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This year, NASA wants to take a giant leap from scanning Mars' geographical features using surface-bound rovers to launching a small helicopter.
Mars

Here’s NASA’s Ingenious Way of Testing Its Mars Helicopter

"This is very analogous to the Wright brothers moment, but on another planet."

By Victor Tangermann

When the Artemis astronauts land on the surface of the Moon, NASA expects them to be able to trek ten miles on foot each time they venture out.
Moon

NASA: Next Moon Astronauts Will Hike 10 Miles on Lunar Surface

That's 16 times farther than Armstrong and Aldrin walked.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study, Pluto may have started its life as a hot world with a massive underground ocean of liquid water.
Science & Energy

Scientists: There’s Evidence Pluto Has an Underground Ocean

A radical new theory argues that Pluto harbors a vast underground ocean of water, like Earth — and even, possibly, life.

By Victor Tangermann

A new study outlines a new discovery of a surprisingly young hot Jupiter class exoplanet called HIP 67522 b, some 490 light-years from Earth.
Science & Energy

This Super Young Jupiter-Sized ‘Hot Planet’ is Puzzling Astronomers

How did it get so close to its parent star?

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are infecting mini-organs with COVID-19 to better understand how the virus infects and interacts with human organs.
Viruses

Mini-Organ Research Reveals What COVID-19 Does to the Body

And may help explain why the many stories of awful "recoveries" are so truly rough.

By Dan Robitzski

Rather than relying on GPS satellites, scientists propose using neutron stars, the dead remains of exploded stars, as "cosmic lighthouses."
Science & Energy

“Cosmic Lighthouses” Could Help Astronauts Navigate Space

The remnants of dead stars could one day light the way for autonomous spacecraft.

By Victor Tangermann

A new model shows every single atom in the spikes on the surface of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, potentially giving rise to more targeted treatment.
Viruses

Scientists Mapped Out Every Atom in the Coronavirus’s Spikes

"Our team spent days and nights to build these models very carefully…"

By Dan Robitzski

The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. remains low even as the virus resurges in the country. But Dr. Fauci warns it may be a temporary lull.
Developments

COVID-19 Deaths May Have Slowed Because Younger People Are Sick

But Dr. Fauci warns of a calm before a storm.

By Dan Robitzski

While working from home during the ongoing global pandemic, biologists have plenty of time — and they're discovering new insect species left and right.
Biology

Biologists Are Somehow Discovering a Ton of New Species in Quarantine

With a ton of time on his hands, a biologist was able to discover nine new species of small flies.

By Victor Tangermann

Healthcare workers in the US are relying on sophisticated robotic seals to help their COVID-19 patients ward off loneliness.
Prosthetics and Devices

Adorable Robot Seals Could Help COVID Patients Fight Loneliness

"It's built for a time such as this."

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin Galactic has signed a contract with NASA to start training astronauts for trips to the International Space Station.
Off-World

Virgin Galactic to Start Training Astronauts for Trips to Space

The company wants to be the middle man between NASA and private space travelers.

By Victor Tangermann

A new system makes carbon capture more feasible for power plants and can convert carbon emissions into raw materials for fuel.
Energy

New Tech Captures Power Plant Exhaust to Generate More Power

The carbon capture system can make plants cleaner and more effective.

By Dan Robitzski

VR Sex
Science & Energy

Realistic, Interactive VR Sex Is Finally Here, and It’s Affordable

VR sex is no longer just a hypothetical.

By Futurism Creative

A team of researchers claim to have achieved quantum teleportation using individual electrons. The discovery could revolutionize quantum computing.
Science & Energy

Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Teleportation Using Electrons

"Reliably creating long-distance interactions between electrons is essential for quantum computing."

By Victor Tangermann

CERN wants a bigger, better particle collider. But with no guarantee for breakthrough discoveries, physicist Sabine Hossenfelder says don't bother.
Physics

Physicist Pleads: Stop Building Stupid, Expensive Particle Colliders

Building huge new colliders is a terrible waste of money, a prominent physicist says.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study by European researchers, people with type A blood are at a much higher risk of developing severe COVID-19.
Developments

You May Be At Risk of Severe COVID If You Have This Blood Type

Is this why some people are so much worse off than others?

By Victor Tangermann

As the U.S. coronavirus outbreak surges upward again, health experts warn that we may feel even more psychologically devastated than the first time around.
Health & Medicine

Researcher: Second COVID Wave May Be Psychologically Devastating

A resurgence may "provoke a whole new and perhaps deeper sense of fear and uncertainty."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's New Horizons space probe is so far away from Earth that it can see stars from entirely different angles than ever before.
Science & Energy

NASA Spacecraft so Far Away It Can See Stars from Different Angle

"It’s fair to say that New Horizons is looking at an alien sky, unlike what we see from Earth."

By Dan Robitzski

A telescope called eROSITA on board the Spektr-RG space observatory has captured breathtaking X-ray observations of the entire sky.
Science & Energy

This X-Ray Map of the Entire Sky Is a Psychedelic Dreamworld

If you thought space was black, think again.

By Victor Tangermann

A new Defense Department report identifies Russia and China's nuclear capabilities as an immediate threat to U.S. satellites.
Military

The Pentagon Is Worried a Space Nuke Will Fry Its Satellites

"That is a threat that we have to potentially be prepared for — a nuclear detonation in space."

By Dan Robitzski