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NASA’s newest lunar probe is officially orbiting the moon. After a month-long journey, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft — designed to probe the moon’s thin atmosphere and lunar dust — performed an engine burn on Sunday … Continue reading →

Sometimes, subtle changes can make all the difference Twitter updated its login page Monday, as first reported by AllThingsD, adding a little more explanation for those who aren’t already avid users of the platform. The new look includes welcome text … Continue reading →

You might think that anyone who can afford a $1,500 pair of interactive glasses might not be inclined to ride public transit, but Google has a different vision in mind On Monday, the company released an update to the wearable … Continue reading →

Steve Ballmer took one more opportunity to publicly reflect on his tenure as chief executive officer at Microsoft and the company’s path forward in his final letter to shareholders. In the annual letter, released mid-afternoon Monday, Ballmer updated shareholders on … Continue reading →

Flowering trees, a spa and 6-foot-tall perimeter wall await Facebook employees moving into the company’s planned housing complex. Planning documents obtained by Valleywag outline the $120 million complex’s amenities. See also: More Than 40% of Americans Use Facebook Every Day … Continue reading →

NASA astronaut Mike Massimino visited the NowThis News team to answer all of our questions about outer space. To start, we wanted to know his favorite movies with space travel. Check out his list: Massimino ranked Apollo 13 as his … Continue reading →

BranchOut, the three-year-old professional network for Facebook, is moving in a new direction with the launch of a new mobile messaging app for the workplace. The app, called Talk.co, lets employees send messages and set up group chats with other … Continue reading →

Halle Berry will play the lead in the CBS sci-fi series Extant next summer, about a female astronaut who tries to reconnect with her husband and son after spending a year in space. “There’s only one Halle Berry and we are … Continue reading →

Twitter has all sorts of uses for sports stars: engaging with fans, promoting charitable efforts and even talking trash, just to name a few. But now we can add a new one to the list, thanks to Washington Capitals forward … Continue reading →

As a city of more than 8 million people, New York can hardly be considered a startup. But when it came to reinventing its website for the first time since 2003, the city government’s digital team assumed some startup tendencies, … Continue reading →