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Hackers Mistake NASA For NSA, Take Down Wrong Home Page

We’re a little late to this party, but it’s too fun not to share. Last week, a group of Brazilian hackers decided to get the NSA back for all its spying with a big huge cyberattack. And hack they did! The only problem is that they mixed up their acronyms, and hit NASA instead. All…

The Most Spectacular Astronomy Images of the Past Year

There were thousands of entries this year to the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 competition. These awe inspiring images are the best of the bunch. Top image: The overall winner: “Guiding Light to the Stars” by Mark Gee (Australia). It shows a spectacular view of the Milky Way arching over the…

A New Frankenstein Molecule Makes HIV Self-Destruct

We’ve made huge advances toward conquering HIV, the immune-system-crippling virus that causes AIDS. But this disease still exists, causing nearly two million deaths annually, in large part because the virus develops drug-resistant mutations so quickly. Researchers at Drexel University have a different approach—a molecule that tricks the virus into self-destructing before it infects cells. https://gizmodo.com/were-closer-than-you-think-to-beating-hiv-700359471…

You Won’t Believe These Soaring Fighter Jets Are Just Toys

What you’re looking at is not a real fighter plane. It’s a scale model that photographer Dan Ledesma shot to look like a real, full-sized jet. Badass. Prepare to be even more amazed—Ledesma meticulously builds the miniatures himself, before he takes on the tedious task of actually photographing them, as he explains to PetaPixel: The…

Google wants you to live forever

Google has announced Calico, a new company that will focus on health and well-being. But its ultimate purpose is to radically extend the human lifespan. As TIME put it, “That would be crazy — if it weren’t Google.” By launching Calico, Google CEO Larry Page hopes to tackle some of health care’s most pressing problems.…

Dealzmodo: Bargain, Fast SD Card, 4KTV, Viewsonic Monitor, Pacific Rim

There’s no such thing as too many SD cards, especially when they’re high-speed, cheap, and very well-reviewed, so grab this Sony 16GB for just 11 bucks. [Amazon] Introducing the new Dealhacker That’s right, Lifehacker has a daily deals roundup now, and we’re really excited about it. Dealhacker will be written by former Lifehacker weekend editor…

Trailer for Dario Argento’s Dracula 3D is YIKES

Dario Argento, famed director of Suspiria, has released a new trailer for Dracula 3D, his return to horror film. And it looks bad. Very bad. But it does have a lot of Rutger Hauer as Van Helsing and a wolf-smoke monster, so there’s that. Dracula 3D will be in theaters October 4th, 2013.

The World’s First Star Trek Replicator Was Designed For the Blind

Transporters aside, the replicators featured in Star Trek: The Next Generation were one of the most tantalizing pieces of future technology one could imagine—whatever you asked the computer for magically appeared before your eyes. And it looks like Yahoo has created a similar machine for students at a school for the visually impaired in Japan.…

Why is it so impossible to get out of bed in the morning?

Is it just laziness, or does the daily struggle to rouse yourself stem from something more serious? So you had some trouble getting out of bed today. Maybe you spent yesterday moving furniture into your new top-floor apartment, and your body really needed an extra hour’s rest. Or perhaps you chose the warmth of your…

Amazing fiction mag Strange Horizons is this month’s worthiest cause

Every month, you’re asked to contribute to tons of worthy causes and crowdfunding projects. But this month’s most worthy call for crowdfunding support isn’t a new project — it’s the longest running non-profit science fiction magazine on the Web, Strange Horizons, which is having its annual fundraising drive. If you love good fiction, this magazine…

How to Go Back to iOS 6 (If You Can At All)

iOS 7 is here! It’s different! It’s beautiful! It’s…terrifying! Not brave enough for this brave new world? It might not be too late to go back. Past a certain point it’s going to become virtually impossible to put iOS 6 back on your phone, but for now you may be able to postpone the inevitable.…

The First In-Flight Movies Had a Live Orchestra

Soaring through the clouds in 1925, passengers on an Imperial Airways flight traveling over Germany were treated to a brand new novelty—one of the first in-flight movies. Even more astounding? The film had live orchestral accompaniment. But not in the way you’re probably thinking. No, Imperial didn’t cram the Berlin Philharmonic into stowage, with cellos…

Sexy Rick Grimes from Walking Dead is an actual Halloween costume now

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME. Yes, Sexy Rick Grimes is an actual, honest-to-god Halloween costumes that you ladies can purchase at SpiritHalloween.com for $49.99. I know the package says “Sassy Rick Grimes,” but we all know what’s going on here, and that’s that whatever tiny amount of shame the Halloween costume industry…

Will Google’s new project make humans immortal?

Scientists have already reversed aging in some experiments. Google’s newest company wants to defeat death building on these discoveries. Can it be done? Nobody can really tell at this point, but it may be within reach. In fact, some life extension scientists think it may happen in about 20 years. For now, however, it’s all…

Magical NeverWet Street Art Only Appears When It Rains

Remember NeverWet, that incredibly amazing spray-on substance that keeps things from getting wet? Turns out it’s great for making street art that stays invisible until it rains. https://gizmodo.com/neverwet-review-the-magical-water-repelling-spray-is-812797429 Atlanta-based artist Nathan Sharratt created a couple of NeverWet “drawings” earlier this summer, using nothing but a couple cans of the magical substance and some stencils. Basically,…

Why do some people’s eyes look like keyholes?

Some people’s eyes really do look like keyholes to their souls. It’s not something out of a romance comic. It’s a condition called coloboma. The human body never stops finding ways to surprise us. Coloboma, or “keyhole defect” is a distortion of the iris. It can happen in one or both eyes, and gives the…

Tour the Concrete “Veil” That Floats Above L.A.’s Newest Museum

Philanthropist Eli Broad seems to have his hands or his money in nearly every art museum in Los Angeles. Now his very own museum, The Broad, is nearing completion in downtown Los Angeles, right next door to Disney Concert Hall (which he also helped build, of course). Architect Liz Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro…

8 Ways to Make a Movie About a Female Superhero Happen

Tons of people are saying a woman can’t star in a superhero movie. (Just like they probably said an interconnected superhero universe couldn’t happen at the movies.) Stan Lee says there’s no need. But a good superheroine movie is necessary and doable. Here are eight ways to make a movie about a female superhero movie…

George Clooney on the set of Tomorrowland leaves us plot-guessing

George Clooney has arrived on set to Brad Bird’s new Disney picture Tomorrowland. And while we think we know who Clooney and Britt Robertson (left) are playing, who is this young lady on the right? Speculations to follow. Earlier this year, this unverified plot surfaced for Tomorrowland from Hitfix: https://gizmodo.com/leaked-plot-to-brad-birds-tomorrowland-sounds-like-disn-5988178 “A teenage girl, a genius…

If you’re in the market for a 16GB iPhone 5C, Target’s knocking $20 off for preorders today, bringing the on-contract price to $80, level with Walmart. If you’ve got a Target REDcard, you’ll save an additional 5%, but no word on whether Target will discount the 5S. [9to5Mac]