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Starship

SpaceX Blows Up Another Starship Tank, This Time on Purpose

"Leak before burst is highly desirable."

Biology

Experiment Shows That DNA May Have Existed Before Life

According to mind-bending new research, DNA may have been floating around long before it assembled into living organisms.

Off-World

This is What Sunsets on Other Planets Would Look Like

Stunning.

Science & Energy

NASA Funds Harvard Hunt for Alien “Technological Civilizations”

"The fundamental question we are trying to address is: are we alone?"

Science & Energy

Astronomers May Have Discovered First-Ever “Black Neutron Star”

The discovery could change the way we understand the evolution of stars.

Physics

You Could Generate Power by Dangling Crap Into a Black Hole

A 50-year-old theory was finally validated in an experiment.

Advanced Transport

Segway Is No Longer Making Its Famous Two-Wheeled Scooter

RIP: An obituary for the Segway (2001-2020).

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."

Moon

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

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

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.

Science & Energy

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

How did it get so close to its parent star?

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.

Science & Energy

“Cosmic Lighthouses” Could Help Astronauts Navigate Space

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

Viruses

Scientists Mapped Out Every Atom in the Coronavirus’s Spikes

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

Developments

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

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

Prosthetics and Devices

Adorable Robot Seals Could Help COVID Patients Fight Loneliness

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

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.

Science & Energy

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

VR sex is no longer just a hypothetical.

Science & Energy

Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Teleportation Using Electrons

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

Physics

Physicist Pleads: Stop Building Stupid, Expensive Particle Colliders

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