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NASA has funded a project to develop robots capable of autonomously exploring and imaging Moon pits to determine their potential usefulness.
Moon

NASA Funds $2M Study to See if We Could Live in Moon Pits

When NASA looks at Moon pits, it sees opportunity.

By Kristin Houser

Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin just fired up its gigantic Moon lander engine for the first time at NSA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Moon

Blue Origin Test Fires Moon Lander Engine For the First Time

"Data looks great and hardware is in perfect condition."

By Victor Tangermann

As the technology becomes cheaper and more common, surgeons may find themselves routinely practicing for an operation with 3D-printed organs.
3D Printing

Prepping for Surgery With 3D-Printed Organs May Become Commonplace

Sophisticated models can help doctors better rehearse complicated surgeries.

By Dan Robitzski

The ESA plans to launch a trio of space probes — a "mothership" and two interceptors — that will wait up in space for comets to pass nearby.
ESA

ESA Announces “Mothership” Mission to Intercept Comets

The interceptor spacecraft will be waiting in space until a target is spotted.

By Dan Robitzski

A second look at data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveals that the oceans of Saturns' moon, Eneceladus, could harbor ideal conditions for microbial life.
Moon

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has Nutrient-Rich Oceans

If life happens to exist there, it would have plenty to eat.

By Dan Robitzski

Hilton shares an imaginative vision for future hotels in which implants control a room's temperature and entertainment in a newly published a report.
Future Society

Hilton: Future Hotels Will Talk to Visitors’ Microchip Implants

And that's just one part of the company's vision for the hotels of 2119.

By Kristin Houser

Scientists developed an AI "vaccine" that can make algorithms more resistant to hackers who launch adversarial attacks to try and confuse the systems.
Artificial Intelligence

An AI “Vaccine” Can Block Adversarial Attacks

Algorithms trained on weak, simulated adversaries can better fight the real thing.

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have created the first noninvasive mind-controlled robot arm that exhibits the kind of smooth motion that previously required a brain implant.
Brain

New Mind-Controlled Robot Arm First to Work Without Brain Implant

Just strap on the EEG cap and start thinking.

By Kristin Houser

Smart electronics company Signifiy announced a new take on the internet of things: the Truelifi, a smart lightbulb that can beam data streams using light.
Internet Of Things

These New Smart Lightbulbs Can Beam Data Through Light

"Wherever there’s light, there can now be wireless communication."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new 82 page investigation by NASA's Office of Inspector General, hackers got away with 500 megabytes of mission critical data.
NASA

Hackers Stole Data from NASA’s Robotics Lab

The cyberattackers got away with mission-critical data.

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers hijacked critical computer networks in Riviera Beach, Florida. Without another option, the city paid a $600,000 ransom in Bitcoin.
Science & Energy

Florida City Pays Hackers $600,000 to Restore Hijacked Network

Riviera Beach's City Council decided it had no other choice.

By Dan Robitzski

The Indian government just announced a new research agency that will develop new space weapons for any future off-world warfare.
Off-World

India Just Announced That It’s Developing Space Weapons

The country wants to be ready for space-based warfare.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk hinted at the announcement by his startup Neuralink, possibly of a brain-machine interface that could one day hook human brains up to computers.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Brain-Computer Interface Update “Coming Soon”

We might soon get an update from Musk's mysterious neurotech startup.

By Victor Tangermann

The leader of the world's first formal center for research into magic mushrooms and other psychedlics thinks they could replace traditional antidepressants.
Health & Medicine

Professor: “Magic Mushrooms” Could Replace Antidepressants

Instead of feeling "blunted," patients could experience an emotional "release."

By Kristin Houser

An engineer found a way to turn juiced cactus leaves into a feasible substitute for plastic, and she wants to make biodegradable cutlery.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Make Fake, Biodegradable Plastic From Cactus Juice

The eco-friendly material could replace single-use food packaging.

By Dan Robitzski

State-owned media network Russia Today reports that the head of Russian space agency Roscomos Dmitry Rogozin has no interest in hiring SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Off-World

Russian Space Chief: We Would Never Hire Elon Musk

"He's a busy man, I'm a busy man, why should I invite him?"

By Victor Tangermann

Three U.S. senators received a briefing yesterday behind closed doors about UFO sightings — another sign that Congress is taking the matter seriously.
Future Society

US Senators Receive Classified Info on UFO Sightings

"It doesn't matter if it's weather balloons, little green men, or something else entirely."

By Victor Tangermann

A newly-discovered exoplanet called Teegarden b is more similar to Earth than any other world scientists have spotted so far.
Exoplanets

Scientists Find the Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Ever — and It’s Nearby

Another Earth?

By Dan Robitzski

New York's state senate has passed a bill banning the recreational use of flamethrowers — but it may be a case of too little, too late.
Future Society

New York Senate Passes Flamethrower Ban

"Weapons of war do not belong in our backyards."

By Kristin Houser

A new pizza AI out of MIT can look at a photo of pizza and determine the ingredients on it as well as the order in which they were added.
Artificial Intelligence

MIT’s New AI Can Look at a Pizza, and Tell You How to Make It

It can figure out the toppings, and the order they were added.

By Kristin Houser