Missions to Comet d’Arrest & Asteroid Eros in the 1970s (1966)
In 1966, a NASA Lewis Research Center scientist outlined what might have become NASA's first missions to a comet and an asteroid. Had they flown, they could have reached Comet d'Arrest in 1976 and Near...
View ArticleThe Experiments Most Likely to Shake Up the Future of Physics
Over the next few years, experimentalists will be churning out new results, which may be able to answer questions about dark matter, the properties of neutrinos, the nature of the Higgs, and perhaps...
View ArticleDevelop Code to Study the Higgs Boson and Win Cash Prizes
Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider would like your help in studying the Higgs Boson. It’s true that they found the Higgs boson—which is responsible for giving all particles their mass—nearly two...
View ArticleFacebook Ads Will Now Follow You No Matter What Device You’re Using
Facebook's long-awaited Google Ad Sense competitor is finally here. It's called Atlas, and like Ad Sense, it will allow brands to buy ads on Facebook, using the social network's massive trove of data,...
View ArticleHow Facebook Aims to Beat Google by Tracking Your Offline Purchases
Facebook relaunched Atlas this year to give Google a run for its money in the advertising world. The post How Facebook Aims to Beat Google by Tracking Your Offline Purchases appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleFacebook Says It Won’t Charge for an Ad Unless Someone Sees It
Facebook wants people to know that it only counts ads that are actually seen by humans. The post Facebook Says It Won’t Charge for an Ad Unless Someone Sees It appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleMIT’s Humanoid Robot Goes to Robo Boot Camp
MIT's humanoid robot is going to compete in DARPA's Robotics Challenge finals in two weeks. But can it walk on its own two feet? The post MIT’s Humanoid Robot Goes to Robo Boot Camp appeared first on...
View ArticleHow Zuck’s Old TA Helped Facebook Master Mobile Ads
Andrew Bosworth was supposed to go on vacation. But then Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg asked him to find a way to make big money from mobile ads. The post How Zuck’s Old TA Helped Facebook Master Mobile...
View ArticleBoston Dynamics’ New Robot Is Wicked Good at Standing Up to Bullies
The new version of Atlas is an untethered marvel of engineering. Also, slightly terrifying. The post Boston Dynamics' New Robot Is Wicked Good at Standing Up to Bullies appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleWatch a NASA Astronaut Head to the ISS on a Record-Breaking Mission
Today NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is blasting off into space on a mission that will mark the longest cumulative amount of time an American has spent off-planet. The post Watch a NASA Astronaut Head to...
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