"It was a test of our fortitude. This mountain is like our last stand."

Native Hawaiians protest at new observatory's construction site

Clashing Values

Hundreds of protesters in Hawaii blocked the start of construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope observatory, which would be built over cultural landmarks.

Native Hawaiians Protest at New Observatory’s Construction Site

The Thirty Meter Telescope would be built on a culturally-significant summit.

New dual-propeller drone can fly twice as long

Engineers found a way to stabilize a drone that only uses two propellers.

A "flying saucer" design lets drones fly twice as long

Disk Tossing

A new "flying saucer" drone design uses half the propellers of a typical quadrotor drone, letting it fly for twice as long.

A “Flying Saucer” Design Lets Drones Fly Twice as Long

Unlike typical drones, the design only involves two propellers.

"...we now finally have the instruments to make direct observations and begin answering questions about how our solar system formed and how other planets might form."

Scientists spot distant gas giant still forming new moons

Celestial Gas Cloud

A team of astronomers just saw for the first time a gas giant planet actively forming new moons out of a cloud of gas and dust.

Scientists Spot Distant Gas Giant Still Forming New Moons

It's the first observation of a Jupiter-like planet actively forming a moon.

Her preferred choice of sport is sword fighting, of course.

Grimes uses deprivation tank to "astro-glide to other dimensions"

Keeping Up With the Grimeses

In a post uploaded to her Instagram account, Grimes elaborated on her extremely unusual training regiment that's straight out of a bad sci-fi novel.

Grimes Uses Deprivation Tank to “Astro-Glide to Other Dimensions”

Grimes' outrageous wellness routine reads like bad sci-fi.

The car's on its second battery pack, but still has its original motor.

Tesla owner breaks record, drives car 900,000 kilometers

Travelin' Man

A Germany man just set a new Tesla record for highest mileage, racking up 559,350 miles (900,000 kilometers) in his Model S P85.

Tesla Owner Breaks Record, Drives Car 900,000 Kilometers

But there's still one Tesla that's traveled farther.

Is the gov't to blame for the increase in tick-borne diseases?

Congress to DoD: Are disease-carrying insects escaped bioweapons?

Fess Up

Congress wants to know if the US miltary experimented with creating bioweapons out of ticks and other insects — and then released them into the wild.

Congress to DoD: Are Disease-Carrying Insects Escaped Bioweapons?

Rumors have circulated for decades. It's time for answers.

Space just isn't *checks blurry notes written on palm* fleek anymore.

Astronauts are out. American kids would rather be YouTubers

Get With It, Gramps

According to a new survey, American and British kids would much rather become YouTubers than astronauts, while the opposite is true in China.

Astronauts Are Out. American Kids Would Rather Be YouTubers.

The opposite is true in China.

"Lessons learned from the test will lead to further improvements in the safety and reliability of SpaceX’s flight vehicles."

We finally know what caused the SpaceX Crew Dragon explosion

SpaceXplosion

SpaceX has preliminary results to share about what it suspects caused its Crew Dragon capsule to fail during an engine test in April.

We Finally Know What Caused the SpaceX Crew Dragon Explosion

Did SpaceX learn their lesson?

We're one step closer to channeling our inner Harry Potters.

This AI is helping scientists develop invisibility cloaks

Out of Sight

We're one step closer to invisibility cloaks thanks to a new artificial intelligence that designs metamaterials with specific optical properties.

This AI Is Helping Scientists Develop Invisibility Cloaks

It designs new metamaterials far faster than humans can.

He expects we'll see the first one within the next three years.

Sketchy futurist says we’re overdue for a drone assassination

Death Watch

Australian futurist Richard Hames told news.com.au that he believes we're overdue for a drone assassination and that one will take place within three years.

Sketchy Futurist Says We’re Overdue for a Drone Assassination

And he thinks the drone might use "a toxic poison" to kill its target.

"Home charging provides the most convenient and low-cost option for consumers. You can simply plug your car in to charge overnight as you would a mobile phone."

UK releases plan to put electric car chargers in all new homes

Charging Up

The U.K.'s Department for Transport announced plans to put electric car chargers in every new home as part of a push to make EVs more accessible.

UK Releases Plan to Put Electric Car Chargers in All New Homes

The U.K. would be the first to mandate in-home EV chargers.

Over 1.1 million Facebook users are ready to "naruto run" past armed guards.

Air Force "stands ready" to defend Area 51 from Facebook event

Alien Event Farm

A tongue-in-cheek Facebook event called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" is planning to infiltrate the Air Force base. But the military is ready.