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SpaceX launched the first-ever all-tourist mission into orbit Wednesday evening. The launch caused an epic "jellyfish"-like aurora to form in the night sky.
SpaceX

Here's why.

By Victor Tangermann

Fox News has adopted a hardline policy in the battle against the pandemic by requiring its employees to be vaccinated or take a daily COVID-19 test. 
Developments

The company requires employees to be vaccinated or undergo daily COVID-19 tests.

By Tony Ho Tran

Amongst the myriad equipment at the Inspiration4 crew's disposal are a set of zip ties and sedatives in case anyone poses a danger.
SpaceX

"They also have to prepare for worst-case scenarios like someone on the crew becoming a danger to themselves or others.”

By Tony Ho Tran

Kathy Patten suffered a heart attack and spent 45 long minutes clinically dead. But some intense CPR actually managed to bring her back to life.
Developments

"It’s very scary, coming back is a second chance of life."

By Victor Tangermann

There are a total of 14 humans in space right now circling the Earth on board three different spacecraft, a new historic record.
Off-World

A record 14 astronauts are circling the Earth as we speak.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has announced it will award high-dollar contracts to five US companies to help support the Artemis program — including one to Blue Origin.
NASA

But it’s much less than what Blue Origin wanted.

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew has the best view — from a bathroom, which is right next to the Crew Dragon spacecraft's giant glass cupola.
Space

We officially found the toilet with the best view.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just left its private space industry competitors in the dust after it took a crew of four civilians into orbit on Wednesday.
SpaceX

This is what actual private space travel looks like.

By Victor Tangermann

Harold "Sonny" White, a big name in warp drive research, left NASA in late 2019 to work on the Warp Drive with a private firm. He took everything with him.
Science & Energy

"Yeah, I have a lab here full of all my goodies from NASA."

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has successfully launched the first-ever all-civilian crew into orbit on board its Crew Dragon spacecraft, a historic moment.
SpaceX

It's yet another historic moment for SpaceX.

By Victor Tangermann

Rapper Nicki Minaj made some rather odd and infuriatingly misleading comments on Twitter earlier this week, but Fauci set the record straight.
Developments

Finally some sanity.

By Victor Tangermann

An Israeli company has unveiled a remote-controlled, semi-autonomous robot that can be outfitted with two machine guns, cameras, and sensors.
Robotics

Critics are raising red flags.

By Victor Tangermann

Startup Says Its Tech Can Kill Hurricanes Before They Get Strong
Science & Energy

But there could be terrible consequences to the ecosystem.

By Tony Ho Tran

A study has been released that shows that more than half of young adults believe that "humanity is doomed" and "the future is frightening."
Future Society

The survey suggests they blame their government for climate issues.

By Tony Ho Tran

Here's how you can catch SpaceX's coverage of its first all-civilian launch into space tonight from the comfort of your own home.
SpaceX

It's finally happening.

By Victor Tangermann

Four Patients Die After Experimental Gene Therapy
Health & Medicine

The company behind the treatment will "remain committed to" its development.

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a concept for a Mars drone that weighs 1,100 pounds and could travel at five times the speed of sound.
Mars

It would be able to travel five times the speed of sound.

By Tony Ho Tran

Astronomers observing Jupiter got a surprise on Monday when a large unknown object smashed into the planet’s surface causing a "bright flash of light."
Off-World

"It could only be an impact."

By Tony Ho Tran

Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed on Twitter that the new Full Self-Driving software would automatically avoid UFO debris blocking the road ahead.
Self-Driving Vehicles

"I’m not saying there are UFOs… but there are UFOs."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists at The University of Manchester have come up with a macabre new way to turn Martian soil into a stronger material: human blood, sweat, and tears.
Mars

"The concept is literally blood-curdling."

By Victor Tangermann