"Lessons learned from the test will lead to further improvements in the safety and reliability of SpaceX’s flight vehicles."

We finally know what caused the SpaceX Crew Dragon explosion

SpaceXplosion

SpaceX has preliminary results to share about what it suspects caused its Crew Dragon capsule to fail during an engine test in April.

We Finally Know What Caused the SpaceX Crew Dragon Explosion

Did SpaceX learn their lesson?

This is what happens when your mom is a neuroscientist.

"Mad scientist" mom turns autistic son into a "cyborg"

Human Evolution

Neuroscientist Vivienne Ming used tech to give her autistic son the ability to read emotions, but what happens when everyone wants to be a cyborg?

“Mad Scientist” Mom Turns Autistic Son Into a “Cyborg”

And she questions what it means for the future of humanity.

"...the jury is still out on whether there is an immediate and compelling reason to believe that there is something fundamentally flawed in our current model of the universe."

New Hubble data breaks scientists' understanding of the universe

Flawed Science

An attempt to reconcile the discrepancy among Hubble Constant calculations only complicated the matter, raising questions about our models of the universe.

New Hubble Data Breaks Scientists’ Understanding of the Universe

A new attempt to find the universe's age revealed troubling flaws.

"Every time a car rolls off the lot and a piece of trim falls off, or an electrical system is failing after a month, it undermines the brand."

Tesla employees admit using electrical tape to fix Model 3s

Band-Aid Solutions

In a new report by CNBC, Tesla employees said that they used electrical tape to fix plastic housings thanks to aggressive deadlines.

Tesla Employees Admit Using Electrical Tape to Fix Model 3s

Some cars on the production line ended up missing bolts, nuts or lugs.

"It's a very different approach to a lot of these global terraforming ideas, but it has the advantage that we could actually do it in the next few decades rather than much further in the future."

A thin layer of aerogel could make martian farming possible

Locally-Sourced Space Crops

It may be possible to terraform Mars by blanketing future space farms with a thin layer of aerogel that blocks radiation and heats the ground.

A Thin Layer of Aerogel Could Make Martian Farming Possible

Blanketing Mars with aerogel may be enough to help plants grow.

There's plenty we can glean from previous data collected by Cassini-Huygens — why we suspect that Titan is covered in oceans in the first place.

NASA organizes huge effort to study alien life in Titan's ocean

Titan ET

A NASA Astrobiology Institute-funded project will be trying to find out if life could ever exist in the ocean of Titan — and if it does, how to look for it.

NASA Organizes Huge Effort to Study Alien Life in Titan’s Ocean

Can the massive ocean of Saturn's largest moon sustain life?

Second Sight Study at Baylor College of Medicine

You no longer need functioning eyes to be able to see.

Neural implant sends camera feed into blind people’s brains

Vision Quest

Blind people are regaining their ability to see thanks to a device that feeds images from a glasses-mounted camera directly into their brains.

Neural Implant Sends Camera Feed Into Blind People’s Brains

"This is a complete paradigm shift for treating people with complete blindness."

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Brands We Love

We've compiled out favorite Amazon prime day deals for 2019, so check back often to see updated info on all the deeply discounted products.

Futurism’s 2019 Prime Day Picks: Our Favorite Deals From Amazon’s Annual Summer Sale

We've compiled the best of the best Amazon Prime Day deals.

AI is an issue many of us contemplate as our lives become increasingly intertwined with technology.

5 ways Singularity University is exploring artificial intelligence at Global Summit this August

AI 101

Artificial intelligence is impacting nearly every major industry, so SU focuses on AI in programs including this August’s Global Summit in San Francisco.

5 Ways Singularity University is Exploring Artificial Intelligence at Global Summit This August

Is artificial intelligence a friend or foe to humans?

This specimen is a fragment of mission-flown kapton foil that lined the command module.

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing by owning a piece of the Apollo 11 Command Module

In honor of the 50th Apollo 11 Anniversary, now you can own a piece of the historic NASA mission that put a man on the moon.

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing by Owning a Piece of the Apollo 11 Command Module

Get up close and personal with one of the greatest achievements in human history.

Tech workers and immigration activists call on Amazon to stop facilitating government surveillance as ICE cracks down on marginalized populations.

Protesters interrupt Amazon event to decry its work with ICE

Surveillance State

Protests broke out at an Amazon AWS Summit in New York City on Thursday. Tech workers and immigration activists demanded the company stop helping ICE.

Protesters Interrupt Amazon Event to Decry Its Work With ICE

"Amazon Rekognition is primed for abuse in the hands of governments."

Oh god they're wearing Airpods, they can't hear us.

Two supermassive black holes are on a devastating crash course

Brace For Impact

Astronomers discovered two distant supermassive black holes on a crash course with each other. They hope to learn whether such mergers are possible.

Two Supermassive Black Holes Are on a Devastating Crash Course

"It's a major embarrassment for astronomy that we don't know if supermassive black holes merge."

Service Year: NYC’s 'Green City Force'

Training young residents for careers in the green economy.

A green future is possible for NYC thanks to one innovative organization

As a part of their Explorer Series, Allianz is bringing a team of innovators to MoMA’s PS1 for a night full of urban sustainability solutions. You’ll have the chance to collaborate with experts and forge connections with your NYC neighbors who also believe that they can lead the charge in the sustainable revolution. One such […]

A Green Future is Possible for NYC Thanks to One Innovative Organization

A sustainable revolution is coming. 

"It was a test of our fortitude. This mountain is like our last stand."

Native Hawaiians protest at new observatory's construction site

Clashing Values

Hundreds of protesters in Hawaii blocked the start of construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope observatory, which would be built over cultural landmarks.

Native Hawaiians Protest at New Observatory’s Construction Site

The Thirty Meter Telescope would be built on a culturally-significant summit.

New dual-propeller drone can fly twice as long

Engineers found a way to stabilize a drone that only uses two propellers.

A "flying saucer" design lets drones fly twice as long

Disk Tossing

A new "flying saucer" drone design uses half the propellers of a typical quadrotor drone, letting it fly for twice as long.

A “Flying Saucer” Design Lets Drones Fly Twice as Long

Unlike typical drones, the design only involves two propellers.

"...we now finally have the instruments to make direct observations and begin answering questions about how our solar system formed and how other planets might form."

Scientists spot distant gas giant still forming new moons

Celestial Gas Cloud

A team of astronomers just saw for the first time a gas giant planet actively forming new moons out of a cloud of gas and dust.

Scientists Spot Distant Gas Giant Still Forming New Moons

It's the first observation of a Jupiter-like planet actively forming a moon.

Her preferred choice of sport is sword fighting, of course.

Grimes uses deprivation tank to "astro-glide to other dimensions"

Keeping Up With the Grimeses

In a post uploaded to her Instagram account, Grimes elaborated on her extremely unusual training regiment that's straight out of a bad sci-fi novel.

Grimes Uses Deprivation Tank to “Astro-Glide to Other Dimensions”

Grimes' outrageous wellness routine reads like bad sci-fi.

Over 1.1 million Facebook users are ready to "naruto run" past armed guards.

Air Force "stands ready" to defend Area 51 from Facebook event

Alien Event Farm

A tongue-in-cheek Facebook event called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" is planning to infiltrate the Air Force base. But the military is ready.

Air Force “Stands Ready” to Defend Area 51 From Facebook Event

"The U.S. Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets."

"It's an exciting result which could be used to advance the emerging field of quantum computing and lead to new types of imaging."

Scientists capture first-ever image of quantum entanglement

Spotted

For the first time, scientists managed to capture and image with photographic evidence that two photons were linked by quantum entanglement.

Scientists Capture First-Ever Image of Quantum Entanglement

The image paves the way for tools to analyze quantum behavior.

Thiel called for a "not excessively gentle" investigation.

Peter Thiel: investigate Google for "treasonous" ties with China

Political Tech

During a speech at the National Conservatism conference, Peter Thiel called for the CIA and FBI to investigate Google's "seemingly treasonous" ties with China.

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