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SpaceX founder Elon Musk hinted that Starship will likely be ready to land astronauts on the Moon before the projected 2024 launch date.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will “Probably” Land Humans on Moon Before 2024

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk boasted about Starship's reusability via tweet, saying that it’ll help drive more cost-effective missions to the Moon and Mars.

Elon Musk: Each Starship Could Travel to Mars a Dozen Times

By Tony Ho Tran

As the technology behind sex dolls is rapidly advancing, legal experts are beginning to wonder how exactly they should be regulated (if at all).

Law Experts Ponder Whether Sex Robots Should Be Legal

By Tony Ho Tran

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Friday that July 2021 was “Earth’s hottest month in 142 years.”

July Was Officially the Hottest Month in Recorded History

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk Casually Roasts Jeff Bezos Once Again

Elon Musk Casually Roasts Jeff Bezos Once Again

By Tony Ho Tran

An underaged driver has been charge with driving while intoxicated after crashing a Tesla Model X into a traffic pole and then a gas station in west Austin.

Tesla Model X Crashes Into Gas Station, Explodes

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's recently docked Nauka module will eventually house a sizable greenhouse capable of growing a number of different plants.

Russia to Grow “Industrial Scale” Veggies in Space Station Greenhouse

By Victor Tangermann

The 11th commander of the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) revealed that he crushed "a couple of Monster [energy drinks] this morning."

Admiral in Charge of Nukes Brags About Crushing Tons of Monster Energy Drinks

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has embarked on its 11th flight on the Red Planet's surface, flying to record heights, reaching altitues of almost 40 feet.

NASA Mars Helicopter Flies Super High, Spots Rover Way Down on Ground

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers at Caltech have created a fluid-like chain mail that can go rigid on command, kind of like a science fiction armor.

Science & Energy

Caltech Invents Smart Chain Mail That Can Stiffen on Command Like Sci-Fi Armor

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency and NASA's Solar Orbiter just came eerily close to the surface of Venus, snapping a series of glorious pictures.

Awesome Video Shows Spacecraft Whipping Past Brightly-Lit Venus

By Victor Tangermann

The California state legislature might legalize human composting in the state, reducing the environmental toll of traditional burial or cremation.

New California Law Would Allow Human Composting

By Dan Robitzski

After Perseverance tried and failed to collect rock samples on Mars, NASA insists that the blame lies squarely on the rocks' shoulders.

After Mars Rover Fails to Collect Rock, NASA Blames Rock

By Dan Robitzski

German automaker Audi's latest "skysphere concept" can transform itself from a two-seater sports car into a steering wheel-less, self-driving living room on wheels

Advanced Transport

Audi Electric Car Concept Changes Entire Shape at the Touch of a Button

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists suspect that there could be past or present microbial life beneath the surface of Mars that survives thanks to radioactivity.

Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Suggest Nuclear-Powered Life Under Mars Surface

By Dan Robitzski

India's latest rocket launch ended in critical failure when the third stage failed to ignite, marking the country's first failed launch since 2017.

India’s Latest Rocket Launch Ends in “Catastrophic Failure”

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just sent brainless bits of slime mold to the ISS to study how the single-celled organism's behavior is affected by microgravity.

Science & Energy

Europe Just Launched Brainless Blobs of Slime Mold to Space

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to ruthlessly mock Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander, the company's counterpart to the lunar variant of SpaceX's Starship.

Elon Musk Ruthlessly Butchers Jeff Bezos’ Sad Lunar Lander

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent report, Tesla claimed that it can reuse up to 92 percent of raw materials that go into its battery cells from recycled materials.

Tesla Claims It Can Now Recycle 92 Percent of Raw Materials from Batteries

By Victor Tangermann

The hacker who stole $600 million in crypto from The Poly Network has started to return half the money, claiming they pulled off the heist "for fun :)"

Hacker Steals $600 Million in Crypto, Gets Scared and Returns It

By Dan Robitzski

A study warns Atlantic currents may soon stop, plunging parts of the world into freezing temperatures, essentially the plot of "The Day After Tomorrow."

Uh, Uh… The Plot to “The Day After Tomorrow” May Actually Be Happening

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers probing Twitter's controversial image-cropping algorithm found that it's prejudiced in more ways than previously thought.

Artificial Intelligence

Twitter’s Image-Cropping Algorithm Was Shockingly Racist, Ableist, Ageist

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers examined 40 hermit crabs off the coast of England and found that they may be "sexually excited" by oleamide, a plastic additive, in the water.

No, Plastic Pollution Isn’t Driving Crabs Into a Sexual Frenzy

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX will launch a digital billboard into space. But it's so small that you'll never be able to notice that it's up there.

That SpaceX Orbital Billboard Is So Small You’ll Never See It

By Dan Robitzski

Juno has created a gorgeous infrared map of Jupiter's moon Ganymede during a flyby last month, including the first-ever glimpse of its north polar region.

NASA’s Juno Probe Creates Stunning Map of Jupiter’s Largest Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Things are getting so bad for Boeing's development of its Starliner spacecraft, even Russia's space agency Roscosmos is offering to help out.

Russia Mocks Boeing, Offering to Fix Its Broken Starliner Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists developed a rudimentary active camouflage system that adjusts color in real-time and tested it on a tiny chameleon robot.

Scientists Create Chameleon Robot That Can Blend in With Its Surroundings

By Dan Robitzski

AI development firm OpenAI just revealed Codex, a tool that can take commands written in English and turn them into programming.

OpenAI’s New Algorithm Can Turn Written Commands Into Code

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered to help design a spacesuit for NASA's upcoming crewed missions to the Moon. But will SpaceX be able to deliver by 2024?

Elon Musk Offers to Make Spacesuits for NASA

By Victor Tangermann

A new glass called AM-III is so hard it can scratch the surface of diamonds and could be used in new ultra-sturdy solar panels.

Science & Energy

Scientists Create Glass That’s as Strong as a Diamond

By Dan Robitzski

As wildfires blaze through the drought-stricken American west, government agencies at all levels can't attract enough recruits to batle them.

Science & Energy

There Are So Many Wildfires That the US Can’t Find Enough Firefighters

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have genetically engineered daddy long legs to create a version with short legs, an effort to study how arachnids' genomes evolve over time.

Science & Energy

Scientists Create Horrifically Mutated Spider-Like Creatures

By Victor Tangermann

Space Force leaders are worried that nobody will take them seriously if the branch were to take a bigger role in investigating reports of UFOs.

Space Force Leaders Are Too Embarrassed to Study UFOs

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists uncovered fossils of a fearsome new pterosaur species that strongly resembles a dragon from European mythology.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Dinosaur Fossil That Seems Suspiciously Like a Dragon

By Dan Robitzski

Is blockchain tech alive? No, but scientists argue it may as well be if we adjusted our definition of what represents life.

Scientists Say Blockchains “Fit Some Definitions of Life”

By Dan Robitzski

Walmart's online shop is full of bizarre listings that demonstrate a total lack of quality control or oversight, leaving customers wading through the muck.

Here’s Why Walmart.com Is Selling Weed Flags and Fetish Gear

By Dan Robitzski

On Sunday afternoon, a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Florida coast. The Navy said it was conducting an "experimental explosion."

The US Military Just Set Off Another 3.9 Magnitude Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

Nearly a week after it was supposed to launch, Boeing still isn't sure what's behind the propulsion system issues with its Starliner prototype.

Something Is Really Screwed Up With Boeing’s Starliner Prototype

By Dan Robitzski

A new render by SpaceX enthusiast Erc X on Twitter shows the two giant stainless-steel Starship spacecraft meeting in space for a refueling session.

Elon Musk-approved Render Shows Two Starships, uh, Exchanging Fluids

By Victor Tangermann

A comprehensive UN report warns that we have delayed climate action for too long to prevent climate devastation, but we can keep it from getting worse.

UN Says It’s “Code Red for Humanity” in Alarming Climate Change Report

By Dan Robitzski

An international team of scientists argue that once upon a time, the Gale crater on Mars was a mere series of ponds, according to Curiosity data.

Science & Energy

Scientists Say NASA’s Mars Rover Is on the Site of Ancient Ponds, Not a Huge Lake

By Victor Tangermann

James Oberg, a former engineer at NASA’s Mission Control Center, penned an op-ed criticizing what he describes as an “eroding” safety culture.

Former Employee Slams NASA For Not Taking Safety Seriously

By Tony Ho Tran

Astronomers Find “Dancing Ghosts” Haunting Space Near Black Holes

Science & Energy

Astronomers Find “Dancing Ghosts” Haunting Space Near Black Holes

By Tony Ho Tran

Corcoran, Califronia has sunk "the equivalent of a two-story house" over the past century due to massive irrigation efforts and drought.

California Town Sinking Into Ground Due to Corporations Pumping Groundwater

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX is reportedly partnering with Canadian tech startup Geometric Energy Corporation to launch a billboard into orbit around Earth.

SpaceX Launching Satellite to Display Billboard Ads in Space

By Tony Ho Tran

Elon Musk tweeted out a photo of the SpaceX Super Heavy Stack being assembled on Friday that showcases the dizzyingly immense size of the rocket.

New Elon Musk Photo Shows Staggering Scale of Super Heavy Stack

By Tony Ho Tran

Jeff Bezos Is No Longer the World’s Richest Man

By Tony Ho Tran

An alleged Chinese automotive industry insider claims that Tesla might release an affordable $25,000 version of their electric vehicle by the end of 2021.

Rumors Are Swirling That Tesla Will Sell a $25,000 Car

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA’s Perseverance rover failed to collect its first ever rock samples from Mars to send back to Earth on Friday. Researchers believe the rock's to blame.

Mars Rover Tries to Collect Rock to Send Back to Earth, Fails Miserably

By Tony Ho Tran

A number of carmakers have recalled their electric vehicles over the risk of having them spontaneously catch fire while charging inside people's garages.

Advanced Transport

Electric Cars Have One Problem: They Keep Lighting People’s Houses on Fire

By Victor Tangermann

The elusive "jetpack guy" has been spotted buzzing around near Los Angeles International Airport again, though reports are unconfirmed.

Advanced Transport

That Jetpack Guy Is Reportedly Buzzing Around Airports Again

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists uncovered a source of greenhouse gas emissions in the melting permafrost of Siberia, an alarming development for the global climate.

Scientists Warn of Methane “Time Bomb” in Siberia

By Dan Robitzski

A former Tesla employee was awarded just over $1 million in a closed-door hearing over complaints of racism, discrimination, and unfair punishment at work.

Tesla Pays Former Employee $1 Million for Calling Him Horrific Racial Slur

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists discovered a massive gas filament in the Milky Way, and they can't tell whether or not it's part of the galaxy or its own entity.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Huge, Never-Before-Spotted “Structure” in Milky Way Galaxy

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Says It’s a “Total Coincidence” That Starship Stack Spells “420”

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has finally stacked a Starship spacecraft prototype on top of a Super Heavy booster for the very first time, a 475-foot tower of rockets.

SpaceX Just Mounted Starship on Top of the Super Heavy Booster

By Victor Tangermann

It turns out that using a plastic water bottle causes 1,400 times more damage to the environment than does a glass of tap water.

Bottled Water Is 1,400 Times Worse for the Environment Than Tap Water

By Dan Robitzski

After the harrowing near-tragedy on the International Space Station, Russia will launch an investigation to look for signs of damage.

Russia Will Investigate Whether Space Station Suffered Damage During Incident

By Dan Robitzski

The Moon naturally churns rocks from deep within its mantle back to the surface, and NASA wants to grab some for analysis.

Science & Energy

NASA Scientists Want to Obtain “Fragments” From Deep Inside Moon

By Dan Robitzski

A Tesla Model X went head-to-head in a tug of war with an armored vehicle in a recent YouTube video. The results are pretty predictable.

Watch a Tesla Model X in a Tug of War With an Armored Vehicle

By Victor Tangermann

Ryan Sawyer Mays, a butthurt 20-year-old sailor who failed his US Navy SEAL test, has been accused of setting fire to an assault ship.

Sailor Fails Navy SEAL Test, Sets Fire to Billion Dollar Assault Ship

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified a tiny new exoplanet in a nearby solar system that they suspect has large oceans and the conditions to sustain life.

Science & Energy

Scientists Say Ocean Planet in Nearby Star System Could Support Life

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is finally getting ready to stack its gigantic 160-foot Starship prototype dubbed Ship 20 on top of its even taller Super Heavy booster.

Spacex Lifts Humongous Super Heavy Booster onto Launch Pad

By Victor Tangermann

The US Navy is developing an uncrewed aircraft that can remain airborne for 90 days at a time thanks to massive solar panels on each of its wings.

Advanced Transport

The US Navy Is Working on a Solar-Powered Plane Can Fly for 90 Days Straight

By Victor Tangermann