You no longer need to discover a planet to name it.

Here's your chance to name an exoplanet and its star

Star Power

Through the IAU100 NameExoWorlds competition, every country on Earth has the opportunity to name an exoplanet and its host star.

Here’s Your Chance to Name an Exoplanet and Its Star

Sorry, but Planety McPlanetface won't make the cut.

"This kind of blew me away. I'd never seen anything like that."

NASA discovers brand-new crater on Mars

Up Your Skincare

NASA recently spotted a brand new crater on the surface of Mars. The impact left a massive blue smudge that scientists think might be caused by exposed ice.

NASA Discovers Brand-New Crater on Mars

The Red Planet got nailed sometime in the last three years.

Previous research has found that living in space could have negative effects on health including bone loss and of course lack of access to effective medical treatment.

Scientists want to jack astronauts up on steroids

Swolenauts

A team of scientists have come up with a new way to minimize muscle loss for space travelers: testosterone plus plenty of exercise.

Scientists Want to Jack Astronauts Up On Steroids

The idea is to minimize muscle loss while traveling in space.

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Comcast just made it easier for people to enjoy television.

TV viewers can now change the channel with just their eyes

Must See TV

A new Comcast feature pairs with eye-tracking systems to allow customers to use their eyes like they would a remote control.

TV Viewers Can Now Change the Channel With Just Their Eyes

Put down the remote.

Video Appears To Show Man Asleep Behind Wheel Of Self-Driving Car On LA Freeway | NBC Nightly News

And he did so on one of the busiest freeways in the U.S.

"Fully sleeping" Tesla driver cruises 30 miles on Autopilot

Nap Time

A sleeping Tesla driver let Autopilot take the wheel for 30 miles on one of the busiest freeways in the U.S. — and his snooze appears deliberate.

“Fully Sleeping” Tesla Driver Cruises 30 Miles on Autopilot

He used a device designed to trick Autopilot into thinking he was awake.

Melting a piece of a satellite

The piece "reached a complete demise at high heat flux level."

Watch a satellite piece melt into a puddle of metal

Satellite Bonfire

The European Space Agency just placed a piece of satellite in an extremely hot plasma wind tunnel to melt it into a ball of liquid metal.

Watch a Satellite Piece Melt Into a Puddle of Metal

Can satellites survive reentry into Earth's atmosphere?

Genius used a typography trick to bust Google for stealing lyrics

Gotcha!

The lyrics database Genius embedded a hidden typography code into its lyrics to prove that Google was copying content directly from its site.

Genius Used a Typography Trick to Bust Google For Stealing Lyrics

A hidden bit of Morse code literally translates to "Red Handed."

"We need to keep as much of the permafrost as we can frozen."

The melting Arctic is releasing poison, diseases, and nuclear waste

Wake Me Up

As global temperatures rise, the Arctic is melting away, releasing more greenhouse gases and revealing previously frozen nuclear waste and diseases.

The Melting Arctic Is Releasing Poison, Disease and Nuclear Waste

As the melting ice exposes frozen bones, it also releases greenhouse gases, toxins, and ancient diseases.

Boston Dynamics: New Robots Now Fight Back

How We Faked Boston Dynamics Robot

A robot can only suffer so much physical abuse before it snaps.

Watch a robot take revenge in brutal Boston Dynamics parody

Uh-Oh

A parody robot video imagines what might happen if a powerful bot decided to take revenge on the engineers testing its "robustness."

Watch a Robot Take Revenge in Brutal Boston Dynamics Parody

Engineers might want to rethink how they test the "robustness" of their robots.

Samsung used Twitter to remind people to scan their smart TVs for viruses — then deleted the tweet.

Samsung: Scan your smart TV for viruses every week or else

Spy TV

Samsung tweeted a warning reminding TV owners to "prevent malicious software attacks on your TV by scanning for viruses on your TV every few weeks."

Samsung: Scan Your Smart TV for Viruses Every Week or Else

Are smart TVs really a security risk?

Hackers are threatening elections around the world

Under Siege

Security experts detect trillions of attempted hacks every day, many of which target political systems and elections using cheap, readily-available tools.

Hackers Are Threatening Elections Around the World

The "scale is almost hard to imagine."

Is Adam Savage's Iron Man Suit Bulletproof? | Savage Builds

"That was the most fun I've ever had with 1,000 horsepower in my whole life."

Watch "MythBusters" host Adam Savage fly a titanium Iron Man suit

Savage Iron Man

Former "Mythbusters" co-host Adam Savage just showed off an incredible-looking, 3D-printed titanium Iron Man suit — and yes, it can fly.