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This star is the farthest ever seen. It’s 9 billion light-years away.
April 3, 2018
This star is the farthest ever seen. It’s 9 billion light-years away.
April 3 Email the author Icarus, the farthest individual star ever seen. The panels at the right show the view…
The oldest footprints in North America are right where native historians said they should be
March 30, 2018
The oldest footprints in North America are right where native historians said they should be
March 30 Email the author Duncan McLaren and Daryl Fedje excavate one of the footprints on Calvert Island. (Grant Callegari/Hakai…
Launch of NASA’s new flagship space telescope is delayed — again
March 27, 2018
Launch of NASA’s new flagship space telescope is delayed — again
March 27 Email the author The gold-covered primary mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope, revealed in the clean room…
Nominations Open! Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2018
March 21, 2018
Nominations Open! Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2018
We are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2018 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award are now open. Do you…
Fake News Spreads Fast, But Don’t Blame the Bots
March 21, 2018
Fake News Spreads Fast, But Don’t Blame the Bots
Fake news spreads much faster than real news, and real people – not bots – are to blame, according to…
Future Thinking: Wired Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson on the Role of Media
March 20, 2018
Future Thinking: Wired Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson on the Role of Media
In 2017, the Internet Society unveiled the 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future. The interactive report identifies the drivers…
The Week in Internet News: Quantum Computing vs. Encryption
March 19, 2018
The Week in Internet News: Quantum Computing vs. Encryption
RIP encryption? Quantum computers, cutting-edge machines that promise to be much more powerful than binary PCs, could eventually defeat current…
Rough Guide to IETF 101: DNSSEC, DANE, DNS Security and Privacy
March 16, 2018
Rough Guide to IETF 101: DNSSEC, DANE, DNS Security and Privacy
It’s going to be a crazy busy week in London next week in the world of DNS security and privacy!…
Rough Guide to IETF 101: Privacy, Identity, and Encryption
March 16, 2018
Rough Guide to IETF 101: Privacy, Identity, and Encryption
It’s that time again! In this post of the Rough Guide to IETF 101, I’ll take a quick look at…