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Antimatter particles may be a lot more predictable than science fiction makes it out to be, responding to gravity just like regular matter.
Science & Energy

Scientists Disappointed to Find That Antimatter Falls When You Drop It

A team of astronomers has detected the faint hum of gravitational waves echoing throughout our universe, possibly caused by black holes.
Black Holes

Astronomers Detect Mysterious Ripples in Spacetime Caused by Ancient Black Holes

Tesla has managed to lock down a rather unusual patent last week: using laser beams as windshield wipers, as first spotted by Electrek.
Tesla

Tesla Locks Down Patent for Laser Windshield Wipers

In a new video, mad inventor and popular YouTuber Colin Furze built an oversized, counterweight arm to offset almost all of his body weight.
Robots and Machines

YouTube Inventor Builds Incredibly Fun-Looking Weightlessness Machine

By shooting a laser pulse imitating the Fibonacci Sequence into qubits, physicists created a new phase of matter far better at maintaing a quantum state.
Quantum Physics

Scientists Fed the Fibonacci Sequence Into a Quantum Computer and Something Strange Happened

Nearly 21 years after it was launched, NASA's RHESSI satellite is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere. Chances it'll hit you are apparently "low."
NASA

This NASA Satellite Is Falling Back to Earth After 21 Years

Researchers at NASA's Johnson Space Center have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil inside a vacuum chamber.
Moon

NASA Extracts Oxygen From Simulated Moon Dust

Scientists have developed a new gene therapy that can reverse vision loss in primates, potentially laying the groundwork for human treatment.
Gene Editing

Gene Therapy Gives Primates Young Eyes Again

Follow-up experiments attempting to recreate a landmark laser fusion breakthrough are falling far short of expectations, Nature reports.
Energy

Oops! Fusion Facility Keeps Failing to Recreate Last Year’s “Breakthrough” Record

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is getting real tired of the constant litigation being thrown at him by Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos.
Off-World

Elon Musk Suggests Zapping Jeff Bezos “With Our Space Lasers”

A group of astronomers argues fast radio bursts may be the result of two neutron stars merging, an event that releases a huge electromagnetic charge.
Off-World

Astronomers May Have Just Found the Smoking Gun Behind Mysterious Radio Signals

Ever seen lightning shoot upwards from a building to catch another lightning bolt mid-air? Well, if you haven't, you're in luck.
Science & Energy

Video Captures Lightning Shooting Up From Buildings Into Sky

The Israeli military just tested a plane equipped with a new laser weapon that's capable of burning through drones in midair.
Drones

Watch Israel’s Military Shoot Down Drones With a Laser

Quantum physicists have effectively opened a portal to a new time dimension while creating a new topological phase of quantum matter.
Physics

Physicists Create New Phase of Matter With “Extra” Time Dimension

SpaceX has revealed a new project called "Starshield," a satellite project that is "designed for government use," according to the company's website.
SpaceX

SpaceX Unveils Military Satellite Called Starshield

Scientists are working on growing synthetic human dermis in labs now — and there's no need for it to rub the lotion on its skin.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Growing Skin That Can Be Slipped on Like a Glove

After obliterating Twitter's workforce, the company's new CEO Elon Musk is desperately trying to piece together a workforce to keep the lights on.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Hiring Relatives at Twitter in Literal Nepotism

The FCC has cleared space combat startup True Anomaly for a test launch of two "hunter" satellites, built specifically for space warfare.
SpaceX

SpaceX to Launch “Hunter” Satellites for Targeting Rival Spacecraft

Apple has made breakthroughs in a confidential project that would transform its Apple Watches into noninvasive glucose monitors, Bloomberg reports.
Prosthetics and Devices

Secret Apple Project Tracks Blood Sugar Using Apple Watch

Following a "major breakthrough" in the field of fusion energy, the US Department of Energy is investing in the development of a pilot fusion plant.
Energy

Scientists Now Plotting First Fusion Power Plant