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A team of researchers successfully tested a sample of Martian dirt by directing NASA's Curiosity rover to mix it with chemical reagents inside a cup.
Science & Energy

NASA's rovers are getting closer to unraveling the Red Planet's mysterious past.

Tesla shares are surging yet again — and that has Tesla CEO Elon Musk's net worth blasting past the competition, leaving Warren Buffet in the dust.
Elon Musk

It's an obscene concentration of wealth.

The orbital observatory has been put into safe mode yet again, according to a NASA update, and halting all science operations.
NASA

Back into safe mode.

Despite its very recent approval, startups are already lining up to prescribe a new weight loss drug called Wegovy, a tradename for semaglutide.
Health & Medicine

Is this drug a game changer? The answer is complicated.

A NASA official said that astronauts headed to the ISS on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon will have to rely on their "undergarments" due to a leaky toilet.
NASA

Astronauts will have to rely on their "undergarments."

From rockets to space telescopes, space enthusiasts showed up in full force this year for their Halloween costumes.
Off-World

This flat Earth costume is a bit of a head scratcher.

SpaceX's fourth crewed launch to the International Space Station on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft had to be delayed yet again due to a medical issue.
NASA

"The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19."

A cryptocurrency called SQUID, inspired by Netflix's most popular TV show of all time, "Squid Game," rocketed into existence last week and then disappeared.
Cryptocurrency

"I guess this will serve as a valuable lesson for me to not just jump into meme coins."

During the days leading up to Halloween, the Sun's surface was roiling with activity, blasting powerful bursts of radiation towards the Earth.
Solar Power

The footage is unreal.

World Leaders Mocked for Flying Private Jets to Climate Conference
Climate Change

An estimated 400 private planes flew into Glasgow for the event.

Billionaire Elon Musk asked David Beasley, the director of the United Nation's World Food Program "exactly how $6B will solve world hunger."
Elon Musk

That's not what he meant.

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr went on a Twitter rant this week about robodogs, citing apocalyptic science fiction movies and television
Robot Dogs

What in the world?

Several Musk's tweets appear to have crossed a line even for him — because, after an outcry, he deleted them, in a rare reversal for Musk.
Elon Musk

"That’s a disgrace."

A top VR developer at Facebook sounds like he's not entirely on board with the company's refocus on the metaverse -- and his remarks were interesting.
Metaverse

"I just don't believe that one player — one company — winds up making all the right decisions for this."

After news came out that Facebook is considering changing its name, a former Facebook employee has a theory about what it might be.
Future Society

Could this be it?

Scammers are cooking up fake Harvard students to shill brands on the university’s website -- and the practice appears to be widespread.
Future Society

Welcome to Harvard — want some CBD, or hair loss treatment?

In a new viral video captioned "this man is living in 2030," a person can be seen zipping along a public road, riding on top of a high-powered drone.
Drones

It's like a real life Green Goblin.

A Boston doctor was fined for completely missing a surgery he was scheduled to perform after he ate lunch in his car and fell asleep.
Developments

Oops.

William Gibson, widely credited with coining the term "cyberspace" and imagining the internet, says he can't send emails due to a glitch.
Future Society

Well, this is ironic.

Yuval Harari has a stark warning: we need to start regulating AI — otherwise big companies are going to be able to hack humans.
Artificial Intelligence

He says that companies want to "increasingly manipulate you."