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Off-World

China’s Plans for “Heavenly Palace” Space Station Are Dazzling

They're already training astronauts for the ultra-ambitious orbital facility.

RX and Medicine

Neuroscientists: This Is How Shrooms Break Down Your Sense of Self

This could explain the difference between a good trip and a bad trip.

Artificial Intelligence

To Train Better AI, Scientists Are Studying Your Weird Tweets

Can AI understand that "dude" refers to a person while "duuuude" means "yikes"?

Science & Energy

New Research: Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Host Life

"It's one of the most interesting planets known in the solar neighborhood."

SpaceX

Breaking: SpaceX Scrubs Historic Launch Due to Bad Weather

Bad news, space fans!

Science & Energy

This Video of Mars’ Leaking Atmosphere Could Make Elon Musk Cry

Mars may have been a lush, watery world — until it was stripped bare.

Off-World

Watch the Astronauts Give Their Kids Virtual Hugs Before Launch

"Well, I'm crying."

SpaceX

Stormy Weather May Delay SpaceX’s Historic Launch

If the NASA x SpaceX launch is canceled, this is when it'll be rescheduled to.

Viruses

Only One in Two Americans Say They’d Take a COVID-19 Vaccine

This is dark.

Off-World

Elon Musk: “It’s My Fault” If Launch Goes Wrong

"There's thousands of things that can go wrong and only one thing that can go right."

SpaceX

Mission Control Is Socially Distancing During Today’s SpaceX Launch

"And here we are today, in an empty room, talking to cameras."

Robotics

This Cafe Is Using a Robot Barista to Avoid Spreading COVID

The robot can make 60 different types of coffee and can deliver them to customers as well.

SpaceX

SpaceX Is Teasing Mysterious “Private Passenger” Spaceflights

"For inquiries about our private passenger program, contact..."

Devices

Scientists Say This Device Can Simulate Any Flavor

In the future, we could all be licking our smartphone screens.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Claim New Method Can Measure Consciousness

It works on fruit flies — and the team hopes it'll work on humans as well.

Privacy

Tech Expert: Privacy Is a Myth, so We Might as Well Contact-trace

"Big Brother is with us now, so for our own good we should use it to help not hinder us."

Energy

Watch the US Military Kill an Aircraft With an Energy Weapon

Get ready for an international arms race in destructive energy weapons.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk and Grimes Just Updated Their Baby’s Name

They patched their baby's name like a software update.

Science & Energy

Gov Contact-Tracing App Sends User Data to Foursquare, Google

This privacy debacle threatens to erode public trust.

Physics

Astronomers Detect Signal Coming From the Heart of Our Galaxy

There's unimaginable chaos at the core of our galaxy.