Now you see me, now you don't: Exploring the ingenious science and science fiction of making things invisible. Physicist Greg Gbur chats about his latest book, "Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not to be Seen." https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/exploring-the-ingenious-science-and-science-fiction-of-making-things-invisible/

HELP PROVE I’M INNOCENT BY SENDING ME MONEY IMMEDIATELY [SATIRE... kinda] https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/help-prove-im-innocent-by-sending-me-money-immediately

Former head of Roscosmos now thinks NASA did not land on the Moon https://arstechnica.com/?p=1937374

Musk admits NPR isn’t state-affiliated after asking questions he could have Googled. NPR now labeled "Government Funded" despite getting under 1% of funds from US. https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=1930327

An Astounding Composite of 90,000 Images Unveils the Sun’s Hidden Atmosphere https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2023/03/sun-corona-mccarthy-guenzel/

On the first day of Christmas: J. Robert Oppenheimer cleared of being suspected Soviet spy after 68 years. Manhattan Project physicist and "father of the atomic bomb" was infamously stripped of his security clearance in 1954. https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=1905727

“Fake” Roman coins authenticated, bearing likeness of lost Roman emperor. Analysis re-ignites debate over existence of 3rd century CE emperor named Sponsian. https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=1903012

Amazing image of crescent Earth rising over the moon captured by Orion https://www.newscientist.com/article/2349943-amazing-image-of-crescent-earth-rising-over-the-moon-captured-by-orion/

John Bardeen’s Terrific Transistorized Music Box. In 1949 an engineer at Bell Labs built three music boxes to show off the new transistors. https://spectrum.ieee.org/transistor-music-box

Orion flies far beyond the Moon, returns an instantly iconic photo https://arstechnica.com/?p=1900530