Mars Just Got Closer: How NASA's SR-1 Freedom Could Rewrite Space Travel The spacecraft will deliver NASA's Skyfall payload, which is a group of helicopters designed to find subsurface water on Mars. NASA is sending a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars. Alongside Tuesday's announcement of its new Ignition program, which features a planned Moon base and a successor to the...

Japan says it seized Chinese vessel amid tensions with BeijingGetty ImagesJapanese authorities say they have seized a Chinese fishing vessel that tried to flee when ordered to stop for an inspection, in a move that may further fuel tensions with Beijing.The boat was in Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture in the south-west when it was intercepted and its captain arrested on...

Can Geordin Hill-Lewis broaden the appeal of South Africa's Democratic Alliance?Can this man broaden the appeal of a South African party seen by some as 'too white'?1 hour agoKhanyisile NgcoboJohannesburgGallo via Getty ImagesGeordin Hill-Lewis was the widely favoured candidate ahead of Sunday's leadership electionThe new leader of South Africa's second-largest party has to solve a problem that...

This Google Photos update has saved your digital photo frameJess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Aura’s digital photo frames will continue to automatically sync with your Google Photos albums, after API changes threatened to remove the feature. Aura is now...

FBI seizes pro-Iranian hacking group’s websites after destructive Stryker hack The FBI seized and took down two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which last week claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack against the U.S. medical tech giant Stryker.  As of Thursday, the contents of a website where Handala publicized its hacks, as well as another...