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A controversial Harvard University-led project called Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment was put on hold to await preliminary test results.
Off-World

Harvard Halts Plans for Controversial Geoengineering Experiment

Blocking the Sun's rays artificially is just as controversial as it sounds.

NASA showed off a picture of a peculiar Martian rock that was zapped with its rover Perseverance's onboard laser.
Mars

NASA Shows Off Photo of Rock With Laser Holes From Mars Rover

Can you spot them?

Uranus is giving off X-rays, according to a new study. Now scientists need to take a closer look and figure out what's actually causing them.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover X-Rays Blasting Out of Uranus

Uranus, once again, has scientists utterly baffled.

In a rare turn of events, China's National Space Administration (CNSA) exchanged information with NASA about its Mars orbiter, as SpaceNews.com reports.
Mars

China Shared Information With NASA About Its Mars Orbiter

There's a lot NASA doesn't know about China's activities in space.

A scientist working on an artifiical placenta that provides oxygen for babies born prematurely says it may be ready for human experiments in five years.
Prosthetics and Devices

Artificial Placentas for Human Babies Coming Within Five Years, Scientist Says

The tech could offer a lifeline for babies born too early.

Biden has announced his administration is intending to invest $174 billion in the domestic electric vehicle market.
Electric Vehicles

Biden Plans Huge Investment in Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles could get a lot cheaper soon.

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover is getting ready to gently lower the agency's Ingenuity helicopter onto the Martian surface below it.
Mars

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Just Unfurled Its Legs

Ingenuity just went vertical.

Scientists can now filter freely-floating DNA out of the air, allowing them to track and monitor what animals are in the area.
Science & Energy

New Technique Identifies DNA Floating Through the Air

Sampling environmental DNA reveals what animals — and perhaps someday what people — are in the area.

SpaceX has shown off a new Crew Dragon spacecraft render, this time featuring a massive glass dome, allowing future passengers to get an amazing view.
Crew Dragon

SpaceX Crew Dragon Will Feature Massive Glass Dome

"Probably most 'in space' you could possibly feel by being in a glass dome."

Volkswagen of America lied to a number of reporters this week about rebranding its North American division to "Voltswagen."
Advanced Transport

Volkswagen Says It Lied to Reporters About Name Change

They just admitted it was a marketing stunt after all.

Crypto scammers are publishing apps that imitate real bitcoin wallet companies to scam crypto owners out of their savings.
Science & Energy

Man Downloads Wrong App, Losing $600,000 in Bitcoin

Crypto scams are sneaking onto the Apple and Google app stores.

Virgin Galactic has unveiled its latest next-generation spaceship called VSS Imagine.
Off-World

Virgin Galactic Unveils New Spaceship

It's incredibly shiny.

World Health Organization investigators say it's "extremely unlikely" that the coronavirus leaked from a lab, but the WHO chief isn't satisfied.
Developments

WHO Head: We’re Still Not Sure if COVID Escaped From a Lab

The WHO report said a lab leak was extremely unlikely, but not everyone's convinced.

A nearby spectator was able to recover a piece of SpaceX Starship debris an astonishing five miles from where it launched, according to a CNBC reporter.
Starship

Man Finds Exploded Piece of Starship Five Miles From Launch Site

It's lucky that nobody got hurt.

Low-tech Magazine's entire site is powered by solar panels on the author's balcony. It's part of a plan to make the internet less energy-intensive.
Solar Power

This Magazine’s Website Is 100 Percent Solar Powered

Low-tech Magazine is trying to use as little energy as possible.

A team of scientists built a bacteria's genetic code from scratch and, after years of improvements, got it to reproduce just like the real thing.
Biology

Scientists Engineer Synthetic Bacteria That Multiplies Like the Real Thing

"Our goal is to know the function of every gene so we can develop a complete model of how a cell works."

Billionaire and space enthusiast Jared Isaacman picked the two other lucky winners to join him on a trip to space on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule.
Off-World

A Contest Is Sending These Mere Mortals Into Orbit For Free

The group now includes a former Space Camp counselor and a community college professor.

The US Strategic Command, an agency that oversees the nuclear arsenal, tweeted our some nonsense. Here's what happened behind the scenes.
Future Society

Child Tweets Nonsense From Official US Military Account

No, those weren't the nuclear launch codes.

According to Musk, SpaceX's SN15 Starship prototype "has hundreds of design improvements across structures, avionics, software & engine."
Starship

After Latest Explosion, Elon Musk Vows to Test Another Starship Within Days

According to Musk, SN15 "has hundreds of design improvements across structures, avionics, software & engine."

German carmaker Volkswagen is really rebranding its North American division to "Voltswagen," a nod to its electrified future.
Advanced Transport

VW’s New “Voltswagen” Name Not an April Fool’s Joke

The future is electric — if there ever was any doubt.