Citizen scientists discover new type of aurora and other top stories.

• Citizen scientists discover new type of aurora

  

  A collaboration between aurora-hunting citizen scientists and a team of professional researchers has resulted in the discovery of a completely new type of aurora. The finding was made possible thanks to photos taken by aurora enthusiasts from across the globe which scientists could then compare with data from satellites.The aurora, more commonly known as the northern or southern lights, form when electrically charged particles collide with the gases in our upper atmosphere. These charged particl..

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• The 2018 Honda Civic Type R Is The New Front-Wheel Drive Nürburgring King

  

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• Elon Musk and Amber Heard spotted hanging out together in Australia

  

  Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has found time in his busy schedule to travel halfway around the world to hang out with Amber Heard. The thrice-married father of five visted the actress in Australia where she is currently filiming "Aquaman." Heard posted a "cheeky" photo of the pair to her social media as they dined with "Aquaman" director James Wan, which Musk reposted. It was the first time they have publically acknowledged there is some type of relationship between them. pic.twitter.com/ayTos..

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• This free app lets you remap the Galaxy S8's Bixby button to any app you want

  

  Samsung's somewhat half-baked Bixby assistant, along with the dedicated hardware button devoted to launching it, is one of the few gripes to be had about the otherwise stellar Galaxy S8. Fortunately, a new free utility called BixRemap from developer ...

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• Astronaut Peggy Whitson Sets New NASA Record For Most Days In Space

  

  Astronaut Peggy Whitson became NASA's astronaut with the most time in orbit Monday. She's seen here earlier this year in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station with fellow astronauts aboard the International Space Station. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Astronaut Peggy Whitson became NASA's astronaut with the..

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• It's Time For 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered' To Be Free From 'Infinite Warfare'

  

  Activision Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered This week, there’s been some measure of controversy that Activision is selling a Variety Map Pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered for $15. This is annoying many players because A) this is $5 more than the original map pack with the same maps that came out nine years ago and B) the benefit of many (almost all) remasters is that they come with their DLC free or included. But there’s also C) the reminder that even after all th..

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• The March for Science makes its stand: “There is no Planet B”

  

  Thousands of protesters — spirits un-dampened by torrential rains — protested against the anti-science policies of President Trump and the Congress Saturday. The March for Science makes its stand: “There is no Planet B”. On Saturday, April 22nd tens ...

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• The inside story of why Tim Cook almost kicked Uber off the App Store

  

  Uber’s willingness to openly disregard Apple’s App Store guidelines almost prompted Tim Cook to kick the popular ridesharing app off the App Store altogether, according to a new report from The New York Times. In a fascinating profile of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, a controversial figure to say the least, we learn that Kalanick in late 2014 instructed his software engineers to develop a way for the company to identify specific iPhones even when individuals deleted the Uber app from their devices...

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• Today might be your last chance to get an NES Classic Edition at Best Buy

  

  Earlier this month, Nintendo confirmed that it would send the last shipments of NES Classic Edition consoles to retailers before the end of April, at which point it will no longer produce any more. You can still snag one right now on Amazon if you’re willing to pay a premium, but if you want to get one at the suggested retail price before they’re gone for good, Best Buy is going to give you a chance to do so today. On Sunday afternoon, Best Buy tweeted that it would have “limited quantities”..

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• Ming-Chi Kuo Agrees iPhone 8 Will Launch in September With 'Severe' Shortages Due to Delayed Production

  

  As more alleged design schematics and dummy models of the "iPhone 8" leak online, one of the biggest questions remains the smartphone's actual launch date. Although some industry sources believe the tenth-anniversary iPhone will still launch in September -- perhaps in very short supply -- Japanese site Mac Otakara earlier this year suggested the OLED iPhone 8 would launch "very much" behind the the LCD models. Today, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has published a report supporting the th..

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