In 2004 scientists discovered a large, near-earth asteroid named Apophis. Initially, it was predicted to impact the earth in 2029, leading to global devastation. Thankfully, it’s now expected to miss. Physicist Marina Brozovic from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains how her team used measurements and statistics to track the potentially catastrophic mass.

As a physicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Marina Brozovic studies and measures near-earth asteroids—you know, the ones that can potentially cause catastrophic damage. Watch as Brozovic explains how her team tracks the orbit of these large masses and how NASA would prepare if one were to come barreling towards earth.

Amazon Studios’ “The Man in the High Castle” take places in an alternate history, set in a post-WWII world where the Axis powers ended up victorious. To create the look of a United States run by Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany, Zoic Studios was tasked with creating difficult visual effects and environment work. Find out how they did it.

It was the biggest ad day of the year, but if you thought your company’s 30-second Super Bowl spot was enough, you’re wrong. Digital marketers behind top advertising agency Droga5 explain how a Super Bowl ad is only step one when it comes to today’s 360-degree, digitally innovative marketing campaigns.

When humans touch down on an exoplanet they'll need some new tools—like NASA's prototype mining robot and the Z-2 suit made for Martian hiking trips.

And one was nearly 7 feet tall.

Welcome to the Institute of Illegal Images, San Francisco's museum of LSD blotter paper art.

Facebook just expanded the “Like” button with a feature it calls Reactions---six animated emoji the company hopes will let users to respond with more emotional nuance to the posts in their news feeds.

One of the iPhone’s hallmark security features could leave you locked out if you forget your password too many times. Here’s how to keep your data saved, in case you can't always trust your short-term memory.

Technologically we may be close to sending astronauts to Mars, but is the human body ready for it? Dr. Camille Alleyne from the International Space Station Program describes how the six to eight month trip to Mars could cause vision impairment, muscle atrophy, and bone density loss, and she explains how scientists plan to counteract those issues.

Avegant's Glyph is a personal movie theater, a screen only you can say that you can use to watch movies, play video games, and anything else you want. Just don't expect people not to stare.

Tired of having to talk to hotel staff? Welcome to the automated future at Japan's robot hotel.

Why don’t space shuttles float away? How do you know when to go to sleep? Astronaut Kjell Lindgren answers questions about life in space from a few intrepid kindergartners.

There's a terrifying hunter lurking on the bottom of tropical seas. It's called the bobbit worm, and it can destroy.

The plane maker has a prototype bathroom that uses ultraviolet light to zap 99.99 percent of germs in just three seconds.

A look behind the scenes of the final stunt of the final Mythbusters show. Thanks for all the cool science nerdery, guys!

Summon is fundamental to Tesla's goal of making driverless cars—and it won't stay a party trick forever.

The match between Google's AlphaGo and a top ranked human player is a way of judging the suddenly rapid progress of artificial intelligence that may show how far these technologies have come—and how far they may go.

Meet the tarsier, the wide-eyed staring contest champ of the animal world. Its eyes have evolved to be so enormous, it can’t even move them in its head. Which means you can say whatever you want to a tarsier and it can’t roll its eyes at you.

The shrike may look like a songbird but the only tunes it knows are METAL! The cute little bird kills its prey then impales them on spikes.

Mozido? Nutanix? We gave the Silicon Valley cast the names of real startups and asked them to guess what they do. This is NSFW, so put those headphones on.

Tax season really snuck up on you again, didn't it? You still have until Monday, April 18 to file and pay your taxes, and while that's plenty of time to get all your paperwork in order, you might need a little help with these apps.

The pygmy seahorse is cute, that much is clear. It’s got amazing camo. Also clear. But the big mystery: How on Earth it changes to so perfectly match its surroundings.

Vaping is smoking's hottest new trend--just ask Leonardo DiCarpio who was caught puffing on one at the Golden Globes. The industry claims this is a safe alternative to cigarettes, but how much do we really know about the health effects of vaping? From The Vape Shop to USC's Health and Science campus, Brent Rose explores this new trend and searches for answers.

The Fennec fox is the smallest, and arguably the cutest, fox on earth. Its enormous ears make it look like a cartoon character and help it hear prey and keep cool.

At The Boss junket, Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell answer a Google Autocomplete interview together.

On April 8, SpaceX will launch an inflatable, inhabitable bouncy castle to the International Space Station and it may be the start of the first hotel chain in Space.

NASA astronauts Tim Kopra and Jeff Williams and European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake are currently living on board the International Space station and answer the internet’s most searched questions in the latest installment of WIRED’s Autocomplete Interview.

Trap-jaw spiders may be tiny but their unusual jaws pack a serious and lightning fast punch. Researchers using high-speed cameras recently discovered how speedy and lethal the spiders' bite can be.

WIRED senior editor Peter Rubin learns the Foley ropes at Lucasfilm's new state-of-the-art sound lab.

Ice Cube takes WIRED's Autocomplete Interview, answering the world's most searched questions about himself.

Fair warning. This video is about the botfly's horrific larvae, which grow and feed in human flesh. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Common takes WIRED's Autocomplete Interview, answering the most searched questions about him.

Eve takes WIRED's Autocomplete Interview, answering the most searched questions about herself.

You’re worried about your impact on the environment. Maybe you just want to recycle more, or eat greener. Well, good on you. These handy apps can help.

An exclusive WIRED clip of what daily computing with Magic Leap technology could be like. Recorded directly through Magic Leap technology.

Look at the nudibranch. Beautiful, right? That's its way of saying it will mess you up. You see, the nudibranch packs a punch–in a very unusual way

Some would call David Rumsey a cartophile, while others may put it more bluntly and say he’s obsessed. Over 30 years he’s personally accumulated over 150,000 maps and he's just donated them all to Stanford University.

The age of virtual realty is here but augmented reality and its cousin mixed reality are making strides. WIRED senior editor Peter Rubin breaks down the new platforms.

The world's hottest startup isn't located in Silicon Valley–it's in suburban Florida. WIRED explores what Magic Leap's mind-bending technology tells us about the future of virtual reality.

Hey listen, we’re all lopsided. You’d look weird as hell if you were perfectly symmetrical. But the strawberry squid is really lopsided, with one tiny eye and one giant eye.

The promise of virtual reality is that it can transport you to places you’d prefer not to go, like the roiling vents at the bottom of the deepest oceans, where crushing pressures and searing heat make an environment fit only for robots.

The silky anteater isn't high. It's just tired, because this proficient nocturnal hunter has no business being up during the day.

You know the water in a can of chickpeas? Well, it can be used as a viable substitute for egg. That's a food hack worth noting, so yes, we made a pisco sour using 'bean juice'.

We’ve all heard about the Gender Pay Gap, but how prevalent is it? Find out how women compare to men in workplace compensation and what we can do about the glass ceiling. Directed/Produced by Jared Neumark Animated by Yoriko Murakami and Kim Blanchette Shot by Mika Levin Written by Roya Rastegar Edited by Mike Russell

Washington State's Department of Transportation flew a drone through Seattle's SR-99 tunnel created by the Big Bertha boring machine.

The hydra's got kind of a jellyfish thing going on, with tentacles it uses to snag prey. But this tiny freshwater creature regenerates itself over and over again.

WIRED takes ten seniors for a ride in a self-driving shuttle around UCSD's campus. How do they feel about this cutting edge technology? Directed and produced by Jared Neumark Shot by Benji Dell Sound by Kara Johnson Edited by Josh VanBurskirk Special thanks to Serving Seniors and Varden Labs

Sony's pirate-themed adventure makes multiple references to another classic video game pirate.

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, stars of upcoming film 'Neighbors 2,' answer the internet’s most searched questions in WIRED's Autocomplete interview.