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German startup Lilium has developed an air taxi capable of seating five people — and after two years of development, the craft finally took flight.
Advanced Transport

Watch a Five-Seater Air Taxi’s Maiden Flight

The all-electric craft is designed to fly 186 miles in just one hour.

By Kristin Houser

Small, densely-packed exoplanets are most likely to survive when their stars die. The findings give astronomers new places to look for new planets.
Off-World

These Are the Planets That Survive the Deaths of Their Stars

When a star dies, it's the small, dense planets that tend to survive.

By Dan Robitzski

NYPD detectives uploaded a photo of Woody Harrelson to their facial recognition system to find a suspect that they thought resembled the actor.
Facial recognition

Police Catch Woody Harrelson Look-Alike Using Facial Recognition

The NYPD knew their suspect resembled Harrelson, so they uploaded the actor's photo to identify him.

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Military Is Buying a $130 Million Laser Weapon
Military

The U.S. Military Is Buying a $130 Million Laser Weapon

This truck-mounted, 100-kilowatt laser could defend against drones and cruise missiles.

By Victor Tangermann

Optimistic scientists want to begin testing so-called "artificial wombs" that could house a developing fetus and embryo through birth.
Health & Medicine

Scientists: We’ll Grow Babies in Artificial Wombs “In a Decade”

Clinical trials could begin in a few years.

By Dan Robitzski

A tiny 11 pound solar sail spacecraft is finally launching into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this summer.
SpaceX

SpaceX is About to Launch a Solar Sail Inspired by Carl Sagan

The tiny spacecraft could become the first to orbit the Earth using sunlight.

By Victor Tangermann

Something punched gigantic holes through the Milky Way. There's little evidence at the cosmic crime scene, but scientists suspect it was dark matter.
Off-World

A “Dense Bullet of Something” Blasted Holes in the Milky Way

Something a million times the mass of the Sun tore through the Milky Way, leaving destruction in its wake.

By Dan Robitzski

Americans are having fewer babies than they used to, and the dwindling birth rate could have dire implications for the economy in the future.
Future Society

The American Birth Rate Just Fell to a 32-Year Low

Americans just aren't making babies like they used to.

By Kristin Houser

A NASA satellite managed to photograph the site where Beresheet, the Israeli lunar lander, crashed into the Moon last month.
Moon

NASA Found The Impact From Israel’s Crashed Moon Lander

Pour one out for Beresheet.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers has created CRISPR snails with shells that coil counterclockwise — a trait that is extremely rare in nature.
Science & Energy

Scientists Used CRISPR to Make Mirror-Image Snails

Their edits produced generation after generation of mirror-image snails.

By Kristin Houser

San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to pass a facial recognition ban, and the move has the potential to inspire others to follow suit.
Facial recognition

Tech Hub San Francisco First US City to Ban Facial Recognition

San Fran doesn't want local law enforcement to get its hands on the tech.

By Kristin Houser

According to a report, the proposed independent branch of the U.S. military dubbed Space Force could rack up $1.3 billion in additional costs per year
Future Society

Report: Trump’s Space Force Could Cost Billions More Than Expected

Nobody really knows how much an entirely new military branch will cost the United States.

By Victor Tangermann

The Chinese government has extended its Wikipedia ban to include all available languages of the online encyclopedia, the Wikimedia foundation has confirmed.
Future Society

China’s Government Just Blocked the Entirety of Wikipedia

The online encyclopedia is now hidden behind the Great Firewall.

By Kristin Houser

NASA's upcoming crewed mission to the surface of the Moon will be named Artemis, after the Greek goddess of the moon and sister to Apollo.
Moon

NASA Just Gave the New Moon Program an Epic Name

The name of NASA's next lunar mission is a clever homage to the Apollo program.

By Dan Robitzski

Sentry Mode has caught yet another act of Tesla vandalism on camera, this time, two men keying a Model 3 in Old Sacramento, Calif.
Tesla

Sentry Mode Just Busted Two Cackling Tesla Vandals

Apparently Tesla haters still haven't gotten the memo on Sentry Mode.

By Kristin Houser

A team of engineers built a four-winged flying robot called Bee+ that weighs just 95 grams with a footprint smaller than a penny.
Robotics

Tiny Spies: This Insect-Like Flying Robot is Smaller Than a Penny

Thanks to its four tiny wings, the robot can adjust both altitude and orientation.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's "We Are Going" video, which is narrated by Star Trek actor William Shatner, details how the agency plans to pull off its ambitious 2024 Moon mission.
Moon

New Video Details NASA’s Plan to Return Humans to the Moon

And William Shatner narrates it.

By Kristin Houser

According to a new filing, the Air Force is investigating the development of an autonomous vehicle capable of transporting 2-4 personnel out of danger.
Self-Driving Vehicles

The Air Force Wants to Rescue Troops Using Autonomous Aircraft

The rescue vehicle needs to be able to cross difficult terrain — and land in it.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive new study found that sentencing people to jail time doesn't deter future crime any more than putting them on probation does.
Future Society

New Research: Prison Time Doesn’t Actually Deter Repeat Offenders

Maybe it's time to rethink our penal system.

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese tech company Lenovo has unveiled a prototype of a foldable laptop it expects to begin selling to consumers in 2020.
Robots and Machines

Lenovo Unveils World’s First Laptop With Foldable Display

It plans to start selling the "foldable PC" in 2020.

By Kristin Houser