Aurora borealis is one of the coolest astronomical events that we can see with the naked eye. It makes the sky glow beautiful colors, and auroras are just random enough to be exciting occurrences.

Get ready for a rare astronomical event that’s set to light up the night sky! T Coronae Borealis, a dim star in the Northern Crown constellation, is about to explode in a once-in-80-years event, known ...

The installation, named Borealis, is the brainchild of artist Dan Acher. It utilises technology and natural elements, with beams of light passing through cloud particles to mimic the mesmerising ...

Amtrak's Borealis line, connecting Milwaukee to the Twin Cities and Chicago, has surpassed 100,000 passengers in its first five months. The route, which debuted in May, has seen an average of 650 ...

The artwork has already been on display in more than 40 cities worldwide, including Tokyo and Paris. Borealis is also permanently on show at Singapore's famous Supertrees installation.

Half-Life 2 is one of the best loved FPS games in the genre’s history, even with its cliffhanger story still unresolved nearly two decades since its last episodic expansion launched ...

If you buy something from a Polygon link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Cameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He’s a product expert who began ...

After what feels like eons of waiting, the Half-Life 2 RTX demo is finally here. You can try two levels of the fan-made enhancement to Valve’s epochal FPS right now, turning the classic shooter ...

TL;DR: Half-Life 2 RTX is a remaster by Orbifold Studios using NVIDIA's RTX Remix, transforming the classic game with modern PBR objects and ray-tracing. The demo, available for GeForce RTX owners ...

Cameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He’s a product expert who began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023. The demo is roughly two ...

City 17 has never looked better. We can now play two chapters of Half-Life 2 with full ray tracing and in 4K. Yeah, can’t wait to freak out in full 4K while Barnacles slowly drag me to my doom, or ...

by Alan Velasco — Monday, March 17, 2025, 02:40 PM EDT Half-Life, one of the best first person shooters of all time, got its flowers with the amazing Black Mesa remake made by fans with Valve ...