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A new study suggests that the Moon's water supply is provided and repeatedly restocked by ions from the Earth's magnetic field.

Study: The Moon’s Water Came From Earth’s Magnetic Field

By Dan Robitzski

A congressional advisory panel concluded that the U.S. shouldn't ban killer robots or AI because for all the military knows they could be a good thing.

Artificial Intelligence

Congressional Panel: Please, Let Us Build Killer Robots

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla has leaked a number of new images of the interior of its refreshed Model S — and the company included some quirky new features.

Tesla Reveals Lavish New Spaceship-Like Model S Interior

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists uncovered an unusual phenomenon happening beneath the Earth's crust that's responsible for pushing the Atlantic Ocean apart.

Science & Energy

The Atlantic Ocean Is Growing Larger and Larger, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

According to documents, the US Navy was experimenting with some far-fetched technologies, including a "spacetime modification weapon."

The Navy Reportedly Experimented With a “Spacetime Modification Weapon”

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists put out a call for a global, "wartime-like" push to build hundreds of carbon capture facilities around the world.

Scientists Call For Massive Global Network of Carbon Capture Plants

By Dan Robitzski

Aaron Ansuini, a student at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada found out that his art history professor wasn't alive anymore.

A University Is Using a Dead Professor to Teach an Online Class

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview with People magazine, Maye Musk, Elon Musk's mother, said that she knew the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was destined to do great things.

Elon Musk’s Mom Says She Knew He Was a Genius at Age Three

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is joining Reddit's plot to mess with GameStop stock short sellers just as the situation is getting out of control.

Elon Musk Directs His 43 Million Followers to Wall Street Bets

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk accused Amazon of trying to "hamstring Starlink" for a system that is "at best several years away from operation."

Elon Musk Says Jeff Bezos Is Trying to Ruin Starlink

By Victor Tangermann

A promo video shows gamers running around their city, taking cover behind real cars and buildings, while playing an augmented reality first-person shooter.

This Augmented Reality First Person Shooter Looks Pretty Awesome

By Dan Robitzski

A NASA satellite found a bizarre six-star solar system where each of the stars are paired up in gravitationally-bound binary systems.

Astronomers Discover Solar System With Six Stars

By Dan Robitzski

Axiom Space, the company planning to launch the first entirely-private mission into orbit, just announced its four-person crew.

First Entirely-Private Mission to Space Station Names Its Crew

By Dan Robitzski

President Joe Biden committed on Monday to replace the entire federal fleet of vehicles, including cars, trucks and SUVs, with electric ones made in the US.

Advanced Transport

Biden Orders Government to Make All Federal Vehicles Electric

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX is set to conduct its second ever high altitude test flight of its gigantic Starship spacecraft some time today. Here's how to watch it live.

How to Watch SpaceX’s Starship Launch Today

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Fortune on Friday that he's very excited for Joe Biden's presidency, because of the president's focus on climate.

Elon Musk Says He’s a Huge Fan of Biden, for One Reason

By Victor Tangermann

Waymo's CEO didn't pull punches about Tesla's attempts at self-driving technology, saying he didn't even see Tesla as a competitor.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Waymo CEO Blasts Tesla’s Self-Driving Tech

By Dan Robitzski

Microsoft recently patented an AI chatbot capable of imitating dead relatives or living celebrities. Thankfully, there's no plan to actually develop it.

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Patented AI to Imitate Your Dead Family

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is stuck in a legal battle as it tries to dig for natural gas in the area surrounding its Boca Chica, Texas launchpad.

SpaceX Wants to Drill for Natural Gas in Texas

By Dan Robitzski

Thanks to recent photos, we get to see the massive scale of the two oil rigs purchased by SpaceX with the intent to convert them into floating spaceports.

Here’s What SpaceX’s Massive New Floating Spaceport Look Like Up Close

By Victor Tangermann

Janet Yellen, Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, suggests that it's time to crack down on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

Top Biden Appointee Suggests Cracking Down on Bitcoin

By Dan Robitzski

Australian company Lavo has decided to take on Tesla's Powerwall by developing a home battery storage solution that uses hydrogen.

Science & Energy

This is the World’s First Home Hydrogen Battery

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's upcoming mission on Saturday could set a new record for the most commercial and government spacecraft launched on a single spaceflight.

SpaceX Poised to Crush Record for Most Spacecraft Launched on One Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

Electric vehicles are poised to finally become cheaper than their gas-burning counterparts thanks to improvements in battery manufacturing.

Advanced Transport

Electric Cars Are About to Become Cheaper Than Gas Ones

By Dan Robitzski

China is set to launch a probe to study solar storms from a Sun-synchronous orbit in the first half of 2022.

China Is Sending a Mission to Study the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

Bolstered by their respective private space industries, China and the U.S. find themselves in a new space race over who sends the first humans to Mars.

The New Space Race Is Putting Boots on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk is once again posting misleading claims about the coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to downplay the danger it poses.

Elon Musk Pledges $100 Million for Carbon Capture Technology

By Jon Christian

New acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk says that he's stuck at home, running the entire space agency from his basement.

New NASA Head Says He’s Running Space Agency From His Basement

By Dan Robitzski

Biden has appointed Jessica Rosenworcel as acting chair for the Federal Communications Commission, a strong supporter of net neutrality.

Biden’s Pick to Lead FCC is Big Supporter of Net Neutrality

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists propose that "stupendously large" black holes between the size of a solar system and an entire galaxy could be hiding throughout the universe.

Science & Energy

New Paper Says Black Holes Could Be as Large as an Entire Galaxy

By Dan Robitzski

The US Army Is Testing an Auto-Aiming Part of Its “Iron Man” Suit

Robots and Machines

The US Army Is Testing an Auto-Aiming Part of Its “Iron Man” Suit

By Victor Tangermann

Las Vegas real estate mogul Robert Bigelow is offering up $1 million in prizes for the best evidence for the survival of consciousness after death.

Space CEO Offers $1 Million for Evidence of Life After Death

By Victor Tangermann

European Space Agency scientists on the International Space Station captured dazzling footage of unusual lightning called blue jets and elves.

Science & Energy

Space Station Captures Amazing Footage of Lightning From Above

By Dan Robitzski

In an experiment, NASA set several controlled fires inside a used Cygnus cargo resupply spacecraft to study how fire spreads in microgravity.

Watch a Fire Break Out on Board a NASA Spacecraft

By Victor Tangermann

TikTok star Johnathon Cook uploaded a video of himself sleeping in a made bed in the back of a moving Tesla Model 3, a flagrantly illegal act.

TikTok Star Sets Up Bed in Tesla to Sleep While Autopilot Drives

By Victor Tangermann

Biden has said very little about space. Here's what NASA could look like under his administration.

Biden Moves to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement

By Jon Christian

According to documents obtained by The Drive, pilots believe they may have spotted an inflatable person-shaped drone instead of the real thing in September.

Airport Jetpack Sighting May Have Actually Been Person-Shaped Drone

By Victor Tangermann

A professional "Call of Duty" player had to retire from his eSports career after an injury to his thumb and wrist came back.

Professional Gamer Retires After Career-Ending Injury to Thumb

By Dan Robitzski

Outgoing NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine shared an emotional goodbye video in which he celebrated the space agency's success and long-term missions.

In Video, NASA Head Bridenstine Gives Emotional Goodbye

By Dan Robitzski

Public records dug up by NASASpaceflight reporters show that SpaceX bought two deepwater oil rigs last summer to convert them into floating launchpads.

SpaceX Bought Two Huge Oil Rigs to Use as Floating Launchpads

By Victor Tangermann

After a food shipment for Russian space station crewmembers was delayed by two months, the American cohort split their rations.

On ISS, Americans Give Food to Russians After Delayed Shipment

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists in New Zealand are bombarding rooftops with volcanic rock to help the area prepare for any potential future eruptions.

Science & Energy

Scientists Fire Volcanic Rocks at Rooftops to Prove Volcanoes Are Dangerous

By Dan Robitzski

Max Craddock was facing a ten year prison sentence in Italy after bringing his Boring Company Not a Flamethrower on a trip.

Man Faced 10 Year Sentence for Wielding Elon Musk Flamethrower

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin miners and PC gamers are keeping their homes warm using the heat generated by their computers, as The Wall Street Journal reports.

Science & Energy

Bitcoin Miners Are Heating Chicken Coops With Their Rigs

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time ever, a company in China has manufactured a car battery that can be charged completely in just five minutes, The Guardian reports.

Advanced Transport

New Electric Car Battery Charges in Just Five Minutes

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is hiring a "customer support specialist" that is meant to "escalate complaints [...] and address social media escalations directed at the CEO."

Tesla Is Hiring an Employee to Defend Elon Musk on Social Media

By Victor Tangermann

Man Accidentally Buried $275 Million of Bitcoin in Landfill

Man Accidentally Buried $275 Million of Bitcoin in Landfill

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has to prematurely shut down a critical "hot fire" test of the engines meant to one day carry the Orion spacecraft to the Moon.

NASA Bungles Critical Engine Test For New Moon Rocket

By Victor Tangermann

According to Russian state-owned news, hired assassins are taking cryptocurrencies as payment for their crimes making them extremely difficult to track.

Russia Complains That Assassins Are Getting Paid in Cryptocurrencies

By Victor Tangermann

One week after the pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building, a vast majority of Americans seemed to agree that the country is "falling apart."

79 Percent of Americans Say US Is Falling Apart

By Dan Robitzski

Canadian tinkerer Brydon Gibson, 24-year-old Ottawa native, has built himself a "jetpack" that can allow him to ice skate at up to 25 mph, the CBC reports.

Man Invents Backpack-Mounted “Jetpack” for Speedy Ice Skating

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists developed a trick that generates methanol fuel out of water and carbon dioxide without using any fossil fuels.

New Trick Turns Air Into Synthetic Gasoline Without Using Any Fossil Fuels

By Dan Robitzski

A developer has taken the extensive amount of data uploaded to Parler during the Capitol riots on January 6 and turned it into an interactive map.

Leaked Parler Data Contains Stunning Details About Capitol Attack

By Victor Tangermann

A team of engineers at MIT have created a concept for a hybrid-electric plane that could reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 95 percent.

Advanced Transport

MIT Unveils Design for Hybrid-Electric Airliner

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX darkened its Starlink satellites, but they're stil blocking and interfering with astronomers' observations of the night sky.

SpaceX’s “Darkened” Satellites Still Messing Up Research, Astronomers Say

By Dan Robitzski

Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard rocket at its testing site in Texas today, including an autonomous booster landing.

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Pulls Off Spectacular Test Launch

By Victor Tangermann

Andrew Yang is officially running for mayor of New York City on a campaign that promises to bring universal basic income to the city.

Universal Basic Income

Andrew Yang Proposes Basic Income For New York City

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX just won two contracts to launch both a commercial lunar lander, a mission backed by NASA, as well as a satellite meant to monitor methane emissions.

SpaceX Secures NASA Contract to Launch Lunar Lander

By Victor Tangermann

As scientists put more and more resources into studying wormholes, it may become possible to find and even travel through them.

Astrophysicist Says It’s Likely We Can Travel Through Wormholes

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese researchers unveiled a prototype maglev train they say is both faster and more efficient than anything else out there.

Advanced Transport

China Unveils Maglev Train that Travels at Nearly 400 MPH

By Dan Robitzski

Climate change is such a huge threat to the planet that it's difficult to conceptualize, even for experts in the field, argues a new report.

Scientists Warn of “Ghastly Future” for Global Environment

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers behind the epic YouTube account Hacksmith Industries have created a functioning hoverboard that actually hovers like the real thing.

Inventors Create Working Hoverboard

By Victor Tangermann

Months after flaws with an internet-connected chastity cage were first revealed, a hacker seized control and demanded a Bitcoin ransom.

Internet Of Things

Hacker Seizes Control of Internet-Enabled Chastity Cages

By Dan Robitzski

PC gaming company Razer just showed off Project Hazel, a smart face mask with N95 filters, a charging case, and RGB lighting.

High Tech N95 Mask Amplifies Your Voice With Built-In Sound System

By Victor Tangermann