An asteroid just flew by Earth about 50% closer than the moon, and we barely saw it coming

An asteroid just flew by Earth about 50% closer than the moon, and we barely saw it coming: scarystoriestouploadinthedark: Early Monday morning, while the US East Coast was making coffee, dropping kids off at school, and cursing in traffic, a space rock as big as a 10-story building slipped past Earth. The asteroid, dubbed 2017 … Read moreAn asteroid just flew by Earth about 50% closer than the moon, and we barely saw it coming

sixpenceeeblog:From the national geographic photo contest in…

sixpenceeeblog: From the national geographic photo contest in 2011. This picture illustrates relativity. (Source) There are basic scientific notions, premises, hypotheses, that just baffle me. Simple things.. Like evolution.. gravity.. the big bang. Okay. Maybe most of those concepts, while accepted, aren’t ‘simple.’ But that is why I love this photo from NAT GEO, just to … Read moresixpenceeeblog:From the national geographic photo contest in…

Hackers successfully add games to the NES Classic Edition

Hackers successfully add games to the NES Classic Edition: Score another one for Russian hackers! First Trump! Now Nintendo! From TechCrunch:  The hack appeared in the forums of Russian retro gaming community GBX in the form of a YouTube video and step-by-step instructions — in Russian, of course. The r/NESClassicMods subreddit picked up on it right … Read moreHackers successfully add games to the NES Classic Edition