SpaceX to send tourists to the space station in 2021 … for a crazy price
SpaceX is planning to launch tourism trips to the International Space Station starting in 2021, though you'll need an absurd amount of money if you want to go.
This 1.8 billion-pixel photo of Mars took the Curiosity rover 4 days to shoot
Made of more than 1,000 images, the latest image from Mars rover Curiosity is the highest resolution photo from the rover yet, despite the equipment's age.
Someone just uploaded open-source nuclear power plant blueprints to the web
It sounds like the diabolical scheme of a James Bond villain. In fact, it could be a game-changer for sustainable clean energy in the future. Here's why.
The Mars 2020 rover officially has a name: Perseverance
Perseverance was submitted by Alexander Mather, who is a student at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia.Â
This Google robot taught itself to walk, with no help whatsoever, in two hours
Remember that scene in Walt Disney’s Bambi where the titular fawn learns to stand up and walk under its own power? Like that, basically, but with a robot.
Mayflower Autonomous Ship is headed to sea to test its self-driving boat tech
This trial, which will take place off the coast of Plymouth in the U.K., will test out the onboard A.I. and edge computing system to see how well it navigates.
NASA to announce Mars 2020 rover name, here’s how to watch
The Mars 2020 rover is finally going to get a name as the space agency announces the winning suggestion from one of nine student finalists. Here's how to watch.
How tech has impacted archaeologists’ hunt for long-lost civilizations
From 3D modeling to digital satellite mapping to machine learning, archaeologists are integrating modern technology into their hunt for long-lost civilizations.
How a puzzle game could help scientists find a coronavirus cure
Foldit is a puzzle game anyone can play to try and help find a cure for the coronavirus. Citizen scientists have used it to help solve other tricky problems.
Researchers build the world’s most sophisticated lab model of the human body
No, they're not building Frankenstein's monster. Instead, this miniature model of the human body could be used for researchers for testing future drugs.
Coronavirus could meet its match with Folding@Home’s crowdsourced computing
Folding@Home wants to use your computer's spare processing power to aid in coronavirus research. Anyone with a computer can download the program.
Scientists want to grow new human skin using freeze-dried jellyfish from Mexico
Scientists have discovered a type of jellyfish boasting a structure that’s similar to human skin, which they believe could be used to create skin scaffolds.
Boston Dynamics’ clever Handle robot gets an autonomous co-worker
Boston Dynamics' Handle robot has teamed up with a robot from Otto Motors to show how autonomous machines can collaborate to complete tasks in a warehouse.
In China’s hospitals, robots are helping to halt the spread of coronavirus
As the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic continues to spread, hospitals in China have turned to a trio of robots to help fight the spread of the flu-type virus.
Launching little: Inside Rocket Lab’s ingenious plan to democratize space
When you think of rocket launches, you probably think of huge companies like Boeing or SpaceX manufacturing massive rockets like the Starship. But one company is taking the opposite approach to launches, making rockets which are smaller, lighter, and more affordable.
NASA offers some tips on how to become a space traveler
A new NASA video answers questions about being an astronaut. It comes as the space agency starts taking applications for its next generation of astronauts.
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut, apply to NASA now
If you've ever fancied walking on the moon, this could be your chance. NASA is opening applications for its astronaut training program, but few will qualify.
Self-driving wheelchairs are tootling about JFK airport in British Airways test
Built by Silicon Valley-based Whill, the vehicles are now being tested by British Airways. The rider uses a touchscreen to select destinations in the airport.
NASA completes a high-pressure test of its Orion spacecraft emergency motor
NASA has completed the final test of the attitude control motor for its Orion craft, set to carry astronauts to the moon by 2024 as part of the Artemis project.
SpaceX to launch NASA’s Psyche mission to a strange metal asteroid
NASA has contracted SpaceX to carry out the launch for its upcoming Psyche mission to a strange metal asteroid in our solar system.
Astronomers want your help to identify thousands of black holes
Astronomers are asking for the public's help in identifying black holes using data from the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) telescope.
Watch this SpaceX Starship prototype implode during pressure test
SpaceX has suffered a setback during testing of its Starship rocket, with its SN1 prototype appearing to implode during a pressure test.
VR is making medical training cheaper, better, and more accessible than ever
The recent wave of affordable VR headsets has made it possible to offer hands-on training to medical students who wouldn't otherwise be able to practice.
The hard drive of the future has been swimming through our veins all along
As humanity pumps out ever more data, the storage systems of the pst just can't cut it. Thankfully, nature built an incredible storage system a long time ago: DNA. Not only can DNA hold vast sums of data in a small volume, but it could power a revolution in computing.
Could cellular seafood take pressure off Earth’s overfished oceans?
These biotech companies want to produce seafood without the sea. Here's how they're doing it -- and why they believe that it's going to be a game-changer.
Climate change is killing coffee farms, so Atomo is brewing it without beans
Atomo Coffee doesn't use beans. Instead, it upcycles seeds and husks, while still keep the flavor and aroma of coffee, thanks to similar volatile compounds.
Making meat out of thin air? Impossible. But this startup does it anyway
A steak takes a long time to land on your plate. Could science originally proposed by NASA in the 1960s help create meat out of thin air? A new startup thinks so.
Hacking photosynthesis: Could artificial leaves fuel the future?
As demand for renewable energy sources increases, researchers have turned to leaves to develop a technology that replicates photosynthesis: the process plants use to convert sunlight, water, and CO2 into energy
Mars could once have hosted oceans and life, study of meteorite crater shows
A new study looking at ancient meteorite sites here on Earth could give clues to how life could have developed on Mars.
Astronomers find potentially habitable exoplanet twice the size of Earth
Astronomers from the University of Cambridge have located a large potentially habitable exoplanet, more than twice the size of Earth.
Boeing admits to ‘gaps’ in its testing of troubled Starliner capsule
Boeing has admitted to 'gaps' in the testing of its ill-fated Starliner capsule and has committed to performing more rigorous testing in the future.
Mars is covered in dust devils and has strange magnetic pulses, InSight reveals
NASA's InSight lander has been on Mars since 2018 and has collected a wealth of information on what is going on at and beneath the planet's surface.
Airplane Wi-Fi could get a massive upgrade in the near future
If planes were as reliable as inflight Wi-Fi, we’d never get on a flight again. Thanks to industry group Seamless Air Alliance, it could be about to get better.
Inside the groundbreaking plan to truly anonymize your 2020 Census data
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to keep its data secure with differential privacy measures, but researchers are worried about how the protected data will affect their work, funding, and other issues.