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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prosthetics and Devices

Adorable Robot Seals Could Help COVID Patients Fight Loneliness

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

By Victor Tangermann

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

Science & Energy

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

VR sex is no longer just a hypothetical.

By Futurism Creative

Science & Energy

Scientists Demonstrate Quantum Teleportation Using Electrons

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

By Victor Tangermann

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

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

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

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

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

Science & Energy

Hubble Captures Heartbreaking Images of Dying Stars

You've never seen stars like this before — with one foot in the grave.

By Victor Tangermann

Science & Energy

New Plan to Deflect Killer Asteroids: Tie Their Shoelaces Together

A classic prank might just save the planet.

By Dan Robitzski

Viruses

Your Coronavirus Antibodies Might Fade After Just a Few Months

New research shows that the coronavirus might be even more pernicious than we thought.

By Dan Robitzski