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A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image from April 13, 2026. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million light-years from Earth. Classified as a barred spiral galaxy, it features a bright central bar-shaped structure from which its spiral arms unfurl, wrapping around the core in a smooth, almost ring-like pattern. Read more about IC 486 and how scientists are studying galaxies using observations like this. Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M.…
On April 18, 2011, Portal 2 was released on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. It was a very, very good game. You could make an argument that it is Valve’s best game. It also marked the end of an era for Valve, being the company’s last single-player non-VR game it released until 2022, with the launch of the free Portal-themed Desk Job mini-game for Steam Deck. And if you don’t count that, then uh… Valve has never made another flatscreen single-player game since 2011, which is sad to think about. Anyway, let’s not get sad and instead let’s remember how…
When David Becker applied for his dream job as a lawyer at the Department of Justice’s Voting Section, he never thought he would actually get it—not because he was a bad lawyer, but because it was among the most sought-after jobs in the country.“It was one of the most in-demand jobs,” Becker, now the head of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, tells WIRED. “I knew there were going to be thousands of people applying.”The Voting Section, which is part of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, was established following the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. For the next…
Buying a Dodge is one of the most exciting vehicle purchases you can make. Whether you are drawn to the aggressive performance of the new Charger Daytona, the three-row capability of the Durango, or the everyday attitude of the Hornet, Dodge builds vehicles that command attention on every road. But here is what most buyers overlook — finding the right Dodge dealership matters just as much as finding the right vehicle. The wrong dealership can turn an exciting purchase into a stressful, regret-filled experience, while the right one will guide you confidently from the first conversation to the final signature. Beyond…
Anyone who has seen a launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida knows the agency’s pursuit of the stars involves some smoke and fire. Sometimes, however, the smoke doesn’t come from the rockets that propel astronauts beyond Earth’s bounds. That was the case during the second weekend of January 2026, when NASA teamed up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and commercial space partners to intentionally ignite around 2,600 acres of scrub habitat at NASA Kennedy during an active launch countdown, a first for the busiest spaceport in the world. Staff from NASA Kennedy’s Spaceport Integration Directorate oversaw…
Saros is out for digital deluxe edition owners, and is coming out tonight for everyone else. If you want to see all of Housemarque’s story, you’ll have to see the credits twice, but you won’t have to beat the game twice. The process of getting the true ending is mostly straightforward, but there is one major thing to keep in mind if you want to do so. Here’s a spoiler-light walkthrough on how to get it. The first thing you’ll need to do to see Saros’ secret ending is just finish the game normally. Saros doesn’t have choices or anything…
You may have spotted the recent case of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation pulling Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone, even though the messages were set to disappear automatically, and the Signal app itself had been deleted from the phone.The trick used by law enforcement? Previews of each incoming Signal message were logged in the notification database kept by iOS. Even though Signal had deleted the conversations, and Signal itself was deleted, this database was still available to the FBI’s forensics teams.There is some good news: Apple has pushed out an iOS 26.4.2 update that makes sure notification logs…
Image Source Determining liability after a vehicle collision in New Haven involves a specific set of legal principles defined by Connecticut state law. When drivers disagree on who caused an accident, the resolution process moves beyond a simple exchange of insurance information into a formal evaluation of evidence and statutory duties. Connecticut operates under a modified comparative negligence system, meaning that fault is not always assigned entirely to one party. Understanding how local authorities and insurance adjusters weigh contributing factors is essential for any motorist involved in a dispute on Connecticut roadways. The Role Of Modified Comparative Negligence Connecticut General…
[00:00:19] Nathan Wrigley: Welcome to the Jukebox Podcast from WP Tavern. My name is Nathan Wrigley. Jukebox is a podcast which is dedicated to all things WordPress. The people, the events, the plugins, the blocks, the themes, and in this case Beaver Builder, AI hype, and evolving WordPress workflows. If you’d like to subscribe to the podcast, you can do that by searching for WP Tavern in your podcast player of choice, or by going to wptavern.com/feed/podcast, and you can copy that URL into most podcast players. If you have a topic that you’d like us to feature on the…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. From the start, cars were built wrong. At least, that’s what Chrysler’s head of automotive research, Carl Breer, thought in 1930. Automobiles had never been built to be aerodynamic, he posited, and he was right. A few years earlier, he’d consulted aviation pioneer Orville Wright (the younger Wright brother), who suggested he build a wind tunnel. The results were damning: Every car Breer tested was more aerodynamic running backward than forward. That’s because early cars were boxy behemoths, built like motorized carriages. At the…