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Astronomers Discover Youngest Planet Ever Observed
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover Youngest Planet Ever Observed

The researchers say it's "more massive than Jupiter."

A newly leaked showroom video shows a Tesla Cybertruck with rear wheel steering and rear view mirrors tear it up on some dirt roads.
Advanced Transport

Leaked Video Shows Cybertruck Tearing It Up Offroad

Is that rear wheel steering?

NASA boss Bill Nelson made some eyebrow-raising remarks about possible connections between military sightings of UFOs and the search for alien life.
Exobiology

Head of NASA Suggests That UFOs Could Be Alien Technology

"Who am I to say planet Earth is the only location of a life form that is civilized and organized like ours?"

Scientists at the University of Chicago say that they've successfully created a "strange" new state of matter in the laboratory called "superionic ice."
Physics

Scientists Say They’ve Created a “Strange” New State of Matter

"It was a surprise."

The most established space tourism company says it had to cancel its upcoming launch with SpaceX because it couldn't find any passengers for the journey.
Off-World

Space Tourism Company Cancels Launch Because It Couldn’t Find any Passengers

Is reality about to hit home for space tourism?

A container ship encountered rough seas in Canadian waters on Friday, dropping several containers of "spontaneous combustibles."
Science & Energy

Shipping Containers of “Spontaneous Combustibles” Fall Overboard

Authorities are warning vessels to "exercise extreme caution" in the region.

A team of scientists in China have created a device that uses explosives to destroy enemy satellites. 
Future Society

New Weapon From China Reportedly Causes Satellites to Explode

Get ready for orbital sabotage.

The agency fully assembled the Space-Launch System (SLS) rocket at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday night.
Moon

NASA Completes Assembly of Rocket for Upcoming Moon Mission

The massive rocket will be used in an unmanned mission to the Moon’s orbit.

Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI created Ask Delphi to make ethical judgments — but it turned out to be awfully bigoted and racist instead.
Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Built an AI to Give Ethical Advice, But It Turned Out Super Racist

The bot is supposed to offer descriptive ethical advice, but some say it does more harm than good.

Scientists in Spain have successfully created an implant that allowed a blind patient to see by directly stimulating her brain’s visual cortex.
Neuroscience and Brain

New Brain Implant Lets Blind Patient See Without Eyes

A blind woman was able to “see” for the first time in 16 years.

US defense officials admitted that it failed a test of its hypersonic missile mere days after China successfully tested its own.
Future Society

US Embarrassingly Fails Hypersonic Test Days After Chinese Success

But officials are hopeful the failure will reveal useful information.

After much anticipation, SpaceX has finally installed its "robot chopsticks" on the Mechazilla launch tower to catch its Super Heavy booster.
Future Society

SpaceX Finally Installs “Robot Chopsticks” to Catch Super Heavy Booster

They're enormous.

A Japanese man might have gotten the selfie of a lifetime when he allegedly snapped a picture of himself as a volcano was erupting behind him. 
Science & Energy

Man Takes Selfie Right as Volcano Explodes Behind Him

"I was scared. I never thought I would encounter such a thing."

MIT engineers installed a new system in the robot, dubbed the "mini cheetah," that allows it to jump across gaps in the terrain.
Robotics

Oh Great, MIT Has Taught Its Robotic Cheetah to Leap

Watch it jump over gaps with ease.

NASA officials say that the US needs to invest in nuclear-powered spacecraft if it wants to beat its geopolitical rivals to Mars. 
Mars

NASA Says It Needs Nuclear Rockets to Put People on Mars Before China

"The US needs to move at a fast pace to stay competitive."

Former President Donald Trump recently announced that he would be triumphantly returning to social media via his own social media site. 
Future Society

Donald Trump Beaten to @DonaldTrump on His Own Social Media Site

It’s a rough start for the former president’s much-hyped media company.

Boeing announced on Tuesday that they believe that humidity might have caused the two errant valves from Starliner to corrode.
Advanced Transport

Boeing Says Oops, Its Multibillion Dollar Spacecraft Can’t Handle Humidity

This is embarassing.

Sergio’s Restaurant, a restaurant chain in Florida, began using a Servi robot that uses cameras and laser sensors to bring food to the customers’ tables.
Robotics

A Florida Restaurant Got a Robot Waiter and Tips Spiked

The robot even eased stress on overworked servers.

A giant hole has been discovered in an area of the Arctic known as the "Last Ice" — heating up concerns about the impacts of climate change in the region.
Climate Change

Researchers Discover Massive Hole in the Arctic’s “Last Ice”

This is grim.

For the first time ever, doctors have successfully transplanted a kidney from a pig to a human — and found that the organ functioned normally. 
Developments

Doctors Successfully Transplant a Pig Kidney to a Human for First Time Ever

A surgeon said it started functioning "immediately."