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NASA’s Perseverance rover failed to collect its first ever rock samples from Mars to send back to Earth on Friday. Researchers believe the rock's to blame.
Mars

NASA thinks the problem might have been the rock itself.

By Tony Ho Tran

A number of carmakers have recalled their electric vehicles over the risk of having them spontaneously catch fire while charging inside people's garages.
Advanced Transport

"If we had lived upstairs in this house, we’d be dead."

By Victor Tangermann

The elusive "jetpack guy" has been spotted buzzing around near Los Angeles International Airport again, though reports are unconfirmed.
Advanced Transport

"The jetpack guy is back."

By Dan Robitzski

Hollywood celebrities are discussing their personal hygiene habits, arguing that maybe we are bathing and showering too much. They might have a point.
Science & Energy

Should we all be "waiting for the stink?"

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists discovered a massive gas filament in the Milky Way, and they can't tell whether or not it's part of the galaxy or its own entity.
Science & Energy

They've called it the Cattail, and that's about as far as they got making sense of it.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists uncovered a source of greenhouse gas emissions in the melting permafrost of Siberia, an alarming development for the global climate.
Climate Change

"It's not good news if it's right."

By Dan Robitzski

A former Tesla employee was awarded just over $1 million in a closed-door hearing over complaints of racism, discrimination, and unfair punishment at work.
Tesla

"I hope the world knows that an arbitrator found Tesla treats its employees like this."

By Dan Robitzski

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Elon Musk

Oh, and the booster is 69 meters tall.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has finally stacked a Starship spacecraft prototype on top of a Super Heavy booster for the very first time, a 475-foot tower of rockets.
Starship

It's the tallest rocket ever assembled.

By Victor Tangermann

Apple has announced that it will scan each and every photo ever uploaded to its iCloud Photos service by customers in the US for sexual abuse material.
Future Society

"This will break the dam — governments will demand it from everyone."

By Victor Tangermann

It turns out that using a plastic water bottle causes 1,400 times more damage to the environment than does a glass of tap water.
Environment

Single use plastic bottles are really, really, really not worth it.

By Dan Robitzski

After the harrowing near-tragedy on the International Space Station, Russia will launch an investigation to look for signs of damage.
Off-World

"Nothing has broken off from the station, I can assure you."

By Dan Robitzski

Looking at skewed historical birth records, experts warn that millions more boys than girls will be born in the coming decades.
Studies

They're worried that "prenatal sex discrimination" will only worsen violence against women.

By Dan Robitzski

The Moon naturally churns rocks from deep within its mantle back to the surface, and NASA wants to grab some for analysis.
Science & Energy

NASA wants to find and study pieces of lunar mantle that bubbled to the surface.

By Dan Robitzski

A Tesla Model X went head-to-head in a tug of war with an armored vehicle in a recent YouTube video. The results are pretty predictable.
Tesla

You will believe what happens next.

By Victor Tangermann

Ryan Sawyer Mays, a butthurt 20-year-old sailor who failed his US Navy SEAL test, has been accused of setting fire to an assault ship.
Future Society

That's one way to rage quit.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified a tiny new exoplanet in a nearby solar system that they suspect has large oceans and the conditions to sustain life.
Science & Energy

"The planet in the habitable zone may have an atmosphere that could protect and support life."

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is finally getting ready to stack its gigantic 160-foot Starship prototype dubbed Ship 20 on top of its even taller Super Heavy booster.
SpaceX

Starship is almost ready for liftoff.

By Victor Tangermann

People close to the situation believe that Jeffrey Epstein tried to reveal his close ties to Bill Gates as a form of retaliation.
Future Society

Epstein revealing his connection to Gates "was absolutely a retaliatory move."

By Dan Robitzski

Thanks to new restrictions on the energy usage of personal electronics, powerful Alienware gaming computers are now banned in California.
Energy

Some Alienware computers are too energy intensive for new state regulations.

By Dan Robitzski