Forget it, everyone: there can be no greater jack-o'-lantern theme for 2011. Robert Pearlman tweets this snapshot of a pumpkin carved as an homage to the Space Shuttle Program, which ended this year.
Space Shuttle Progrumkin
A star discovered in 2014 has exploded six times and none of the theories explain it
When astronomers first observed iPTF14hls in September 2014, they identified it as a supernova and expected it to dim within 100 days. Instead, it kept erupting. Over approximately 1,000 days,… READ THE REST
Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name.
With so much going sideways since… forever, it can be hard to recall that some great stuff has happened. This week marked 43 years since Sally Ride strapped her ass… READ THE REST
Two Italian brothers claimed to have recorded dying Soviet cosmonauts that Moscow erased from history
The Lost Cosmonauts theory alleges that the Soviet Union launched humans into space before Yuri Gagarin's 1961 flight — and that the cosmonauts onboard died. The strongest piece of supposed… READ THE REST
Deal Days knocks this HP EliteBook workhorse down to $275
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The certified refurbished HP EliteBook 840 G8 packs a Core i5 processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and… READ THE REST
Learn 14 languages from 100+ linguists while this Deal Days Babbel offer is still valid
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Babbel's lifetime plan gives you access to 14 languages, 10,000+ hours of lessons, AI conversation practice, and… READ THE REST
ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini are all invited—and lifetime access is just $54.97 during Deal Days
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: ChatPlayground lets you compare responses from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and more in one interface. Lifetime access to… READ THE REST
