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Speaking at the Mars Society's convention last week, Elon Musk claimed that SpaceX has a "fighting chance" to send a Starship to Mars in 2024.
Starship

Elon Musk Wants to Send First Starship to Mars in 2024

"I think we have a fighting chance of making that second Mars transfer window."

By Victor Tangermann

Firefighters across the West Coast are dropping special fireballs from drones to keep an unusually severe wildfire season under control.
Drones

Firefighters Are Using Drones That Drop Fireballs

There's a perfectly reasonable explanation, we promise.

By Victor Tangermann

Two separate mysterious sightings of a person flying a jetpack near the Los Angeles International Airport have law enforcement worried.
Advanced Transport

LA Cops Use Aircraft to Hunt Mystery Jetpack Dude

"That’s a catastrophic accident waiting to happen."

By Victor Tangermann

Using spinach as a catalyst, a team of scientists built an experimental fuel cell that outperformed conventional platinum cells.
Energy

Scientists Built a Fuel Cell Out of Spinach

A proof-of-concept spinach cell was both cheaper and more efficient.

By Dan Robitzski

The Japanese government announced that it plans to dump radioactive water stored at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.
Energy

Japan Plans to Dump Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Into the Sea

Wait, wasn't this the plot to "Godzilla"?

By Dan Robitzski

China has released a video of a test involving an array of 48 weaponized drones launching from the back of a truck and from a helicopter.
Drones

Brutal Chinese Weapon Launches Swarm of Explosive Suicide Drones

Well, that's terrifying.

By Victor Tangermann

Three percent of SpaceX's Starlink satellites seem to have failed. That's not bad, but it gets dangerous considering how big the constellation will become.
Science & Energy

Three Percent of SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Died

They're dead in the water — in space.

By Dan Robitzski

The German government will soon publish a draft law that would legally enforce workers' right to stay home and do their job remotely.
Future Society

Germany Wants to Make Remote Work a Legal Right

Say goodbye to the office.

By Dan Robitzski

"Doesn't seem to be any life in this solar system," billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a recent tweet, responding to fan mail from a 13-year-old.
Solar Power

Elon Musk: “Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Life in This Solar System”

So you're telling me there's still a chance?

By Victor Tangermann

If a war were waged in space, it wouldn't look anything like Star Wars or Star Trek, reserachers argue. Any conflict would need to be planned in advance.
Off-World

Experts: This Is What Actual Space Battles Will Be Like

"Any conflict in space will be..."

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, researchers have figured out how to record videos of light moving in three dimensions, shooting at 100 billion frames a second.
Science & Energy

Ultra-Speed Caltech Camera Films Light Moving Through Space in 3D

It captures 100 billion frames per second.

By Victor Tangermann

For years, astronomers have been speculating that Betelgeuse was about to explode in a supernova. But such an event could still be a long way off.
Science & Energy

Astronomers: This Star Isn’t As Giant As We Thought, Just Closer

Oops! Objects in telescope may be closer than they appear.

By Victor Tangermann

San Francisco-based engineering company Edge Innovations has designed and built a robot dolphin that looks and acts just like the real thing.
Robots and Machines

Ultra-Realistic Remote Controlled Dolphin Looks Like the Real Thing

It's meant to replace dolphins kept in captivity for our entertainment.

By Victor Tangermann

While a popular politically-motivated document calls for the U.S. to focus on herd immunity against COVID-19, but doctors agree that it would be disastrous.
Viruses

Experts: Herd Immunity Is an Absolutely Terrible Idea, You Idiots

"Instead of selling false hope that will predictably backfire, we must focus on how to manage this pandemic in a safe, responsible, and equitable way."

By Dan Robitzski

Cruise just got permission from the California DMV to test out fully-driverless cars in the state, and it plans to be the first to test in San Francisco.
Advanced Transport

CA Says General Motors Can Test Fully Driverless Cars on Its Roads

It's going to test a fully driverless car on the streets of San Francisco.

By Dan Robitzski

Mars was in opposition while passing near Earth this week, so space photographers had a field day with the rare occurrence.
Mars

Mars Was so Close This Week That You Can See Its Surface From Your Backyard

Here are our favorite shots.

By Dan Robitzski

BepiColombo, the European-Japanese spacecraft headed to Mercury, snapped some incredible selfies while making a close flyby past Venus.
Science & Energy

Spacecraft Shoots Epic Selfies With Venus in the Background

The spacecraft got within 6,660 miles (10,720 kilometers) of Venus.

By Victor Tangermann

Two massive pieces of space junk might crash into each other on Thursday night, potentially making low Earth orbit and even more dangerous minefield.
Science & Energy

Experts Predict Sizeable Chance of Epic Space Junk Collision Tonight

Place your bets!

By Dan Robitzski

This year, Dr. Fauci says that Thanksgiving is too risky for his family, and suggests more Americans should cancel their plans as well.
Developments

Dr. Fauci: It’s Too Dangerous to See My Kids This Thanksgiving

The pandemic isn't over just because the holidays are coming up.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Awards SpaceX $53 Million for Orbital Starship Refueling Test
Starship

NASA Awards SpaceX $53 Million for Orbital Starship Refueling Test

It's a critical step to get to the Moon and Mars.

By Victor Tangermann