Boy surprises mom with massive in-app purchase bill
Lots of safeguards have been put in place in recent years to prevent unauthorized in-app purchases, so how did this six-year-old boy rack up such a hefty bill?
How to watch the Geminids meteor shower tonight
December is an exciting month for stargazers — check out the spectacular Geminids meteor shower that’s set to peak overnight on December 13.
Juno spacecraft peers into the strange atmosphere of Jupiter
Data from NASA’s Juno probe reveals more information about how atmospheric hot spots form on Jupiter and interact with the rest of the atmosphere.
Chinese spacecraft carrying moon rocks begins its journey back to Earth
A Chinese spacecraft containing a sample of rocks and dust from the moon is on its way back to Earth.
Virgin Galactic’s test flight of space tourism craft fails to reach space
Virgin Galactic’s first crewed test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity craft from Spaceport America in New Mexico has failed to reach the boundary of space.
Your next therapy dog could be a biomimetic robot
A new study shows that spending time with a robotic dog as a companion can bring many of the same benefits as spending time with a real dog.
Hubble spots distant exoplanet that could be equivalent to Planet Nine
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have found an interesting exoplanet equivalent to the hypothesized ninth planet in our solar system.
A total solar eclipse will pass over parts of Chile and Argentina on Monday
2020’s only total solar eclipse will occur this Monday, plunging parts of Chile and Argentina into darkness for a couple of minutes in the middle of the day.
NASA and ESA’s new sea level satellite sends back its first readings
A satellite recently launched by NASA and ESA has sent back its first data on sea levels, beginning a new era of more accurate measurements of sea level rise.
Peruse Hubble images of beautiful astronomical objects visible in the night sky
NASA has updated its Hubble Caldwell catalog, a collection of beautiful objects visible in the night sky which have been imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.