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Japanese researchers say we'll probably need their newly designed Moon base with artificial gravity if humans are going to live on the Moon.
Moon

"The day when human beings live in outer space, the moon, and Mars is imminent."

Scientists say the James Webb Space Telescope will get hit by a micrometeorite every month. The telescope is about to return its first deep space images.
James Webb Space Telescope

Space is a dangerous place.

Former President Donald Trump isn't a fan of Tesla CEO Elon Musk anymore because the billionaire didn't vote Republican. Trump says Musk lied about voting.
Elon Musk

"He told me he voted for me."

Asteroid’s Surface Like a “Plastic Ball Pit,” Scientists Find
Off-World

"The surface was soft and flowed away like a fluid."

People in Arizona hate Waymo's autonomous self-driving vehicles so much it made one pedestrian attack a vehicle and a safety driver inside the car.
Self-Driving Vehicles

They went ham on that thing.

A pregnant Texas driver is fighting a traffic ticket after police said her unborn child doesn't count as a passenger in HOV lanes.
Future Society

"My baby girl is right here. She is a person."

A smart pet door from Petvation that uses facial recognition software and machine learning to let your pets in and out is headed to production.
Future Society

Face ID is out. Whisker recognition is in.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is officially trying to back out of his bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion, the BBC reports.
Elon Musk

Twitter is confident it will "prevail" in court.

One cryptocurrency company is literally applying the logic of layaway to non-fungible tokens now, because apparently, the crypto community can sink lower. 
NFTs

What could possibly go wrong?

Brad Pitt is one of the most recognizable faces in acting. But recognizing faces is something that Pitt himself seriously struggles with.
Neuroscience and Brain

Here's what that means.

NASA just teased us with a list of the cosmic wonders captured by the James Webb telescope for its upcoming first images.
James Webb Space Telescope

NASA has officially revealed its first targets.

Crypto exchange Voyager Digital has filed for bankruptcy, and according to the paperwork, most customers likely won't be getting their money back.
Cryptocurrency

"I just don't understand how this could be legal."

The federal government is looking into a self-driving taxi company after its second reported collision with another vehicle.
Advanced Transport

What the hell is going on?

While addressing legislators on Thursday, EU commissioner Maroš Šefčovič warned that "the present drought in Europe could become the worst ever."
Climate Change

"We have the most intense, intense forest fires ever seen in Europe."

NASA has officially decried the startling act of anti-Ukraine propaganda by Russia that took place onboard the ISS earlier this week.
NASA

Decades of peaceful cooperation are on the line.

Yesterday, Musk casually dismissed Bill Gates' claim that hydrogen power is the "Swiss Army Knife of decarbonization" — with just a laughing face emoji.
Elon Musk

Hydrogen is "the most dumb thing I could possibly imagine for energy storage."

The ultimate hands-free dental care: a swarm of shapeshifting microrobots, able to treat and remove tooth decay-inducing bacteria and plaque.
Health & Medicine

Finally, something that can bring us all together.

In the wake of Elon Musk's latest round of widespread Tesla layoffs, several big name tech organizations are employing newly ex-Teslians left and right.
Elon Musk

"If the Emperor of Mars doesn't want you..."

Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot with a "homemade shotgun," Bloomberg reports.
Future Society

"This actually shows the extent that Japan gun laws are working."

NASA dropped an update on its official blog detailing the causes of their satellite's dropout. In a nutshell? A bad command and a software error.
Moon

"Hard not to root for the little guy."