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Russia just showed off the construction of the first base module of its space station, scheduled to be launched into orbit some time 2025.
Off-World

We just got our first glimpse of Russia's latest orbital outpost.

By Victor Tangermann

Three rhino poachers had a run-in with wild elephants in South Africa's Kruger National Park. One of them ended up being trampled to death.
Science & Energy

A trio of alleged rhino poachers had a run-in with some elephants.

By Dan Robitzski

An experiment that probed the star Betelgeuse for signs of dark matter didn't turn anything up, but it will help refine future attempts.
Science & Energy

Maybe researchers haven't found any yet, but who's counting?

By Dan Robitzski

Local news reports of a deadly Tesla crash near Houston, Texas, were grossly exaggerated, according to a statement from the local fire chief.
Tesla

"It was not an active fire."

By Victor Tangermann

After two people died in a fiery crash involving a Tesla Model S, investigators found nobody in the driver's seat. Elon Musk says Autopilot wasn't on.
Elon Musk

The plot thickens.

By Victor Tangermann

According to Bob Balaram, Ingenuity's chief engineer at JPL, NASA's Mars helicopter has managed to shake off some dust that accumulated on its solar panels.
Mars

Ingenuity is in a "perfect state" to "explore aerial mobility on Mars."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has shown off the first high-resolution video of its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter taking to the skies on Monday morning.
Mars

What an incredible feat.

By Victor Tangermann

Over a year after mysterious drone swarms descended on several US states and a federal investigation fell apart, local residents are still seeking answers.
Drones

But the investigation was called off, leaving local residents to hunt for their own answers.

By Dan Robitzski

When SpaceX's Starship will go to the Moon for the first time, it won't be carrying passengers, as per its new contract with NASA.
Starship

Uncrewed first, crewed second.

By Victor Tangermann

Russia may soon be abandoning the aging International Space Station — and focus on launching and populating its own space station instead.
International Space Station

The country might be launching its own space station soon.

By Victor Tangermann

Robotics ethicist Kate Darling warns that increasingly humanlike robots could be designed to exploit our emotional connections.
Robotics

"We may want to consider the emotional manipulation that will be possible with social robots."

By Dan Robitzski

According to Eran Segal, scientist at the Weizmann Institute, Israel has "pretty much eradicated COVID-19 from Israel, at least for the time being."
Viruses

"At least for the time being."

By Victor Tangermann

Stars that are forming near each other actually compete for limited resources like cosmic gasses, according to a bizarre new discovery.
Science & Energy

A star's final size depends on how much gas it can claim for itself.

By Dan Robitzski

In a new video released by Gravity Industries, a jetpack suit-wearing special ops soldier can be seen boarding a ship by flying there from a nearby raft.
Advanced Transport

How to board a ship in style.

By Victor Tangermann

A Tesla Model S crashed into a tree and burst into flames on Saturday evening — but investigators of the wreck found nobody in the driver's seat.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Neither passenger was in the driver's seat.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity became the first vehicle to achieve powered, controlled flight on the surface of another planet earlier this morning.
Mars

It's the first vehicle to fly on the surface of another planet.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a particular kind of light wave that they can exploit to look straight through an object as if it was never there.
Future Society

A specific light wave can pass through objects as if they're not there at all.

By Dan Robitzski

Footage from a Tesla's built-in security cameras played a part in identifying the guy behind several anti-Black hate crimes in Massachusetts.
Tesla

It illustrates the double-edged sword of mass surveillance.

By Dan Robitzski

A dire new report shows that only about three percent of the land on Earth remains intact and untouched by human-caused destruction.
Climate Change

The planet is doing way worse than we thought.

By Dan Robitzski

According to documents obtained by The Washington Post, NASA has officially chosen SpaceX to to build a rocket capable of landing astronauts on the Moon.
Moon

Today could be a big day for SpaceX and Starship.

By Victor Tangermann