Space

Black Friday VPN deals are landing, and we’ve rounded up the very best ahead of the annual sales event to keep you secure while traveling and streaming online. VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, and it makes your device appear as if it’s in another location, while offering additional online security features, such as ad and tracker blockers, anti-malware protection, password…

Over a decade ago, NASA picked Boeing to fly astronauts to and from the International Space Station, agreeing to pay billions of dollars for up to a half-dozen crewed flights. Some of those flights, it turns out, may not happen, and the next Starliner to fly won’t carry any astronauts at all. NASA on Monday (Nov. 24) announced that Boeing’s next Starliner mission to the International…

A nearby binary star system is bereft of giant planets, but scientists think it may still be a decent place to look for life. Binary star system Eta Cassiopeiae, located just 19 light-years away, could be a good target in the search for habitable exoplanets, according to a recent study. University of California, Riverside astronomer Stephen Kane and his colleagues simulated the orbital dynamics of…