LIGO found four more pairs of black holes, including the biggest yet
In a reanalysis of all of its data, LIGO spotted gravitational waves from four new pairs of black holes colliding, bringing the total detection count up to 11
Astronauts launch in Soyuz rocket for first time since botched takeoff
A Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station launched successfully, ending a period of uncertainty for human spaceflight
Is visiting a robot brothel ok? Most people say yes, if you are single
When people in Finland were asked about the morality of visiting a robot brothel most thought it was OK for singles to do it, but not people who were married
NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx set to start mission at asteroid Bennu
The OSIRIS-REx mission is set to arrive at its destination, the asteroid Bennu, which gets dangerously close to Earth and may tell us about the early solar system
Almost everything we know about social media and health could be wrong
Many studies about social media use and health have a fundamental flaw - they use unreliable self-reports about how much people use technology
Space art could be so much more than a shiny satellite in the sky
Orbital Reflector, a giant balloon that will inflate in Earth’s orbit and reflect the sun’s light, is the latest attempt at large-scale art in space. But space art should do more than mimic the stars
Millions of passport and credit card details exposed in Marriott hack
Half a billion people who've stayed at Marriott hotels may have had their data exposed, including passport numbers and credit card details
Stone Age people may have ritually cut off their own fingers
Two French caves contain dozens of prehistoric images of hands that are missing fingers, suggesting people voluntarily had their fingers amputated
Green car tyres can generate energy while monitoring road conditions
Car tyres embedded with silica and nanogenerators can harvest energy from the tyre rolling while also keeping track of whether the road is in good repair
Extinct ‘Denisovan’ people may have lived on Earth’s highest plateau
The Tibetan Plateau is a tough environment so we thought humans arrived only about 12,000 years ago, but it seems someone was there 40,000 to 30,000 years ago