Space Junk

Tech

Australia Is Building a Laser To Shoot Junk Out of Orbit

03.06.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

The Latest Space Junk Cleanup Plan Involves Harpoons, Tentacles, and Giant Nets

02.21.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Thousands of Things Could Cause “Gravity”-Style Satellite Destruction

02.20.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

The Swiss Plan to Destroy Space Junk with a Kamikaze Robo-Janitor

10.04.13

By Derek Mead
Tech

Trevor Paglen Made a Time Capsule to Outlast Earth

09.21.12

By Claire L. Evans
Tech

The Sky Is Falling: Space Junk’s Greatest Hits

09.23.11

By Lara Heintz

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike