Tune in for NASA’s first planetary defense test

Enlarge / The DART spacecraft is prepared for launch. (credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman) Monday will see NASA’s first attempt at real-world testing of a technology that it hopes can protect the Earth from the dangers posed by impacts from large asteroids. The Double Asteroid Redirect Test, or DART, will smash a spacecraft into a […]

Saudi Arabia plans to send its first female astronaut into orbit on a SpaceX rocket after striking a deal with Axiom

The purchase is part of a plan to send two Saudi astronauts to the International Space Station. NASA Saudi Arabia plans to send its first female astronaut into space, Axiom confirmed to Insider. The country bought two seats on a SpaceX ship as part of a plan to send Saudi astronauts to the ISS. The […]

Millennials and Gen Z want to stop a climate catastrophe. But first they have to get elected.

mack2happy/Christian Offenberg/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/Insider The climate crisis affects young people most, but older generations are deciding the planet's future. Not all see the generational divide on climate as an impediment to progress. "I'm not young. I'm not old. I worked my fucking butt off," said Rep. Debbie Dingell, 68. When a group of young […]

Andor first impressions: Star Wars inches toward the best of modern adult TV

Enlarge / Diego Luna returns to the role of Cassian Andor in the newest Star Wars series on Disney+. (credit: Lucasfilm) At its worst, Star Wars: Andor is a sanded-off, PG-13 version of some of the best TV dramas of the past decade. It’s easy to see traces of The Wire, Lost, and Breaking Bad […]

Mike Lindell is suing the FBI, saying they violated his ‘First, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment’ rights by seizing his phone

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has his cell phone seized on September 13. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is suing the FBI and DOJ for seizing his phone. Insider obtained a copy of the lawsuit, in which Lindell is represented by lawyer Alan Dershowitz. Lindell says the FBI and DOJ violated […]

James Webb Space Telescope’s first pictures of Mars could reveal more about the atmosphere

The James Webb Space Telescope is still snapping its first pictures of Solar System planets, and the latest batch could be particularly useful. NASA and the ESA have shared early images of Mars, taken on September 5th, that promise new insights into the planet’s atmosphere. Data from the near-infrared camera (NIRCam) is already offering a […]

The first two Suidoken games are getting surprise remasters in 2023

Konami just announced Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars, a package that will modernize two classic PlayStation RPGs. It will launch in 2023 for PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. The first two Suikoden games were released in 1995 and 1998, respectively, for the original PlayStation. They […]