Science

First Cosmic Dust May Have Been Discovered By Crowdsource Hero

In 2006, a NASA spacecraft returned to Earth with samples that scientists hoped might contain cosmic dust, a byproduct of star formation. They let the public look for the elusive particles online. A squinting citizen might have just found one.


April 4, 2009
Software

Hudson’s Nostalgiapretty ‘How Fast Can You Mash Buttons’ Shot Watch iPhone App

Hudson’s Shot Watch app—inspired by the real version—followed 80s videogame microcelebrity Takahashi Meijin, who could hammer a button 16 times a second. Are you that fast? Find out for 99 US cents. [iTunes via Kotaku]