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NASA still trying to identify what’s taken Hubble offline

Enlarge (credit: NASA) On June 13, the Hubble Space Telescope took itself offline due to a fault in its payload computer, which manages its scientific instruments. Since then, NASA has been doing the sort of troubleshooting that might be familiar to many of us—with the added twist that the hardware is irreplaceable, in space, and […]

Bitcoin outlawed in China as country bans all cryptocurrency transactions

Enlarge / China has cracked down on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a bid to limit capital outflows. (credit: Nuthawut Somsuk/iStock Editorial ) China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies intensified today, with the country’s central bank announcing that all crypto-related transactions are illegal. “There are usually legal risks for individuals and organizations participating in virtual currency and […]

Review: James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is like The Boys on steroids

Enlarge / Don’t call it a reboot: Margot Robbie stars in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad (credit: Warner Bros. ) Fan enthusiasm has been high leading up to the premiere of The Suicide Squad , James “Don’t Call It a Reboot” Gunn’s band-of-misfit-supervillains homage to the classic 1967 film The Dirty Dozen (among many other […]