The sun shines a spotlight on the steep face of an unnamed crater. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) took this photo on August 30, 2023. This spacecraft has been orbiting the moon since 2009, continuously collecting photographs of its surface using its cameras. When the camera started rolling, the orbiter was floating about 100 kilometers above the moon’s surface, with the sun’s rays coming in at an angle of 82 degrees from the right.
Max Imagination, a DIY enthusiast, worked really hard to develop the ESP-BLAST from a rather simple concept. This tiny drone weighs only 136 grams (with the battery!) and can reach speeds of up to 108 kilometers per hour during outdoor runs. Here’s the amazing part: Max built this entire thing from scratch, using only common tools and spare components lying around, to show that you can achieve some truly incredible performance from a device that fits perfectly in your palm.
Ferrari has just unveiled its new convertible, the Amalfi Spider, and it begs to be driven with the top down. This open-top version is built on the Amalfi coupe, with engineers keeping the overall form consistent from the beltline down, thus the long hood and smooth contours remained mostly unchanged. Rosso Tramonto, a new paint color in the portfolio, has a gorgeous orange hue to it, like the sun setting over the Italian shore.
Daily video interactions have one essential requirement: good picture and sound. To be honest, most of us settle for our laptop cameras, which leave a lot to be desired in real-life circumstances. The Logitech Brio 100, priced at $25 (was $40), immediately raises the bar with its full 1080p resolution. Whether it’s a fast team meeting from a few feet away or some casual online gaming from the comfort of your workstation, faces appear natural, crisp, and all that.
Modules snap into position and leap forward with a bounce over gravel or mud. Each robot is a stand-alone entity, a half-meter chunk made up of two stiff links connected by a central ball. Everything this machine needs to run on its own is inside that ball, including a small circuit board for decision-making, a battery for electricity, and a motor for movement. On its own, one of these little modules can just roll along, perform a sharp turn, or leap into the air, but when three or five are combined, you create bodies with legs that can switch positions at any time. Some of them serve as supports, while others push or strive to balance things out.
Photo credit: Andy Tzanidakis
Graduate student Anastasios Tzanidakis reviewed old telescope observations from 2020 and discovered some somewhat irregular fluctuations in the brightness from the star Gaia20ehk. This star, which is quite similar to the sun in many aspects, is located in the Puppis constellation around 11,000 light years away.
ScuffedBits set out to test the limits of what batteries could do, and decided that keeping a desktop PC running without a wall outlet would be a good place to start. So he went for it, but his initial attempt came to an abrupt halt after only a few minutes of light gaming. Undeterred, he returned with a stronger strategy, this time bringing some more cells.
Rivian has now revealed the entire R2 model lineup, which is based on the same mid-size chassis but tailored to different budgets and driving styles. Delivery will be spread out over the next few years, beginning with the quickest choice in spring 2026 and continuing all the way to late 2027 for the most affordable. Each R2 model is lower to the ground and lighter than the bigger R1 series, with a 115.6-inch wheelbase, 185.9-inch overall length, and 9.6-inch ground clearance, which complements 25-degree approach and 26-degree departure angles.
Fruit bowls are probably one of the only kitchen items that can drive you crazy because, let’s face it, they never quite keep up with the amount of fruit you’re attempting to fit into them. Two to three pieces will rattle around the bottom of an empty bowl, while piling in too many will send the entire thing crashing over the rim and onto the countertop.
Drone pilots looking to capture every aspect of a dynamic flight will have a lot more options according to DJI’s latest release. After months of speculation and rumors, the Avata 360 has finally been shown. What’s truly fascinating is that this new model can effortlessly integrate immersive recording into a traditional FPV experience.