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Solar Power

New Evidence: There Was Another Planet in the Solar System That Escaped

Researchers say a third ice giant, between Uranus and Neptune, got flung out of our star system.

Energy

Scientists Just Fired Up an Experimental Fusion Reactor

Fusion reactors are usually donut-shaped — but this time, they built it as a sphere.

Future Society

Veteran NASA Astronaut Elected to US Senate

Mark Kelly opposed NASA's return to the Moon, arguing that astronauts should go straight to Mars instead. Now he's in Congress.

Future Society

New K-Pop Band Will Include an Entirely CGI Singer

She's an entirely virtual, computer generated avatar — not a real singer like her fellow band members.

Science & Energy

There’s a Chance This Giant Asteroid Will Smash Earth in 2068

The probability is low, but the consequences would be catastrophic.

Boston Dynamics

Scientists Send Boston Dynamics Robodog Into Chernobyl

This is exactly what Spot was designed for.

SpaceX

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Will Reportedly Cost $99 Per Month

It'll start to roll out in coming months, SpaceX says.

Future Society

Men at Facial Recognition Startup Used Its Own Tech to Sexually Harass Coworkers

They used the company's own tech to take photos of women and post sexually explicit comments about them.

Science & Energy

NASA: Half the Sun-like Stars in our Galaxy Have Potentially-Habitable Planets

"We're one step closer on the long road to finding out if we’re alone in the cosmos."

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Promises Redesigned Cybertruck in a “Month or So”

Let's hope it still looks as brutal as the original design.

Space

This Japanese Spaceport Concept is Absolutely Gorgeous

Remember when we could still dream about the distant future?

Space

Starlink Beta Has Outperformed Most Internet in the US

Users in rural Montana hit 160 Mbps.

Virtual Reality

This “Portal” Lets You Beam a Hologram of Yourself Into Video Calls

Get ready to beam a hologram version of yourself into a friend's home — or vice versa!

Mars

Starlink Terms of Service Demands That Users “Recognize Mars as a Free Planet”

"Accordingly, Disputes will be settled through self-governing principles, established in good faith, at the time of Martian settlement."

Artificial Intelligence

Robot Camera Mistakes Soccer Ref’s Bald Head For Ball

The hilarious shortcomings of artificial intelligence.

Science & Energy

This Guy Is Creating Actual Diamonds From Reclaimed CO2

"We don't need to mine the earth to have diamonds, we can mine the sky."

Robotics

Disney Builds Horrifying Skinless Robot With Terrifyingly Human Eyes

The teeth! Why!

Self-Driving Vehicles

Self-Driving Racecar Hits Accelerator, Immediately Crashes Into Wall

It didn't even get to the starting line.

Virtual Reality

Kanye Bought Kim Kardashian a Hologram of her Dead Dad That Says He’s Proud of Her

Probably healthy, right?

Mars

On Mars, a Crater on Top of a Crater on Top of a Crater

Yo dawg, I heard you like craters.