The Rosetta spacecraft chased down the nearly three-mile-long Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet in 2014. It then spent almost two years capturing detailed images of the comet‘s dust-ridden surface. The images are publicly available, which allowed Twitter user landru79 to compile a brilliant animation of images shot over a 25-minute period. Taken together, it gives us an idea of what it‘s like on that rapidly spinning, oddly-shaped ball of d

In case you didn‘t know, National DNA Day is a thing. And it‘s today. On April 25, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published an article in the journal Nature about the structure of DNA, which was a huge deal back then. Celebrate the anniversary of this discovery and their publication by what else testing your own DNA. SEE ALSO: Which DNA test kit should you get? This guide can help. AncestryDNA, 23andMe, LivingDNA, and Geno 2.0

Get the feeling you‘re suddenly being bombarded with emails from companies about updated terms of service policies? You are. And there‘s a good reason: the European Union‘s forthcoming efforts to protect our personal data. SEE ALSO: Facebook won‘t extend European data privacy protections around the world In April 2016, the EU announced it would soon be adopting the General Data Protection Regulation a law that will more t

The robots are hungry for more pizza. Zume Pizza, the Silicon Valley startup that uses robots (with some human assistance) to assemble pizzas ordered via its app, is now delivering even more pies cooked while en route to customers. SEE ALSO: Little Caesars patents a pizza-making robot Using the company‘s patented "Baked on the Way" technology and the delivery truck‘s six ovens, pizza-makers can bake up to 120 pizzas per hour. Zume CE

When you think of awesome, high-quality headphones, you definitely think of Bose. These are treat yo‘ self headphones. The pair you lovingly tuck into your carry-on. The headphones you carry around in their own special case. Lucky for you, Amazon has four different styles of Bose headphones on sale so if you‘re in the market for a new pair then today is your day. SEE ALSO: Make any headphones wireless with this 20 Bluetooth receiver F

All hands on deck, Prime members. The Ultimate Lego Millennium Falcon aka the largest Lego set ever is in stock just for you. SEE ALSO: Love anime? A Crunchyroll account will get you access to more than 800 shows, plus manga titles and more. It consists more than 7,541 bricks, which means you‘ll probably have plenty to work with when it comes to building. It‘s got plenty of compartments and sections to make it a complex and exciting

On platforms and devices, software and apps, the emoji keyboard is a gun-free zone. Well, almost. On Wednesday, Google rolled out an Android update for the emoji keyboard that replaces the gun emoji with a "toy water pistol." And according to Emojipedia, a similar change is imminent on Facebook. SEE ALSO: Apple is replacing the pistol emoji with a bright green squirt gun Apple (via Unicode), Samsung, Twitter, and WhatsApp for Android have also al

Move aside Mittens, Oreo, Hershey, and Buddy while typical pet names are cutesy and fun, there‘s just something so delightful about giving an animal a very, very human-sounding name. SEE ALSO: Please take a moment to look at these dogs having fun with hoses and sprinklers Amber Zoe sparked this particular bit of pet praise Tuesday, when she posted on Twitter about a neatly named pooch. Shed was utterly pleased to find out that the dog who

The latest trailer for Venom dropped yesterday, and with it came two new developments. 1. It actually showed the anti-hero Venom‘s look, which the first teaser woefully failed to do. 2. It turns out everyone‘s got a crush on Tom Hardy in his alien space suit. SEE ALSO: The reviews for ‘Avengers: Infinity War‘ are in and it‘s a free-for-all As soon as the trailer began rocketing up the YouTube charts, the internet bec

Perhaps you, like me, fit this profile: You kind of like Marvel, but you‘ve seen only a handful of its movies, and read even fewer comics. Superheroes don‘t always thrill you like they used to. There are gaps in your knowledge. (Me, I still haven‘t found time for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 or Thor: Ragnarok.) The movies you have seen, you‘ve frequently been dragged to by your friends or your partner, who make you sit t

We love Instant Pots around here, because it can do so many different things in such a short amount of time. Which is why every time it goes on sale, we freak out a little bit and want to tell everyone we know. Today is one of those days. The Instant Pot Duo Mini 3 is on sale today on Amazon for 30% off, which drops the price to 56. That‘s a great deal. Already have an Instant Pot? Give one to a friend. This would make a great gift especia

While some kids are learning their ABCs and 123s, others are learning to become true musicians. Two-year-old Lennox showcased his musical talents this week when he started drumming to Speak Life‘s "I Can." With just a pair of sticks in his hand, the toddler didn‘t miss a single beat. He even took a mini solo, and nailed it. Quick, someone needs to buy this kid some drums and sign him up for some classes. Read more... More about Mu

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join John Krasinski, and Emily Blunt, and also Ben Platt in holy matrimony. You may be thinking to yourselves, "Hey, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt already got married to each other in 2010," but on Tuesday at the Time 100 Gala in New York, everything changed. Here‘s what went down: The Quiet Place co-stars caught up with the star of Broadway‘s Dear Evan Hansen and took an absolutely stunn

We loved the iPad mini 4 when it came out in 2015. Here‘s what Raymond Wong had to say about the Apple tablet, which was named a Mashable Choice product. As good as it was, we weren‘t exactly in love with the price tag. But this deal at Walmart could be a game-changer. SEE ALSO: The best iPad Pro cases on Amazon, according to customer reviews Walmart typically lists the price at 399.99, but you can an iPad mini 4 while it‘s on

Love Instant Pots as much as we do? There‘s a bunch of them on sale today. SEE ALSO: The best sous vide machines and cooking devices according to Amazon reviews There are also a few vacuums on sale, both handheld and upright, to get your living space all sorts of clean. You can also save on DNA test kits and a few different styles of Bose headphones. Check out some of Amazon‘s best deals for Wednesday: Everyone loves Instant Pots. Ge

This video is part of Mashable‘s Spring Cleaning Week. Just a little something to distract you from the eternal dread of constantly wiping all those fingerprints off your screen. We used a microfiber cloth, toothpicks, toothbrush, canned air, and rubbing alcohol to clean devices that we use every day. Read more...More about Tech, Iphone, Technology, Mashable Video, and Spring

John Travolta is really leaning into his new film role as an unhinged movie fan who stalks his favorite movie star. A photo of Travolta in costume for the upcoming movie Moose has been circulating around the internet over the last day, and people are shocked by how the actor looks in his new role. The photo, nabbed by Redditor BunyipPouch, is certainly something. First image of John Travolta as a crazed stalker in ‘Moose‘, directed b

It‘s confirmed: The OnePlus 6 will be announced on May 16. The launch event for the Chinese startup‘s next flagship Android phone will take place at the Copper Box Arena in London starting at 5 p.m. BST (12 p.m. ET). The event will also be livestreamed online. SEE ALSO: OnePlus 6 will come with 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage Early bird tickets for the OnePlus 6 launch event are live on the company‘s website; they cost 21. Standard

Sure, when five cast members of the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, you expect some hijinks. But we also learned what happens when you‘re an Avengers: Infinity War cast member who overshares. SEE ALSO: Which ‘Avengers: Infinity War‘ hero would you want to rule the universe? As soon as he made what appeared to be a joke about sharing an Infinity War spoiler, Mark Ruffalo‘s cast members ratt

It‘s that time of year again, time for seniors to dust off their thesauruses and come up with the most clever yearbook quotes they can. SEE ALSO: If we‘re rebooting anything, let‘s reboot ‘Shop ‘til You Drop‘ Seniors from far and wide spend hours thinking of a yearbook quote good enough for people to remember them for years to come. Some have succeeded. Some have not. In the spirit of graduation, let‘s ta

As a parent, I‘m constantly listening to and a bit wary of how my kids are talking to Alexa. Or more precisely, how Amazon‘s digital assistant is talking to them. Ask for the wrong song or overhear the wrong news story, and suddenly my son or daughter might be exposed to something I might not be comfortable with them hearing. And even when the content isn‘t an issue, I sometimes wonder if Alexa‘s generally cold, utilitar

‘God of War‘ is fast becoming one of the biggest games of the year with near perfect scores from the critics. If you haven‘t already got your hands on the eagerly anticipated game, now is the time. We‘ve rounded up all the best deals for the game itself, console bundles and merchandise for the UK, many of which are limited edition. SEE ALSO: ‘God of War‘ is the game I‘ve been waiting for my whole life Th

Kanye West is back on Twitter after deleting his account last May, and his tweets are being praised by the alt-right. Among the Yeezy updates (hello, track pant boots) and inspiring reminders that even Prince started at the bottom, Kanye‘s frequent tweets have slid to the right. The far right. His tweets seem to resonate with the base of r/The_Donald, a controversial pro-Trump subreddit. It began on Saturday, when he tweeted his appreciatio

For teenagers in the European Union, WhatsApp is about to change in a big way. The Facebook-owned messaging app is raising its age limit from 13 to 16 in Europe to meet the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, which comes in to force on May 25. SEE ALSO: Europe‘s new internet regulations should make most Americans jealous According to the app‘s new Terms of Service, WhatsApp will ask users to confirm they are 16