Soon, the sky’s most glamorous evening performer will take its leave.
Since late March, Venus has been the unmistakable “Evening Star,” gleaming shortly after sunset and stealing attention from nearly everything else in the twilight. In June, it helped stage a striking three-planet lineup after sundown, outshining both Jupiter and Mercury.
Now the curtain is beginning to fall…
On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test
September 7, 2026
On Sept. 6, 1947, a rocket launched from an aircraft carrier for the first time. The V-2 rocket was captured from a German manufacturing site by the Allied forces at the end of World War II.
V-2s were the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile. They were…
NASA’s long-distance spacecraft-calling network just got a boost.
The Deep Space Network (DSN), best known for communicating with distant spacecraft such as Voyager 1, Voyager 2 and New Horizons, added a 114-foot (34-meter) radio-frequency antenna in California…
Some authors hoping to receive their share of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement said they received surprising emails this week – emails informing them that someone else was making a claim on their payments.
Anthropic settled a copyright class action suit last year, after a judge ruled that training AI models on copyrighted material is legal under fair use doctrine, but…
Here’s a fact that should shock you: there are, at the time of writing, only two northern white rhinos left alive anywhere on the planet. That’s right, just two.
Fatu and Najin, mother and daughter, live under permanent protection at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in…
Just when it looked like we were about to find out what Storm Sondors has been cooking up for his return to the e-bike world, the story has taken another strange turn.
Nearly two weeks ago, we broke the news on the sudden reappearance of SONDORS, with the company’s…
Earlier this week, a home solar shopper took to Reddit looking for a home solar panel + home backu battery system that could intelligently manage solar and grid power, auto switch in a power outage, and accept ICE generator input in a prolonged grid power failure. I reached out to some home energy experts to get them an answer.
Originally posted by a Redditor going by MickFlaherty on r/solar, the…
Insomniac Clears the Air After Marvel's Wolverine Fans Confuse Lady Deathstrike for Psylocke
September 6, 2026
Insomniac Games has cleared the air after a new trailer for Marvel’s Wolverine had fans confusing Lady Deathstrike for Psylocke.
If you thought the launch trailer for the PlayStation 5-exclusive video game would come and go without controversy, I’ve got bad news.
The Best Deals Today: Nintendo Switch 2 Consoles, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, and More
September 6, 2026
A new weekend has arrived, and today, you can save on Granblue Fantasy: Relink – Endless Ragnarok, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Nintendo Switch 2, and more. Check out our top picks for Saturday, September 5, below.
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Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Could Be Great, But There's Some Things We Can't Ignore...
September 6, 2026
The first thing that strikes you upon seeing the new Tomb Raider live-demoed on a massive 115” TV mere inches from your face, I can attest, is its visual fidelity: Legacy of Atlantis is absurdly pretty. Crammed with fine detail enough that every particle of dust and bat guano flitting through the stale air poses danger to your airways, it almost feels like it’s supposed to be funny when…
