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NASA offers the chance to ‘fly your name around the moon’

If becoming an astronaut is no longer part of your career plan but you still love to dream of traveling to space, then how about sending your name instead?
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NASA reveals skywatching treats for March

NASA has released its latest update on what to look out for in the skies, with Saturn, a star cluster, and a gas giant exoplanet among the treats.
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Amazon to shut 68 retail sites, including its bookstores

Amazon has revealed plans to close all of its brick-and-mortar bookstores, 4-Star locations, and pop-up sites.
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Remember that burning ship carrying luxury cars? It sank

A cargo ship carrying luxury cars from Germany to the U.S. sank in the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday a week after a blaze prompted the crew to evacuate.
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Watch the Galaxy S22 Ultra face a merciless durability test

Popular YouTuber Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything fame has conducted one of his merciless durability tests on Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 Ultra handset.
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Watch NASA’s U.S. weather satellite rocket launch highlights

NASA and ULA successfully launched a next-generation NOAA weather satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Tuesday, March 1.
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Rocket Lab selects U.S. site to launch, land next-gen rocket

Spaceflight company Rocket Lab has selected a site on the East Coast for launches and landings of its next-generation Neutron rocket.
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Suspected cyberattack causes major disruption for Toyota

Toyota has suspended operations at all of its factories in Japan following a suspected cyberattack on one of its suppliers.
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TikTok extends maximum video length … again

After several months of testing, TikTok has extended the maximum time limit for videos on the platform to 10 minutes, up from three minutes.
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How to watch NASA launch next-gen weather satellite to space tomorrow

NASA is making final preparations for the launch of a next-generation weather satellite on Tuesday, March 1, and you can watch the event online.
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Could the current iPhone SE drop to just $199 after March update?

With an updated version of the iPhone SE expected to land soon, one Apple insider suggests the tech giant could slash the price of the current SE to just $199.
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Astronaut marks 100 days on ISS with cool Cupola pic

German astronaut Matthias Maurer has marked his 100th day aboard the space station by sharing a photo of himself inside the orbiting outpost’s Cupola module.
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Apple working on 20-inch foldable device, new report claims

We're hearing again that Apple is working on a foldable device with a large 20-inch display, though it might not land for another four years.
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How to watch SpaceX launch Starlink satellites on Friday

SpaceX’s Starlink launches are always an entertaining spectacle and there’s another one taking place on Friday, February 25. Here's how to watch ...
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How NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter shook off Martian dust to fly again

As NASA's Mars helicopter gears up for its 20th flight, the space agency explains how it overcame two recent challenges that could have left Ingenuity grounded.
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Amazon goes after two firms allegedly selling fake reviews

Amazon has revealed it's suing two more companies that it accuses of facilitating fake reviews on its online shopping site.
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Meteorite auction included one very surprising item

Christie’s has auctioned off lots of meteorites over the last few weeks, but it saved the most unusual object in its collection till last.
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Teen avoids social media for 6 years, wins cash from mom

A Minnesota teen collected $1,800 from his mom on his 18th birthday after winning a bet to stay off social media for six years.
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Virgin Hyperloop shuns passengers for something else

Virgin Hyperloop, the company developing a high-speed transportation service, says it's decided to pivot away from passengers toward something else.
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Apple Store siege in Amsterdam ends dramatically

A hostage situation at an Apple Store in the Netherlands ended dramatically on Tuesday when the suspect was hit by a police vehicle as he ran from the store.
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Tonga’s internet restored five weeks after massive eruption

A volcanic eruption in Tonga last month killed six people, destroyed homes, and knocked the tiny nation offline. Five weeks on, it's finally been reconnected.
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Watch the OnePlus 10 Pro snap in YouTuber’s bend test

The recently unveiled OnePlus 10 Pro comes with some strong specs but not such a strong build, according to a YouTuber's stress test.
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Luxury cars continue to burn on abandoned cargo ship

The consignment of luxury cars aboard a vessel ablaze in the Atlantic is thought to be worth around $400 million, according to an estimate published on Monday.
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Watch a robotic arm on the ISS catch an incoming spacecraft

NASA has shared footage of the space station's Canadarm2 robotic arm capturing a Cygnus cargo spacecraft that launched from the U.S. on Saturday.
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Skype now supports 911 calls in the U.S.

Skype has updated its mobile, desktop, and web apps to allow emergency calling in the U.S. for the first time in its 18-year history.
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How Big Jet TV won the internet

A livestream of jets landing in stormy weather at London Heathrow on Friday went viral as viewers from around the world admired the pilots' incredible skills.
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Twitter now lets you pin DMs, and here’s how to do it

Twitter has rolled out a new feature for iOS, Android, and web that lets you pin as many as six DMs to the top of your inbox.
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Watch NASA video showing delicate docking of Progress spacecraft

Watch NASA's video showing the final stages of Russia's Progress 80 cargo spacecraft docking with the International Space Station on Thursday.
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Twitter rolls out ‘automated’ label to identify ‘good’ bots

Twitter has launched a new feature that lets an operator of an automated account add a special label to their profile to indicate to others that it’s a bot.
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Relive NASA’s extraordinary Mars rover landing, one year on

Enjoy again the amazing footage showing the moment when NASA's Perseverance rover landed on the surface of Mars in February 2021.
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Uber riders, dare to peek at this new data on the ridesharing app?

Uber riders can now learn more about their personal rating by seeing precisely how many 5-star scores drivers have given them. And how many 1-star scores, too.
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Astronaut captures magical shot of the moon and Earth

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei has shared a sublime shot of the moon and Earth captured recently from the International Space Station.
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See how NASA seals a large satellite inside a rocket fairing

New images from NASA show the rarely seen sight of a satellite being carefully sealed inside a rocket fairing ahead of launch.
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Virgin Galactic video offers detailed look at its space tourism ride

Virgin Galactic has released a new video showing off its sub-orbital space tourism ride in greater detail than ever before.