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The market valuation of electric automaker Tesla now exceeds that of ExxonMobil, one of the planet's largest fossil fuel megacorporations.
Tesla

Tesla Is Now Worth More Than ExxonMobil

Congrats, Elon.

By Jon Christian

Chondrules, mysterious spherical bubbles found in meteorites, could have an incredibly-hellish origin story from the beginning of the solar system.
Science & Energy

Planets With Oceans of Lava May Have Given Us Meteorites

It breathes life into the 19th-century theory that meteorites are "droplets of fiery rain."

By Dan Robitzski

The in-development science-fiction movie "b" will be the first feature-length ilm to feature a robot as the lead performer.
Robotics

Hollywood Just Cast a Robot Actress in a $70 Million Movie

"Erica" will be the first robot lead actress.

By Dan Robitzski

A new simulation shows what a Tesla Roadster accelerating from 0 to 60 mph in 1.1 seconds could look like — thanks to the addition of SpaceX thrusters.
Tesla

Simulation Shows Tesla Roadster Accelerating With SpaceX Thrusters

Elon Musk has teased the possibility of adding SpaceX thrusters to Tesla cars before. Now you can watch what it would be like.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Crew Dragon's solar arrays that provide power to the spacecraft are "degrading a little bit better than predicted."
Crew Dragon

NASA Says The SpaceX Crew Dragon Module Parked at the ISS Is Generating Way More Power Than Expected

"The vehicle's doing extremely well as we put it through its paces."

By Victor Tangermann

An Arizona forest fire has grown so large that satellites can easily see it from space, according to a new post by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NASA

This Forest Fire Was So Huge, NASA Spotted It From Space

This image, taken from space, puts the blaze into perspective.

By Jon Christian

Yamato, a cty in Japan, just passed a law that requires pedestrians to put their phones away until they stop walking in order to prevent accidents.
Future Society

A Japanese City Just Banned Using Phones While Walking

This suburb of Tokyo wants you to walk now, tweet later.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists at LIGO noticed that minuscule quantum fluctuations actually knocked a large mirror in the observatory out of alignment.
Physics

Tiny Quantum Fluctuations Can Actually “Kick” Large Objects

The effect is tiny, but it's a shockingly tangible impact.

By Dan Robitzski

The team at Firefly Aerospace used one of its rocket engines to try to light all those pesky candles on a birthday cake for its co-founder Max Polakov.
Off-World

Watch These Mad Geniuses Light Birthday Candles With a Rocket Engine

That's one way to do it!

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk is once again posting misleading claims about the coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to downplay the danger it poses.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Still Sharing Coronavirus Misinformation

Tesla's CEO continues to downplay the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers is trying to build sustainable energy in developing communities with a new battery pack rental program.
Energy

Scientists Are Renting out Giant Batteries to Areas Without Power

The program essentially creates clean energy grids on the go.

By Dan Robitzski

A programmer named Aldo Cortesi created an algorithm that draws nonexistent animals, some of which look plausible and others which look like bizarre.
Artificial Intelligence

A Neural Network Generated a Bunch of Mutated-Looking New Animals

"Straying even further into the unknown, the model produced weird abstract patterns and unidentifiable entities, all with a vaguely biological, 'life-ish' feel to them."

By Jon Christian

Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider just discovered a new type of subatomic particle that's made entirely of charm quarks.
Physics

The Large Hadron Collider Just Discovered a Brand-New Particle

The bizarre new particle is all charm. Get it?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken got a tremendous view during their spacewalk on Monday. "Not bad for a view while working."
Crew Dragon

NASA Astronaut Says SpaceX Crew Dragon Looked “Awesome” During Spacewalk

"It was just awesome to be able to look back and snap a picture."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers are hoping that tiny graphite-coated balls of uranium could revolutionize and bring back nuclear energy production to the United States.
Nuclear Fusion

“Radioactive Gobstoppers” Could Stop the Next Nuclear Reactor Meltdown

"When you start with a reactor that can’t melt, your safety case completely changes."

By Victor Tangermann

Dr. Anthony Fauci warns that unless the U.S. government gets its act together, the country could see 100,000 new coronavirus cases every day.
Developments

Fauci: Prepare for 100,000 Daily Cases, “Disturbing” Death Toll

"I'm not satisfied with what's going on because we're going in the wrong direction."

By Dan Robitzski

A bizarre celestial object too big to be a neutron star but too small for a black hole could undo the rules astrophysicsts use to understand the universe.
Physics

Scientists Are Baffled By a Bizarre Black Hole-Like Object

It could be a black hole, a neutron star, or something entirely new.

By Dan Robitzski

A team researchers at Facebook have created a virtual reality headset that's not much larger than a (bulky) pair of sunglasses.
Virtual Reality

Facebook Built a VR Headset the Size of a Pair of Large Sunglasses

The green-and-black display is extremely cyberpunk.

By Victor Tangermann

A new mathematical model predicts that a self-sustaining colony on Mars could succeed with just 110 settlers working together.
Mars

According to New Equations, a Mars Colony Would Need This Many People

The first Mars settlement could thrive with fewer people than expected.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have yet to find any evidence of life on another planet.But that hasn't stopped some rogue scientists from making outlandish claims.
Science & Energy

Extremely Dubious Scientist Believes There’s Mushrooms and Lichen on Mars

"I feel like these guys have just poisoned the whole field."

By Victor Tangermann