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A massive explosion rocked a container ship anchored 9.5 nautical miles northwest off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Science & Energy

Raging Fire, Huge Explosion Devastate Giant Container Ship

By Victor Tangermann

Jetpack pilot Richard Browning broke Usain Bolt's 100-meter record while wearing his famous "Iron Man"-like jetsuit, according to Guinness World Records.

Advanced Transport

Man Beats Usain Bolt’s 100 Meter Dash Record Using Actual Jetpack

By Victor Tangermann

A court in Norway has found Tesla guilty for limiting charging speeds and battery capacity via software update, as Electrek reports.

Court Finds Tesla Guilty of Nerfing Battery Performance in Software Update

By Victor Tangermann

Avi Loeb warns that an advanced alien race could launch a physics experiment that incinerates the Earth, and we should try to make a pact to stop it.

Astronomer Warns of Physics Experiment That Could Destroy Our Entire Galaxy

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists may have found organic salts — remnants of older organic compounds that could have sustained life — on Mars, but they can't yet be certain.

Science & Energy

NASA Rover Finds Likely Remnants of Organic Compounds on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Senator Martin Heinrich says he has no idea what's behind the recent UFO and UAP sightings, but he can't imagine them coming from any government on Earth.

Robots and Machines

Senator “Can’t Imagine” UFOs Came From Anywhere on Earth

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is preparing to begin final tests and maneuvers before its Perseverance Mars rover starts to gather and examine more samples for signs of ancient life.

NASA’s New Mars Rover Is Preparing to Gather Samples That May Reveal Ancient Life

By Dan Robitzski

A gigantic iceberg roughly 70 times the size of Manhattan has broken off from the Antarctic, becoming the world's largest iceberg.

Science & Energy

World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks off Antarctica

By Victor Tangermann

During its sixth flight, NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter will be examining nearby rock features before touching down on a different airfield.

The Mars Helicopter Has Survived Longer Than NASA Planned

By Victor Tangermann

Cornell engineers developed a microscopy technique precise enough to pinpoint individual atoms and watch as they vibrate.

Science & Energy

New Microscope Technique Powerful Enough to Watch Atoms Vibrate

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the Roadster will be able to accelerate like no other car before it thanks to a specially designed "SpaceX package."

Elon Musk Says Deluxe Tesla Will Use SpaceX Thrusters for Spine-Crushing Acceleration

By Victor Tangermann

The US Space Force successfully launched a satellite on board a ULA Atlas V rocket that's meant to build out an early missile detection system.

Space Force Launches Satellite to Detect Enemy Missiles

By Victor Tangermann

A viral post claims that odd-looking skulls are evidence of alien life, but an expert say that the skulls came from plain old human beings.

Science & Energy

These Alien-Looking Skulls Are Actually Human, Expert Says

By Jon Christian

The Michoud Assembly Facility, where NASA is assembling its heavy-lift, lunar mission launching Space Launch System, has literal holes in the roof.

The Head of NASA Says There Are Holes in the Roof of Spacecraft Lab

By Jon Christian

Pictures taken near SpaceX's testing facilities show the construction of what appears to be the company's first flightworthy Super Heavy booster prototype.

SpaceX Appears to Be Assembling Its Orbital Starship Booster

By Victor Tangermann

A man in Wisconsin was reportedly seen sleeping behind the wheel of his Tesla, which had Autopilot turned on, while gunning down a highway at 82 mph.

Tesla Driver Caught Sleeping at 82 MPH With Autopilot Engaged

By Victor Tangermann

China has shared the first pictures taken by its Zhurong Mars rover after touching down on the Red Planet's surface over the weekend.

Chinese Rover Sends Back First Photos From Surface of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

President Joe Biden raced a still unreleased and fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning through an empty parking lot near the company's headquarters Michigan.

Advanced Transport

Joe Biden Takes All Electric Ford F-150 Lightning for a Joyride

By Victor Tangermann

If you didn’t get in on a Cybertruck pre-order, there’s a new way for you to get in on the action: A rad, new Hot Wheels remote control version — only $100.

Advanced Transport

The Hot Wheels Remote Control Cybertruck: Admittedly Pretty Cool

By Foster Kamer

A 2015 Tesla Model S crashed into a parked Washington state deputy's patrol vehicle over the weekend with its Autopilot feature turned on.

Tesla on Autopilot Smashes Into Police Car

By Victor Tangermann

Artificial intelligence will be beating humans — outworking if not entirely outmoding them — in plenty of functions as the future approaches. Here's why.

Artificial Intelligence

Nobel Winner: Artificial Intelligence Will Crush Humans, “It’s Not Even Close”

By Foster Kamer

Elon Musk is firing back — and pointing to his time at digital payment company PayPal for credentials in the world of cryptocurrency.

Elon Musk Brags That He Understands Cryptocurrency Because of PayPal

By Jon Christian

Tesla's Plaid Model S prototype was sporting an "adjustable wing built into the trunk" while doing laps at Laguna Seca in California.

New Tesla Prototype Has Retractable Spoiler

By Victor Tangermann

"To clarify speculation, Tesla has not sold any Bitcoin," Musk corrected himself in a early Monday morning tweet. But Bitcoin dropped in value anyways.

Elon Musk Implies Tesla Is Selling Its Bitcoin, Causing Huge Price Drop, Then Says Actually It’s Not

By Victor Tangermann

Military.com reports that the newest U.S. military branch, established in 2019, has now created a unit dedicated to "orbital warfare."

Space Force Commander Fired After Claiming Leftism in Military

By Tony Ho Tran

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope Open Its Massive, Golden Mirrors

James Webb Space Telescope

Watch the James Webb Space Telescope Open Its Massive, Golden Mirrors

By Tony Ho Tran

China is getting ready to launch the core module for its Tianhe, or "Heavenly Harmony," space station on board a Long March 5B rocket.

US Intel Chief: Chinese Space Station is a Threat to National Security

By Tony Ho Tran

Former employee Guangzhi Cao admits to copying Tesla's Autopilot code — but denies accessing or making any use of the files after quitting.

Man Posted Video of Driving With Hands Off Wheel Before Fatal Tesla Crash

By Tony Ho Tran

Tom Cruise and SpaceX are reportedly partnering up to make a movie that would be the first feature film ever shot in space.

Russia Is Sending Its Own Actor to Space Before Tom Cruise

By Tony Ho Tran

Researchers have captured stunning and rare footage of a giant squid hunting and swimming in the deep ocean waters off the Gulf of Mexico.

Amazing Video Shows Giant Squid Hunting Deep Underwater

By Tony Ho Tran

A paralyzed man with a brain implant has challenged the rhesus monkey from Neuralink to a game of Pong using only their minds.

Man With Brain Implant Challenges Neuralink’s Monkey to “Pong” Game

By Tony Ho Tran

Autonomous Taxi Goes Rogue, Escapes From Rescue Crew

Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Taxi Goes Rogue, Escapes From Rescue Crew

By Tony Ho Tran

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid of the Securities and Exchange Commission coming after him for tweets about the cryptocurrency dogecoin.

Dogecoin Creator Said Elon Musk Is a “Self-Absorbed Grifter”

By Tony Ho Tran

Senator Ron Wyden wrote a letter urging the Defense Department to come clean about the various ways it secretly spies on Americans.

Senator Says the Military Is Secretly Spying on Americans

By Dan Robitzski

Oxitec, the biotech company behind the gene-hacked mosquitoes in the Florida Keys, is now planning to release genetically engineered fall armyworms.

Biotech Firm Behind CRISPR Mosquitoes Is Working on Other Gene-Hacked Creatures

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lost a considerable amount of his wealth, more than $20 billion, since he made his appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Elon Musk Has Lost $20 Billion Since Hosting “SNL”

By Victor Tangermann

Spencer Kuvin, a lawyer who for nine of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, called out Bill Gates for not sharing evidence on Epstein Ghislaine Maxwell.

Science & Energy

Lawyer Slams Bill Gates for Connections to Jeffrey Epstein

By Dan Robitzski

The gene-hacked mosquitoes released in the Florida Keys by the biotech company Oxitec are finally old enough to fly and reproduce.

Florida’s Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes Have Hatched and Taken Flight

By Dan Robitzski

A startup called Veritone is launching a platform that will let celebrities deepfake their own voice to record ads and endorsements.

Artificial Intelligence

Startup Lets Checked-Out Influencers Deepfake Themselves for Product Endorsements

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX has released glorious new footage of its fifth high-altitude test flight of its Mars-bound rocket Starship on May 5.

SpaceX Releases Epic Footage From Latest Starship Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Somehow, no one was hurt after two planes crashed into each other in mid-air and made emergency landings just outside of Denver.

Advanced Transport

Two Planes Collide — With, Miraculously, Zero Injuries

By Dan Robitzski

In a document filed with the FCC, SpaceX has outlined its plans for the first orbital test flight of its Starship platform.

SpaceX Reveals Plans for First Orbital Starship Test Flight

By Victor Tangermann

The Navy is testing autonomous drones that find and kill bird nests near air fields in order to prevent bird strikes from grounding planes.

The US Navy Is Developing Drones to Kill Eggs in Wild Bird Nests

By Dan Robitzski

Plutonium landed in the Pacific Ocean millions of years ago after traveling to Earth from some distant star. Now scientists want to know where it's from.

Science & Energy

Interstellar Plutonium Found in Pacific Ocean, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced he's going to visit the ISS before traveling around the Moon on board a SpaceX Starship.

International Space Station

Japanese Billionaire Buys Passage to International Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the car company would suspend car purchases using Bitcoin. The market reacted negatively.

Bitcoin Loses Enormous Amount of Value After Elon’s Flip Flop

By Victor Tangermann

After Elon Musk announced Tesla would no longer sell Bitcoin or accept it for car payments, crypto investors are furious over perceived manipulation.

Bitcoin Fans Are Absolutely Furious at Elon Musk

By Dan Robitzski

China will attempt to land its Zhurong Mars lander some time late Friday evening, as part of its Tianwen-1 mission.

China Will Attempt to Land on Mars Tomorrow

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla chief Elon Musk is now officially the company's "Technoking," according to an official filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Elon Musk: Tesla Immediately Suspending All Bitcoin Car Purchases

By Jon Christian

The wheels on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover are starting to look a little rough. But it can always rip them off if they get too damaged.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Is Designed to Tear Off Its Own Wheels

By Dan Robitzski

According to a recently presented preprint, climate change may be making our space junk problem even worse.

Climate Change May Be Making Space Junk Worse

By Victor Tangermann

A man who was seen riding in the back seat of a Tesla without anybody in the driver's seat has been arrested by California Highway Patrol.

Cops Arrest Man For Driving Tesla With Nobody in Drivers Seat

By Victor Tangermann

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack is causing gas shortages throughout the American Southeast as drivers wait in long lines to stock up.

Americans Are Hoarding Gas as Gas Stations Run Out of Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

The US Army is developing a system that would allow it to upgrade and enhance its tanks just by plugging in a new cartridge.

Robots and Machines

US Army Experimenting With “Cartridges” That Upgrade Tank Capabilities

By Dan Robitzski

A Goldman Sachs senior manager has quit the investment bank after cashing in and making millions from Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency championed by Elon Musk.

Wall Street Exec Quits After Reportedly Making Dogecoin Fortune

By Victor Tangermann

Ford has patented a piece of technology that could prove to be a major headache for its customers — that is, if it ever makes it into the company's cars.

Advanced Transport

Ford Patents Tech to Annoy Drivers With In-Car Advertisements

By Victor Tangermann

Texas police issued a warrant for the arrest of the YouTuber who filmed himself trespassing in the SpaceX Starship facility.

Arrest Warrant Issued for Man Who Broke Into SpaceX Facility

By Dan Robitzski

During an announcement, a SpaceX engineer told viewers to "stay tuned for additional [Starship] test flights in the days ahead," as spotted by Teslarati.

SpaceX’s Starship May Fly Again “In the Days Ahead”

By Victor Tangermann

A new book on Jeff Bezos' career reveals that he's deeply jealous of Elon Musk and SpaceX's success compared to Blue Origin's.

Jeff Bezos Is Reportedly Very Jealous of Elon Musk’s SpaceX

By Dan Robitzski

The Biden administration just greenlit the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, and experts expect more to follow soon.

White House Approves United States’ First Massive Offshore Wind Farm

By Dan Robitzski

NASA may have accidentally brought extremely hardy microbial life to Mars, spreading life throughout and contaminating the solar system.

Cornell Scientist: NASA May Have Accidentally Spread Life to Mars

By Dan Robitzski

In a poll posted to Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his millions of followers if his car company should start accepting the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.

Elon Musk Hints Tesla Might Soon Accept Dogecoin

By Victor Tangermann

Retired auditor living in rural Spain used the severed tip of his index finger to successfully unlock his Samsung Galaxy A20 smartphone.

Robots and Machines

Man Unlocks Smartphone Using Severed Finger

By Victor Tangermann

Triggering a completely wireless neural implant made rats become social with one another, but only until the signal turned off.

Science & Energy

A Brain Implant Made Mice Immediately Become Friends

By Dan Robitzski