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The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne said that he'd love to work with Elon Musk to host the first-ever concert in space.
Off-World

Rock Band Pleads for Elon Musk to Send Them to Space for Concert

"We've always said that we want to be the first band to play on the International Space Station."

By Dan Robitzski

The secondhand market for electric vehicles has a sticky issue: it's impossible to figure out the health of any given electric car's battery.
Electric Vehicles

There’s a Huge Problem With Buying Used Electric Vehicles

Can regulators fix this battery degradation problem?

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took a stunning 360-degree panorama of its surroundings while parked at the "Van Zyl Overlook" in the Jezero Crater.
NASA

NASA Releases Breathtaking Panorama From New Rover

It was stitched together from 992 individual images.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA administrator Bill Nelson has some strong feelings on the topic of space junk, as evidenced in a recent interview with CNN.
NASA

NASA Head Slams United States for “Shameful” Space Junk

"It's dangerous, and shameful for anybody — including the US — that has allowed space debris to be up there."

By Victor Tangermann

McDonald's has been experimenting with using voice recognition instead of human employees to take orders at some of its drive-thrus.
Artificial Intelligence

McDonald’s Replaces Drive-Thru Human Workers With Siri-Like AI

The CEO says workers are surprisingly eager to jump in and help the AI out.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found and woke up a microscopic creature that froze and went dormant in Siberian permafrost about 24,000 years ago.
Biology

Scientists Resurrect Creature That’s Been Frozen for 24,000 Years

It's (somehow still) alive!

By Dan Robitzski

According to Bloomberg Opinion columnist Liam Denning, Bitcoin's drop could make a Bitcoin sale "mighty tempting, regardless of what Musk tweeted."
Tesla

Tesla Accused of Secretly Selling Part of Bitcoin Hoard

Did Elon Musk lie about not selling any Bitcoin?

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter nailed its seventh flight without facing any of the glitches that forced an emergency landing during its previous journey.
Mars

After Past Glitches, Mars Helicopter Nails Flight Number Seven

Ingenuity's latest flight left its previous troubles behind.

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon was found to be selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards on its platform, as a senior researcher at a media watchdog discovered.
Developments

Amazon Caught Selling Fake COVID Vaccination Cards

E-commerce platforms are struggling to contain a flood of phony vaccine products.

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview with CNN, NASA administrator Bill Nelson chimed in on the topic of UFOs ahead of the release of a long-awaited report on the matter.
NASA

NASA Head Says He’s Talked to Pilots Who Encountered UFOs

"We don't know if it's extraterrestrial." 

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists found organic molecules inside of planetary nebulae, challenging astronomers' assumptions about what could and couldn't survive.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Find Organic Compounds Inside Multiple Dying Stars

They didn't think that kind of organic chemistry was possible.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA' Juno spacecraft took two stunning images of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede during a June 7 flyby.
Moon

NASA Spacecraft Takes Gorgeous Pictures of Jupiter’s Largest Moon

We haven't been this close to Ganymede in over two decades.

By Victor Tangermann

Rumors are spreading that Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson will attempt to beat rival and Blue Origins CEO Jeff Bezos to space this summer.
Off-World

Richard Branson Is Reportedly Racing to Go to Space Before Jeff Bezos

It's a race to (close to) the edge of space.

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers are working on drones that can track people down based on the sound of their screams — scary-sounding tech that could save lives in a disaster.
Drones

Engineers Build Drones That Hunt Screaming Humans

Don't worry, it's for a good reason.

By Dan Robitzski

Guangzhou, the the capital capital of China's most populous province Guandong, is experiencing a flare up of coronavirus cases.
Viruses

There’s a Large New Coronavirus Outbreak in China

The highly transmissible Delta variant is on the rise across the globe.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is investigating an unprecedented "Rosetta Stone" explosion on the Sun to determine what causes different types of solar eruptions.
Science & Energy

NASA Is Investigating a Bizarre Explosion on the Sun

The agency is comparing it to the Rosetta Stone.

By Dan Robitzski

According to IRS data obtained by ProPublica, some of the wealthiest people in the world paid extremely little in federal income taxes over the years.
Elon Musk

IRS Leak Shows Elon Musk Paid $0 in Federal Income Tax in 2018

This doesn't seem fair.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists created a census of the algae causing the Alps' pink snow to better predict what it means for the changing environment.
DNA

Scientists Sequence DNA Found in Pink Snow That Covered Mountains

"This ecosystem is super fragile."

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid of Anonymous — or, at least, of folks on the internet who claim to be associated with the hacktivist organization.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Mocks “Anonymous” For Threatening Him

Concerned hacktivists or Tesla short sellers?

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists tested extremely fast-charging batteries that could make eVTOLs finally become economically viable modes of transport.
Advanced Transport

New Battery Tech Could Finally Make Flying Taxis Economically Feasible

Faster recharging might be the trick that makes the electric vehicles worth using.

By Dan Robitzski