101 Must-See Cosmic Objects: M100

Just 2° northeast of 6th-magnitude 6 Comae Berenices is 9th-magnitude M100. Located some 55 million light-years distant, it is the Virgo Cluster’s brightest spiral galaxy. The galaxy was another find in 1781 by French comet hunter Pierre Méchain, who notified his comet companion Charles Messier. Like M98 and M99, Messier […]

US officials accuse a man of remotely swiping 713 bitcoins from a wallet seized in a case against his brother, who operated crypto mixer Helix to launder money (David Voreacos/Bloomberg)

David Voreacos / Bloomberg:US officials accuse a man of remotely swiping 713 bitcoins from a wallet seized in a case against his brother, who operated crypto mixer Helix to launder money  —  Gary Harmon grinned as he lounged in a bathtub full of dollar bills surrounded by scantily clad women.