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U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei back on Earth.

U.S. astronaut returns home after record-breaking mission

U.S. astronaut returns home after record-breaking mission

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned home safely on Wednesday after the longest single space mission by an American astronaut.
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Test suggests AMD Ryzen 7 5700X could be a midrange gem

Test suggests AMD Ryzen 7 5700X could be a midrange gem

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X is set to release soon, and now the first benchmarks have been spotted. The processor showed performance on par with Ryzen 7 5800X.
Windows 11 device sitting on a stool.

Windows 11 may launch tabbed File Explorer, smarter Clipboard

Windows 11 may launch tabbed File Explorer, smarter Clipboard

Microsoft is holding a Windows event on April 5, and several new Windows 11 features could be announced.
Two Intel Arc chips in front of a blue and purple gradient background.

Intel Arc graphics use AV1 to improve Twitch streams

Intel Arc graphics use AV1 to improve Twitch streams

Intel has announced that it will equip its Arc GPUs with AV1 coding technology. This tech shows a lot of promise in improving the quality of gaming streams.
A vision of Meta's metaverse in the work setting.

Microsoft has a warning about working in the metaverse

Microsoft has a warning about working in the metaverse

In a blog post, Microsoft talks about the risk of working in the metaverse and the steps that can be taken to secure it
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.

SpaceX will stop making new Crew Dragon capsules. Here’s why

SpaceX will stop making new Crew Dragon capsules. Here’s why

Two years after SpaceX flew its first astronauts to the ISS in the Crew Dragon capsule, the company has revealed it’s ending production of the spacecraft.
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This burger vending machine is a restaurant in miniature

This burger vending machine is a restaurant in miniature

RoboBurger is described as an artificially intelligent, self-operating, patented kitchen with all the processes of a restaurant at a fraction of the size.
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It’s part drone, part plane, and headed to the skies in 2025

It’s part drone, part plane, and headed to the skies in 2025

The Prosperity 1 is a remotely operated, fully electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that could start ferrying passengers through the sky in 2025
Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti in a PC build.

4 ways the Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti struggles, and 1 way it’s great

4 ways the Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti struggles, and 1 way it’s great

Nvidia’s 3090 Ti is an incredibly high-performing GPU, but should you buy it? We’ve scoured the reviews to find the key pros and cons of this beastly card.
A woman holding the Samsung 870 Pro NVMe PCIe SSD in her hands.

Microsoft’s DirectStorage drastically cuts CPU use in games

Microsoft’s DirectStorage drastically cuts CPU use in games

Microsoft has recently unveiled DirectStorage for Windows. According to a Microsoft engineer, the tech will free up your CPU while lowering game load times.
The International Space Station.

Watch this cinematic trailer for NASA’s first ISS tourism mission

Watch this cinematic trailer for NASA’s first ISS tourism mission

Check out this cinematic trailer promoting NASA's first tourism trip to the International Space Station, set for launch next week.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral.

NASA delays launch of its first tourism mission to ISS

NASA delays launch of its first tourism mission to ISS

NASA has delayed the launch of its first space tourism mission by several days and it will now get underway on Wednesday, April 6.
Four Asus graphics cards Photoshopped into the sky.

Asus lowering Nvidia GPU prices by up to 25% on April 1

Asus lowering Nvidia GPU prices by up to 25% on April 1

Asus has just confirmed that it will be lowering the prices of its RTX 30-series graphics cards, including both entry-level and high-end models, by up to 25%.
Intel Core i9-12900K box on a desk.

Intel beats AMD in bid to release next beastly gaming CPU

Intel beats AMD in bid to release next beastly gaming CPU

Intel has officially unveiled the Core i9-12900KS. Set to arrive in just a few days, the CPU may become the best processor on the market.
Two Intel Arc chips in front of a blue and purple gradient background.

Secret Intel Arc GPU discovered in unreleased Dell laptop

Secret Intel Arc GPU discovered in unreleased Dell laptop

Intel's upcoming workstation GPU for laptops, the ARC A30M Pro, was just discovered in a 14-inch Dell Precision laptop, paired with Intel Alder Lake.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft atop the Super Heavy booster.

SpaceX forced to wait longer for Super Heavy flight clearance

SpaceX forced to wait longer for Super Heavy flight clearance

Elon Musk recently said he hoped to see SpaceX's Starship rocket take its first orbital flight in May, but that was before the FAA's latest announcement.
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei aboard the space station.

U.S. astronaut shares highs and lows of record space trip

U.S. astronaut shares highs and lows of record space trip

U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei spoke about the highs and lows of his record-breaking stay aboard the International Space Station.
Still image from a Thesan simulation showing the universe 251 million years after the Big Bang. The orange halos represent the burst of radiation, or light, outpouring from early galaxies.

Astronomers simulate the early universe and the birth of the first galaxies

Astronomers simulate the early universe and the birth of the first galaxies

An international collaboration of astronomers has created the most detailed simulation yet of the early stages of the universe.
A stunning view of the spiral galaxy NGC 4571.

Hubble captures an elegant spiral galaxy 60 million light-years away

Hubble captures an elegant spiral galaxy 60 million light-years away

This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy NGC 4571, located 60 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.
Illustration showing the front of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels extended.

Sentinel-6 spacecraft becomes official ocean-monitoring satellite

Sentinel-6 spacecraft becomes official ocean-monitoring satellite

We have a new tool for monitoring Earth's oceans: The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity hits 23rd flight, can’t be stopped

Mars helicopter Ingenuity hits 23rd flight, can’t be stopped

The tiny Mars helicopter Ingenuity continues to power through its flights, exceeding all expectations.
NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei poses for a photo on Feb. 10, 2022, while configuring the Combustion Integrated Rack in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module of the International Space Station to support a pair of fire safety experiments.

How to watch record-breaking astronaut return to Earth this week

How to watch record-breaking astronaut return to Earth this week

This week, record-breaking NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will be returning from the ISS along with two of his Russian colleagues. Here's how to watch.
The Sun as seen by Solar Orbiter in extreme ultraviolet light from a distance of roughly 75 million kilometers. An image of Earth is also included for scale, at the 2 o’clock position.

Solar Orbiter image shows the boiling, roiling face of the sun

Solar Orbiter image shows the boiling, roiling face of the sun

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has taken an incredible high-resolution image of the sun, showing its full face and its outer atmosphere or corona.
An odd radio circles (ORC) captured by the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa.

Astronomers spot a vast, mysterious circle in space

Astronomers spot a vast, mysterious circle in space

Astronomers have spotted an enormous and mysterious object more than a million light-years across, called an odd radio circle.
James Webb Space Telescope illustration.

James Webb’s MIRI instrument has both a heater and a cooler

James Webb’s MIRI instrument has both a heater and a cooler

The long process of getting the James Webb Space Telescope ready for science operations continues, with the ongoing alignment of three of its instruments.
Illustration of NASA’s SPHEREx spacecraft.

NASA will survey the entire sky with its SPHEREx observatory

NASA will survey the entire sky with its SPHEREx observatory

NASA is ramping up plans for a new sky survey tool that could help unravel some of the biggest mysteries about the origin of the universe.
The Mac Studio and Studio Display at Apple's Peek Performance event.

Apple sheds light on making of the Mac Studio and display

Apple sheds light on making of the Mac Studio and display

Apple has recently launched the Studio Display and the Mac Studio. Recent interviews show what it took to make these products successful and what comes next.
The view from a spacecraft approaching the ISS.

NASA just days away from historic ISS mission

NASA just days away from historic ISS mission

NASA is making final preparations for its first space tourism mission that will see three high-paying passengers spend 10 days aboard the space station.
NASA's mega moon rocket on the launchpad at the Kennedy Space Center.

Stunning NASA images show next-gen moon rocket on launchpad

Stunning NASA images show next-gen moon rocket on launchpad

NASA has shared some stunning images showing its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center.
RTX 3090 installed inside a gaming PC.

Nvidia is boasting to investors about rising GPU prices

Nvidia is boasting to investors about rising GPU prices

Nvidia revealed during its investors day that on average, gamers have to spend $300 more in order to buy a current-gen graphics card compared to GTX cards.
A person using the PrimeBook Circular modular laptop on a desk.

This modular laptop promises sustainability and DIY upgrades

This modular laptop promises sustainability and DIY upgrades

A new modular laptop called the PrimeBook Circular has just launched with the promise of easy upgrades and eco-friendliness. Here’s what you get in each one.
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Astronauts during a spacewalk at the ISS on March 23.

Watch spacewalkers fiddling about with a cable 250 miles above Earth

Watch spacewalkers fiddling about with a cable 250 miles above Earth

Footage from Wednesday's spacewalk at the International Space Station shows the kind of tricky tasks that astronauts sometimes have to take on.
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NASA looks beyond SpaceX for future lunar landers

NASA looks beyond SpaceX for future lunar landers

NASA says it’s welcoming lunar lander concepts from commercial companies other than SpaceX, which already has a contract to land astronauts on the moon.