paper about how to locate bodies in “clandestine graves” by analyzing the gas emissions they give off.
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Scare Yourself With Science: Here’s How to Sniff Out Bodies in Shallow Graves
Why bother with fiction when you can be horrified by everyday life? We’ve found a paper about how to locate bodies in “clandestine graves” by analyzing the gas emissions they give off.
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Get Ready For “Spooky,” the Halloween Asteroid!
On All Hallow’s Eve, an asteroid dubbed “Spooky” will make its closest approach to our planet. Hurtling along at an impressive 78,830 miles per hour, the 1,300-foot-wide object poses no threat to Earth…or does it? This …
How Bad Data Caused the Fires That Leveled the Bronx in the 1970s
“The Bronx is burning.” Throughout the 1970s, hundreds of buildings went up in flames in New York City’s poorest neighborhoods. But nowhere were the fires more prevalent than The Bronx, where on a single night in July 1977, 400 blazes were raging. And flawed urban planning data was to blame.
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