ESAs Hera mission scientist Michael Kueppers said in astatement. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Deimos is a tiny little guy, measuring a mere 7.7 miles (12.4 km) across. Mars and Deimos as viewed by Hera’s hyperspectral imager.© ESA It completes one orbit around Mars every 30 hours. Heras target binary asteroid system is much smaller than Deimos. Ground-based observations alone are not enough. A stunning view of Deimos, as captured by Hera....

Theres good,albeit boring, news for the future of Android phones today. Google is officiallyrolling out Android 16 Beta 3for those running it on a compatible unit. Its nothing particularly flashy and marketing-worthy likeMaterial Youwas when it launched with Android 12 in 2021. Thats not to say there isnt somethingworthy about the update coming soon to an Android phone near you. One feature Im particularly excited about with Android 16 is broadcast audio support through Auracast....

Entertainment Weeklyrevealed the exclusive images and you might bask in their gooey glory below. I love what Millennium FX did with itpart human, part mutant, all heart. The answer is no. Don’t worry, the full reveal is in the article.Image: Legendary/Cineverse Actor Luisa Guerreiro is Toxie once he gets, well, toxic. Before that though, the film follows a janitor named Winston (Dinklage). Winston is diagnosed with a terminal illness but denied coverage by his company, led by Kevin Bacon....

Little did they know they were doing so at the behest of an unwitting turncoat. However, they were liberated by Marek, seeking to atone for his own betrayal at Vaders hands. With its release, the Galactic Civil War began in earnest. © Lucasfilm Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Lucasfilm © Lucasarts © Allen Nunis/West End Games © Lucasfilm

Intel has a new boss. In a statement, Tan didnt offer many specifics about his plans at one of the U.S.s premier chipmakers. He said the goal is to restore Intels position as a world-class products company. © Intel He added that the company wants to delight our customers but is equally focused on delivering for its shareholders. Tan is supposed to take over fully on March 18. After all, the shareholders and investors helped push out the companys previous chief....

If youre like me, you still hear the squeaking noise from theHalf-Life 2pheropods in your sleep. you’re able to nab the demoon Steam. At 4x frame gen, you may get over 200 fps with ray tracing on. © Orbifold Studios However, you have to consider game latency. The project goes beyond other similar mods by rebuilding every asset in the original game from 2004. It will also incorporate lighting and ray tracing found in modern games....

A federal judge has dealt a blow to Elon Musks DOGE agenda. Alsup ordered that the workers be reinstated immediately. The case before Alsup concerns litigation brought by union groups representing those workers. © Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Government Executivereports thatsome 24,000 employees would regain their jobs as a result of the judges decision. Democratic lawmakers subsequently accused Musk of leadinga hostile takover of the agency. The government has claimed that Ezell was not issuing orders and was merely providing guidance....

Kleins cause of death was pancreatic cancer. Klein learned that the splitter system wasnt just in San Francisco. But he said it was all for public safety as he was pursuing the bad guys of Al Qaeda. Mark Klein in the 2007 PBS Frontline episode “Spying on the Home Front” (left) and door revealed to be an NSA spying room at AT&T in the mid-2000s.Screnshots: PBS Kleins association with the EFF was vital for exposing what he knew....

An arbitrator gave Meta a favorable ruling this morning, following an emergency meeting. According to Wynn-Williams, Zuckerberg praised Andrew Jackson as Americas greatest president because got stuff done. Wynn-Williams was born and raised in New Zealand and became a U.S. citizen while working at Facebook. A promotional image for the memoir ‘Careless People.‘© Image via Flatiron Books Instagram. She says Kaplan asked her if the citizenship test quizzed her on the term dirty sanchez....

Now its handing over the keys to its users. Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will start to see community-written and rated fact checks appear on contenteventually. The first languages approved for notes include English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French, and Portuguese. Example of a Community Note displayed on Instagram© Meta Heres the thing with community notes: It can actually work. Or maybe its just a way to turn users into free labor while cutting costs....

NASA is not one to let a good spacecraft go to waste. The next day,communication with Trailblazer was lost. Since then, NASA has been trying to communicate with its spacecraft. A mockup of NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, with the Moon in background.Lockheed Martin Space Whether it was overpriced or not, NASA is not giving up on its satellite. If anyone can bring Lunar Trailblazer back, it is them. News from the future, delivered to your present....

My first drawings were destined to be Batman or Superman. Being able to fulfill my dream of working with these characters and making this my job is priceless. Head on over to thecampaigns preview pageto learn more when it goes live! © Jorge Jiménez/DC Comics/Clover Press Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Clover Press/DC Comics © Clover Press/DC Comics © Clover Press/DC Comics...

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceis one of thegreatest fantasy adventuresof all time.An absolute masterpiece. We say that full well knowing that, these days, hyperbole is way too common. Words meant for maximum impact get thrown around much too easily. Yessssss you should have seen The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.Image: Netflix But, in this case, we mean it exactly as its intended. Not for any real reason. Within that overarching story, you get everything you want from an epic story like this....