This is why hospitals need better cybersecurity.

Cyberattack forces hospital to revert to handwriting everything

Ransom Denied

The staff at a French hospital refused to meet the ransom demand of hackers, instead responding to a cyberattack by handwriting all documents.

Cyberattack Forces Hospital to Revert to Handwriting Everything

When hackers attacked, hospital staff picked up their pencils.

"We make sure that the assets there are available in peace, crisis and conflict."

NATO boss: Space is now a military "operational domain"

Safe Space

NATO has added space as its fifth operational military domain, meaning the organization will now protect member nations' off-world interests.

NATO Boss: Space Is Now a Military “Operational Domain”

But the organization promises not to deploy any weapons.

Design of a Ballistically-Launched Foldable Multirotor

Once the drone reaches its apex of about 33 feet, it can automatically orient itself and become functional like any other drone within one second of launch.

Watch NASA's truck-mounted cannon shoot drones into the sky

SQUID Pro, Yo

A team of researchers from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed a drone (SQUID) that can be shot high up into the sky using a special cannon.

Watch NASA’s Truck-Mounted Cannon Shoot Drones Into the Sky

The researchers want to take their idea to Mars and Titan.

These reports aren't the first signs that Tesla has had trouble with drugs.

Police reports: Meth, heroin, cocaine found at Tesla factory

Methla

The reports, obtained from police in Nevada, describe an environment in which Tesla workers repeatedly left meth, heroin and other drugs out in the open.

Police Reports: Meth, Heroin, Cocaine Found at Tesla Factory

Reports describe an environment in which workers repeatedly left drugs out in the open.

This is how you train for the icy oceans of Enceladus.

NASA is testing an alien-hunting submarine in Antarctica

Straight Chillin'

NASA is sending a rover to Antarctica to train for missions during which it'll hunt for alien life in the icy oceans of far-off moons

NASA Is Testing an Alien-Hunting Submarine in Antarctica

Once it can handle Antarctica, it might be ready for the moons of Saturn and Jupiter.

It would take years for the bacteria to produce enough iron to be useful.

Unusual PhD thesis: Let's use bacteria to colonize Mars

Growing Colonies

A doctoral candidate has a unique idea for how to colonize Mars: send bacteria to digest the soil and churn out useable raw materials for future settlers.

Unusual PhD Thesis: Let’s Use Bacteria to Colonize Mars

Both NASA and the ESA are reportedly interested.

Finally, we can do away with the selfie stick.

This app takes a picture of you from a satellite

Look Up

An app called Spelfie can take a picture of you from a satellite. The resolution won't be good enough to pick yourself out, but it can show for big groups.

This App Takes a Picture of You From a Satellite

You might have to squint.

“There were no injuries, nor is this a serious setback."

Watch SpaceX Starship rocket burst, crumple during test

Time for MK2

An early prototype of SpaceX's massive Starship rocket partially burst apart during a ground test at the company's test site in Boca Chica, Texas.

Watch SpaceX Starship Rocket Burst, Crumple During Test

This hurts to watch.

Horrible Christian app narcs to your mom if you watch porn

Holy Spirit

A truly bizarre evangelical app tries to keep people from watching porn by using AI to filter it out and sending alerts to their friends if they slip up.

Horrible Christian App Narcs to Your Mom If You Watch Porn

To be fair, it could work like a safesearch filter for kids.

It might make it difficult to travel to interstellar space.

Our solar system is blanketed in a giant wall of fire

Access Denied

New research suggests that a fiery layer of super-hot plasma marks the transition between our solar system and interstellar space.

Our Solar System Is Blanketed in a Giant Wall of Fire

Voyager 2 broke through, but the wall could make interstellar travel difficult.

"This discovery of a possible fifth force [of nature] would completely change our understanding of the universe."

Physicists discover evidence of a new force of nature

Force Finding

Researchers have discovered new evidence of a fifth force of nature, and if confirmed, the work could help us understand dark matter.

Physicists Discover Evidence of a New Force of Nature

This could be the key to understanding dark matter.

This is the same system that caused a massive explosion in April.

Watch SpaceX's Crew Dragon fire its abort system engines

Fire!

See SpaceX perform a static fire test on the SuperDraco engines that form its Crew Dragon spacecraft's emergency abort system.