NASA turns spectacular space telescope images into vibey ‘cosmic sonifications’ Listen as starlight becomes an orchestra. NASA released three new sonic renderings of galaxies, stars, and quasars. NASA/Chandra X-ray Center Scientists have translated data from cosmic bodies and events into spectacular audio renditions for years, but NASA’s latest releases may be the first to feature…

How to Live to 100, According to Dick Van Dyke The star of “Mary Poppins” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” still hits the gym and touches his toes. Andrei Cojocaru When I learned that Dick Van Dyke — the singing, dancing star of classic films like “Mary Poppins” — would be 100 years old next…

6 Times Einstein Missed the Mark, but Still Changed Physics Albert Einstein is considered one of the greatest physicissts of all time. Credit: Ferdinand Schmutzer/Historiches Museum Bern Albert Einstein is undeniably one of the greatest names in physics. But Einstein, for all his contributions to the physics of spacetime, was a human being confined to…

Luxury Condo Owners Accuse Builders of Hiding Dangerous Defects In a lawsuit, the condo board at 432 Park Avenue says the city and potential residents were not told about the severity of early cracks in the supertall building’s exterior. Credit…Karsten Moran for The New York Times By Dionne Searcey and Stefanos Chen May 4, 2025…

This began with Moishe’s 195 cM match with a person using an alias on Ancestry. The common matches, including a 165cM match with Esfir, showed that the common ancestor was either a Resnick or a Schlyakov. This 195 match meant that the unknown person was either Moishe’s second cousin, or second cousin once removed: either…

By Brenda Stolyar Brenda Stolyar is a writer covering consumer technology. Her beats include smartwatches, tablets, and wearables. Every year, Apple reveals new iPhones, and most years each model is an iterative update on the last one, with incrementally better cameras and a few new features. But this year, Apple unveiled something honestly remarkable in…