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The Super Heavy's Raptor engines.

Check out the 33 Raptor engines on SpaceX’s next-gen rocket

SpaceX has shared an image showing the 33 Raptor engines installed at the base of its next-gen Super Heavy rocket ahead of the booster's first orbital flight.
Rocks inside Mars' Jezero Crater.

NASA may have to dig deeper for evidence of life on Mars

New research suggests NASA will have to dig deeper on Mars or seek out different targets in its quest to find evidence of ancient life on the planet.
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Bid to replace July 4 fireworks with drones ends in frustration

Using drones instead of fireworks at July 4 events is a growing trend as event organizers consider fire risks and pollution. But it doesn't always work out.
A passenger getting into a Cruise robotaxi.

A weird thing just happened with a fleet of autonomous cars

A fleet of autonomous cars suddenly gathered together on a street in San Francisco earlier this week, blocking it for several hours.
Apple CarPlay interface

Apple CarPlay feature to offer an easy way to pay for fuel

Apple is developing a new CarPlay feature that will let drivers pay for gas via their vehicle’s dashboard. The tech company is aiming to release it in the fall.
James Webb Space Telescope illustration.

NASA chief looks forward to Webb telescope’s first images

NASA is preparing to unveil the first high-res images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, and its latest comments suggest they’ll be something special.
MacBook Air with M2 chip seen over a purple background.

M2 MacBook Air will hit stores on July 15, report says

Apple’s new-look MacBook Air featuring the company’s latest M2 chip is set to go on sale on July 15, according to a leak from within Apple's retail division.
A vlogger using Nikon's Z 30 camera.

Vloggers, Nikon has built a new camera just for you

Nikon's new Z 30 camera is its smallest and lightest Z-series device to date and is packed with features aimed at wowing the vlogging community.
Enchanted Lake on Mars.

This spot is where we could find signs of ancient Mars life

NASA has shared an image captured on Mars showing a spot where scientists believe they could find the first evidence of ancient microbial life away from Earth.
Martian clouds.

NASA wants your help to solve an enduring Mars mystery

If you have some spare time on your hands, then how about helping NASA scientists solve one of Mars' enduring mysteries?
Economy-passenger sleep pods coming to Air New Zealand.

Sleep pods are coming for passengers flying economy

Air New Zealand has confirmed it will be launching its first Skynest sleep pods with the new Dreamliner jets joining its fleet in 2024.
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket launches the CAPSTONE satellite to space.

Watch Rocket Lab launch NASA’s CAPSTONE satellite to the moon

NASA and Rocket Lab have successfully launched the CAPSTONE satellite to space. The satellite will test a lunar orbit for future crewed missions.
Mercury viewed from an ESA spacecraft.

This Mercury flyby video shows the planet in amazing detail

The European Space Agency has released a video captured last week by a spacecraft as it flew by Mercury, the planet closest to our sun.
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Amazon eying October for another Prime shopping event, reports say

This year’s Prime Day starts on July 12, though new reports suggest Amazon is also planning another Prime shopping event for later in the year.
A digital image of Elon Musk in front of a stylized background with the Twitter logo repeating.

Elon Musk now has 100M followers on the platform he plans to buy

Elon Musk now has 100 million followers on Twitter, the social media platform that he could be about to buy in a $44 billion deal.
Virgin Orbit rocket

Virgin Orbit in final prep for its first night-time rocket launch

Virgin Orbit is gearing up for Wednesday's Straight Up mission as it seeks to take on the likes of SpaceX and Rocket Lab for small-satellite deployments.
A mobile phone in water.

iPhone lost in a river for 10 months reunited with owner, and it still works

A man has been reunited with his iPhone after losing it in a river 10 months ago. And amazingly, the handset still works.
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Wimbledon tennis returns along with IBM’s A.I.-powered app

The prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament is back and fans can keep up to date with all the action via IBM's A.I.-powered mobile app and website.
Mercury captured by an orbiter during a flyby of the distant planet.

BepiColombo mission shares stunning image of Mercury flyby

The European and Japanese team behind the BepiColombo mission to Mercury has shared the first image of the spacecraft’s recent flyby of the distant planet.
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster on its way to the launchpad in June 2022.

SpaceX rolls Super Heavy booster to launchpad for key test

SpaceX’s next-gen Super Heavy booster has been transported to the launchpad at its Starbase site for its first static fire test using all of its Raptor engines.
A young man wearing headphones.

Apple hikes Apple Music price for students in U.S., Canada, and U.K.

Apple has increased the price of its student tier for Apple Music in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. It follows a similar hike in multiple countries last month.
washing machines get trashed for guinness world record records machine

Washing machines take a beating for Guinness World Record

Washing machines are usually used for cleaning clothes, but a number of them recently found themselves being hurled through the air for a Guinness World Record.
Tim Cook at Peek Performance Apple event.

Apple’s Tim Cook drops heaviest hint yet about a future device

In an interview this week, Apple chief Tim Cook pretty much confirmed that the company is working on a high-tech headset.
Amazon Echo (4th Gen) on a kitchen counter.

Amazon feature has Alexa speaking in voice of late relative

Whether you find it creepy or comforting depends on your disposition, but Amazon has found a way to get Alexa to speak in the voice of a deceased relative.
ISS astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recreates a moment from the hit movie Gravity.

See how this ISS astronaut recreated a moment from Gravity movie

ISS astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recently took a moment out of her busy schedule to recreate a moment from the hit 2013 space movie Gravity.
Amazon's Proteus warehouse robot.

Say hi to Proteus, Amazon’s most advanced warehouse robot yet

Amazon has unveiled its first fully autonomous mobile robot. While it looks very much like a robot vacuum, Proteus is designed for transportation not cleaning.
A Starlink dish.

SpaceX claims 5G plan could ‘render Starlink unusable for most Americans’

SpaceX says its U.S. Starlink customers will see their broadband service disrupted if Dish Network is allowed to proceed with plans for its 5G cellular network.
Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station.

Space traveler offers advice to wannabe astronauts

With crewed lunar missions just a few years away and the first human voyages to Mars on the horizon, it’s one of the most exciting times to become an astronaut.
NASA's SLS rocket on its way to the launchpad.

NASA completes prelaunch test of its mega moon rocket

NASA has completed what could have been the final ground test of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket before its maiden mission to the moon.
A spacecraft above Mars.

China could bring first Mars samples to Earth before NASA

China is aiming to bring the first rock samples from Mars to Earth in 2031, two years before NASA plans to perform the coveted feat.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral.

Watch SpaceX’s 3 launches and 3 landings across just 3 days

SpaceX has just performed three Falcon 9 rocket launches and landings on three consecutive days, with the missions taking place within just 36 hours.
NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson aboard the ISS in 2010.

NASA documentary celebrates Black space explorers

NASA has released a free-to-view documentary celebrating Black astronauts and their contribution to the American space program.
Jeans made using upcycling technology

Beer maker transforms brewing waste into denim jeans

A Japanese beer maker is using upcycling technology to turn waste products from the brewing process into blue jeans, winning the company new fans.
Workers building a road that charges electric vehicles wirelessly.

This EV charging tech does the job as you drive

Auto giant Stellantis is testing a potential solution in the form of a wireless charging technology that does the job as you drive.