WASHINGTON — NASA will extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope by switching to a mode where the spacecraft operates on a single gyroscope, having rejected for now commercial proposals to reboost or repair it. The agency announced June 4 that one of three remaining gyros used to control pointing of the telescope had
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Destiny 2 players booted up the game en masse yesterday excited to experience The Final Shape expansion for on launch day. But while these guardians were keen to see the defeat of The Witness firsthand, they’ve been able to witness very little as error messages and server issues plague the game a full day later.
I’m knee deep in Gold Key UFO goodness. I didn’t realize UFO Flying Saucers #1 (1968) covers the entirety of Project Blue Book. As soon as I get finish reading this epic comic book, I will continue with the Charlton Comics binge. Please stand by… Post navigation View original source here.
If you’ve spent the past few years craving more antics from Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, this is a great week for you, as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back reprising their roles first introduced in 1995 for the fourth installment of their buddy cop series, Bad Boys: Ride or Die. This time
I love a good B-movie. Nine times out of 10, I will take lighthearted silliness over a film that takes itself too seriously. And if ever there was a movie that no one could accuse of taking anything the least bit seriously, that film is Slither. This early career effort from legendary director James Gunn is a glorious sendup
Queens of the Stone Age have announced the final shows of their ‘The End Is Nero’ world tour with The Kills in support. They will wrap up their world tour with a short run of US dates in the autumn, starting in Boston on September 28. They will then move on to Cincinnati on October
YouTube is testing a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for its minute-long vertical video format, Shorts. Dubbed Dream Screen, this feature will add a custom green screen image generated by AI to the videos. This feature is likely aimed at users who prefer to use creative backgrounds to stand out in the videos or be
New research finds Earth’s surface was first sprinkled with fresh water some 4 billion years ago, a whole 500 million years earlier than previously thought. A team of researchers from Australia and China used isotopes of oxygen trapped in ancient minerals to determine when the first signs of fresh water may have dampened the skin
Samples from the far side of the Moon are now en route back to Earth. China’s Chang’e-6 mission landed on the Moon over the weekend, and it has since collected a sample of lunar regolith. That material began its journey to Earth late yesterday with the successful departure of Chang’e-6’s ascent vehicle. This will mark
Magdalena Herrera has a lot of responsibilities. On top of trying to finish high school, she works a part-time job and is the sole caregiver for her grandmother. Mags has a lot of secrets as well. She’s hooking up with a girl who has a boyfriend. And every night she disappears down a trapdoor in
Hasbro’s next generation of BEYBLADE Tops, BEYBLADE X, is now available at Amazon, GameStop, and Target. They will also be on shelves at Walmart in the middle of this month. The new line features the BEYBLADE X XTREME Battle Set, which is the perfect starter, packed with all you need to begin your quest for
It’s not all doom and gloom at the global box office as a handful of films reached milestones this week. 20th Century Studios/Disney’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has topped $300M worldwide, while Paramount’s IF and Sony/Alcon’s The Garfield Movie crossed the $100M mark. Through Tuesday, Apes is at $178.1M international and $306.8M global; this past weekend was its third frame.
Black Mirror season seven is currently in production and The Hollywood Reporter released some information about what’s in store for viewers of this popular anthology series. They spoke with series creator and writer Charlie Brooker who says they are halfway through filming the latest season, “it’s all quite mad right now,” he told the trade
Sam Shepherd has released his first Floating Points single of 2024. The new song, “Del Oro,” comes with a moody video that has artwork by Akiko Nakayama. Watch it below. Shepherd released just one track last year, “Birth4000.” The British electronic musician’s most recent album remains Promises, his landmark 2021 collaboration with Pharaoh Sanders and
It seems to be an open secret that Apple is in the early stages of developing a foldable iPhone. The Cupertino tech giant is yet to confirm its existence, but it has been registering different patents for foldable technologies for some time now. A new report by TrendForce says Apple may not launch its own
WASHINGTON — Iridium Communications, a provider of mobile satellite communications, on June 4 announced a new five-year contract valued at $94 million — with a potential total value of $103 million — to provide communication support services to the U.S. Department of Defense. The contract, awarded by the Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office (COMSO)
Image: Nintendo Life Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, it’s time to celebrate Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door’s Vivian, and Alana does it with Pride. Nintendo’s track record with LGBTQIA+ characters has been… mixed, to say the least.
My Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. “The Frumpy Duckling” In the sleepy medieval village of Riverdale, all of the squires chased after the fairest ducklings in the land. Betty and Veronica, to be more precise. Their beauty could enchant men to perform unthinkable acts of courtship and bravado. Some would say the pretty
Quinta Brunson may be known for her excellent work creating, co-writing, and starring in the big hit show Abbott Elementary, but outside of the scripted series, Brunson has worked with Daniel Radcliffe in his highly underrated show Miracle Workers and in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story where she played Oprah Winfrey. Considering the British actor
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Tarot. Tarot is one of the oldest and most popular methods of divination. A form of cartomancy, it’s the practice of connecting with ancestors, spirit guides, or hidden aspects of the self by drawing cards and interpreting their hidden meanings. British occultist Pamela Colman Smith illustrated the iconic Rider-Waite-Smith
Liam Gallagher dedicated a song to Noel at his ‘Definitely Maybe’ show in Cardiff last night (June 3), and told the crowd that his brother was “still playing hard to get” regarding an Oasis reunion. The singer is currently out on a special UK and Ireland tour in celebration of Oasis’ 1994 debut album –
Realme GT 6 will launch in India and select global markets on June 20. Just weeks before the official debut, retail box images of the alleged global variant have leaked online, giving us a look at its model number, design, and specifications. The Realme GT 6 appears to run on Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC. It
The sunspot region responsible for the glorious auroras that shimmered over most of Earth in early May is back, and is still engaging in shenanigans. AR 3664, responsible for several X-class flares, including the most powerful of the current solar cycle, rotated away from view onto the far side of the Sun in the middle
Every June, Summer Game Fest occurs. This year is no different, with the Summer Game Fest presentation happening in just 4 days. A bunch of video gaming companies participate in the festivities, which involve sharing news during the presentation or being a part of the invite-only media and influence event known as Summer Game Fest
NY-based publisher Standards Manual and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products have announced the official and long-awaited reissue of the 1982 DC Comics Style Guide, reproduced from a rare original copy as a high-quality 1:1 hardcover book, featuring the legendary art of José Luis García-López. In 1982, Spanish-Argentine artist José Luis García-López was hired to create
In A Violent Nature, an undead murderous monster’s slow striding through the woods, has generated IFC Films’ second-best opening ever since its indie horror hit Late Night With The Devil in March. The artsy slasher written and directed by Chris Nash will see an estimated weekend gross of $2.1 million on 1,426 screens, IFC’s widest
Bloody revenge thrillers aren’t for everyone, but when they’re done right, they’re downright vicious. With his new film An Angry Boy, writer/director Andrew Fitzgerald aims to do just that, while also tackling a side of true crime not often seen in the genre. Read the full synopsis below: An Angry Boy tells the story of
Fresh off the release of his new album and the renewal of his Netflix series, Vince Staples has announced an autumn tour of North America. Joining Staples as a special guest on the Black in America Tour is singer, songwriter, and producer Baby Rose. See Staples’ tour dates below. Staples released Dark Times, his first
Reliance Jio has introduced a new Independence Offer prepaid plan with 2.5GB daily data benefits. Priced at Rs. 2,999, the prepaid plan offers unlimited calling, SMS benefits, and free access to Jio apps, including JioCinema, JioTV, and JioCloud. The Rs. 2,999 Independence Offer plan comes with a validity of 365 days. Additionally, customers will also
Covering over half of Earth’s land surface, rangelands sustain billions of people. These ecosystems – from deserts and grasslands to shrublands and tundra – produce a bounty of meat, dairy, fiber, and other staple foods. They also play a massive role in Earth’s nutrient, water and carbon cycles. But up to 50 percent of rangelands