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Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected by astronomers, will make its closest approach to Earth overnight between Thursday and Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), when it gets to just 168 million miles (270 million kilometers) from our planet. It poses no threat to Earth.The precise moment will come at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Dec. 19, according to Space.com. Though still just under twice the distance from Earth as the sun — something that will preclude stunning photos from giant telescopes — it’s a unique opportunity to glimpse an object from another star system. Discovered in July…

If you’ve already got a decent gaming PC, you’re feeling pretty good about all of this—as long as the games you want to play don’t have Mario or Pikachu in them, your PC is all you really need. It’s also not a completely awful time to be upgrading a build you already have, as long as you already have at least 16GB of RAM—if you’re thinking about a GPU upgrade, doing it now before the RAM price spikes can start impacting graphics card pricing is probably a smart move. If you don’t already have a decent gaming PC and you…

No need to fret if you missed out on some of the best Black Friday deals this year — some of them have returned already. Case in point: Apple’s AirPods Pro 3, which came out in September this year, are back down to $199. That’s an all-time-low price and better than the price it was during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. With the new AirPods Pro, Apple made some big improvements, including better battery life and sound quality, and introduced useful new features, such as Live Translation.AppleThe AirPods Pro 3 are the best AirPods available today, with Apple’s H2 chip,…

We all love watching movies, right? There’s something captivating about sitting ourselves down for a great film. Though, the experience isn’t just about what we see—it’s about what we hear, too. Too often, people invest heavily in top-tier televisions with features like 4K resolution, OLED displays, and HDR, only to overlook one essential component: audio. Despite having fantastic visuals, many still rely on their TV’s built-in speakers, which often fail to deliver a truly immersive experience. To really elevate your home theater setup, you need to treat both the video and the audio with equal importance. A quality soundbar is…

CubeSats have been a ubiquitous part of the satellite industry for nearly a quarter-century. They are based on a cube-shaped design, measuring about 10 centimeters per side, but can be scaled from a single cube “unit” to three, six, 12, or more, depending on mission requirements. The CubeSat standard has become a popular choice for commercial companies, the military, NASA, and universities looking to build small satellites on a tight budget. By one measure, nearly 3,000 CubeSats have launched since the first one soared into orbit in 2003. After originally being confined to low-Earth orbit, they have now flown to…

NASA opens the International Space Station for scientists and researchers, inviting them to use the benefits of microgravity for private industry research, technology demonstrations, and more. Today, half of the crew’s time aboard station is devoted to these aims, including medical research that addresses complex health challenges on Earth and prepares astronauts for future deep space missions. Supported by knowledge gained from space station experiments, researchers at Merck Research Labs received approval in September from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new injectable version of a medication used to treat several types of early-stage cancers called pembrolizumab, also…

You can add Japan to the list of regions where Apple has been forced to do something it would rather not: open up the App Store. On Thursday, the company announced changes to iOS in Japan to comply with the nation’s Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). The tighter regulations for Apple and Google, which overlap with Europe’s, took effect today. Users in the US and elsewhere won’t see any of these changes.Apple’s changes in iOS 26.2 in Japan revolve around alternative app stores, payments outside the App Store and browser choice. The company worked with Japanese regulators on new protections…

Apple’s pricing strategy since Black Friday has been wild to watch with the AirPods Pro 3 dropping roughly $10 each week like clockwork. Yesterday they were sitting at $209, and today they’ve hit $199, marking an all-time low that you won’t find on Apple’s official site where they’re still listed at the full $249. Amazon’s exclusively offering this discount and makes it the perfect moment to grab wireless earbuds that pack hearing aid features, live translation, and heart rate sensing. See at Amazon Why These Earbuds Are Worth the Hype Active noise cancellation cuts out up to twice as much…

How it works Donating is easy. Simply donate to Child’s Play using a credit card or PayPal or donate to the EFF using PayPal, credit card, or cryptocurrency. You can also support Child’s Play directly by using this Ars Technica campaign page or picking an item from the Amazon wish list of a specific hospital on its donation page. Donate as much or as little as you feel comfortable with—every little bit helps. Once that’s done, it’s time to register your entry in our sweepstakes. Just grab a digital copy of your receipt (a forwarded email, a screenshot, or simply…

Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth Planning Date: Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 The weekend drive starting from the “Nevado Sajama” drill site brought Curiosity back into the “Monte Grande” boxwork hollow. We’ve been in this hollow before for the “Valle de la Luna” drill campaign, but now that the team has seen the results from both the “Valle de la Luna” and “Nevado Sajama” drilled samples, we’ve decided that there’s more work to do here.  Overall science goals here included analysis of the other well-exposed bedrock block in Monte Grande to improve our…