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NASA is asking potential industry partners, including electric car companies, to send them ideas for lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) designs.
Advanced Transport

NASA Is Asking Electric Car Companies for Lunar Rover Ideas

We hope you're listening, Tesla.

By Victor Tangermann

A scientist and a fashion designer on working a "Martian death project" that would include a system to compost dead Mars colonists' corpses.
Mars

Scientist: Mars Colonists Will Need to Compost Dead Human Bodies

Resources will be scarce on Mars. It'll make sense for colonists to recycle dead bodies.

By Kristin Houser

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shared a dire warning that the planet is descending into conflcit and instability, but a better future is possible.
Future Society

UN Secretary-General: “A Wind of Madness Is Sweeping the Globe”

The leader of the United Nations warns that "future prospects look bleak."

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) to observe a binary star system called HD101584 after a particularly violent and close fly-by.
Science & Energy

This Epic Star Battle Looks Like Something From a “Thor” Movie

This is what happens when a red giant brutally eviscerates its twin.

By Victor Tangermann

The coronavirus rapidly spreading around the world almost certainly jumped to humans from animals. Zoonotic viruses like this can be more dangerous.
Viruses

The Coronavirus Started in Animals. That Makes it More Dangerous.

Viruses usually evolve to avoid killing their hosts. This one is a complete wildcard.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA astronaut Christine Koch has returned to Earth after spending a record-setting 328 days aboard the International Space Station.
NASA

NASA Astronaut Sets Space Record, Says She’ll Miss Microgravity

But she's looking forward to a lot now that she's back on Earth.

By Kristin Houser

Assuming the vacuum of space didn't prevent sound from traveling, what would the Sun sound like? Turns out, it might be rather annoying...
Science & Energy

If Sound Traveled Through Space, the Sun Would Be Extremely Annoying

By this scientist's calculations, the Sun would sound like "10,000 Earths covered in police sirens, all screaming.”

By Jacob Banas

Using a neural network, YouTuber Denis Shiryaev upscaled a short film from 1896 to 4K resolution at 60 frames per second.
Artificial Intelligence

Neural Network Transforms 124-Year-Old Film Into Crisp HD

A YouTuber upscaled the clip to 4K resolution at 60 frames per second.

By Kristin Houser

Tesla shares fell on Wednesday after an executive revealed that Model 3 production will be delayed for about a week and a half due to the outbreak.
Tesla

The Virus Outbreak Is Delaying Tesla Model 3 Shipments

Tesla shares fell more than 17 percent on Wednesday.

By Victor Tangermann

Drone startup Terra Drone says it will be testing a drone delivery system for Ben & Jerry's beloved ice cream cups in New York.
Drones

Ben & Jerry’s Is Testing a Drone Delivery System for Ice Cream

The only thing better than ice cream might be ice cream that flies directly to your house.

By Kristin Houser

The coronavirus outbreak is rocking the rideshare industry across the globe from China, with both drivers and passengers feeling the effects.
Viruses

Coronavirus Outbreak Has Rideshare Industry in Turmoil

From suspended accounts to racist drivers, here's how the virus could affect your ride.

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX has launched an online booking tool that lets companies reserve space on a Falcon 9 rocket. For $1 million, customers can send 200 kg into orbit.
SpaceX

You Can Now Book Space on a SpaceX Rocket for $1 Million Online

SpaceX just made it incredibly simple to book an orbital flight.

By Victor Tangermann

In the parts of China where medical face masks are mandatory, some find that the facial recognition systems they use to unlock their phones don't work.
Developments

Medical Face Masks Thwart China’s Omniscient Facial Recognition

"[I've] been wearing a mask every day recently and I just want to throw away this phone with face unlock."

By Dan Robitzski

A nonprofit is suing the Federal Communication Commission in an attempt to force it to reconsider the impact of cell phone radiation on human health.
FCC

Nonprofit Sues FCC for Ignoring Science on Cell Phone Radiation

The suit alleges that the FCC is ignoring information that cell phone radiation is “associated with severe health effects in humans.”

By Kristin Houser

Americans who recently returned from China are putting themselves under a voluntary quarantine for coronavirus. Some are facing dangerous rumors.
Viruses

Here’s What It’s Like to Live Under Coronavirus Quarantine

"The social media creates a certain amount of frenzy."

By Dan Robitzski

A new pair of AR smart glasses don't project an image onto its lenses. Instead, it uses lasers to shoot an image directly into the eyeball.
Virtual Reality

These AR Smart Glasses Shoot Lasers Directly Onto Your Retina

The glasses do away with the common approach of projecting an image onto its lenses.

By Dan Robitzski

2,666 and 1,045 crew members have been quarantined on the luxury cruise ship Diamond Princess of the Japanese coast for two weeks.
Developments

Thousands Are Quarantined On a Virus-Stricken Luxury Cruise Ship

They've been trapped at sea for weeks.

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo workers have told The Verge that passengers keep shooting up in the company's self-driving cars and leaving their used needles behind.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo Workers: People Keep Injecting Drugs in Self-Driving Cars

Employees keep finding used needles in self-driving cars.

By Kristin Houser

The US Navy is looking to arm nuclear submarines with high-energy laser weapons, according to Popular Mechanics. It won't reveal why.
Nuclear Fusion

The US Navy Wants to Arm Nuclear Submarines With Laser Cannons

There's just one problem: Laser weapons don't work underwater.

By Victor Tangermann

Health experts recently warned that the coronavirus 2019-nCoV is more contagious than they originally predicted, and they still don't know how much so.
Viruses

Scientists: The Coronavirus May Be More Contagious Than Thought

"The rapid acceleration of cases is of concern."

By Dan Robitzski