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These are the most popular items people say they’d take on a moon trip

What would you take with you on a mission to the moon? NASA asked people this very question, and this is what it found.
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NASA eyes weather forecast for Saturday’s historic SpaceX launch

NASA needs decent weather conditions for Saturday's planned launch of the Crew Dragon with four astronauts on board. So how is the forecast looking?
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Airbnb blunder leads to vanishing accounts and deleted bookings

Airbnb accidentally deactivated a number of customer accounts on Wednesday, causing some travel bookings to be deleted.
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Get to know the Crew Dragon astronauts before they blast off into space

Watch the four Crew-1 astronauts answer some rapid-fire questions prior to Saturday's launch to the ISS aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Terrifying Monster Wolf robot aims to scare off bears

A terrifying Monster Wolf robot has been installed by a town in Japan as part of efforts to scare off bears.
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YouTube is back after global service outage

YouTube says its service is up and running again after an outage that lasted several hours on Wednesday, November 11.
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How to check if your Ring video doorbell is affected by fire risk notice

Around 350,000 of Ring's second-generation video doorbells are at the center of a safety scare after reports emerged of some of the devices catching fire.
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Mars will receive a new visitor in 100 days’ time

NASA's Perseverance rover is well on its way to Mars and is expected to land on the red planet exactly 100 days from now. After then, it has much work to do.
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SpaceX makes history after NASA certifies Crew Dragon for flight

SpaceX made history on Tuesday after its commercial human spaceflight system became the first of its kind to be certified by NASA.
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Sony looks set to fly into drone market to take on the mighty DJI

Sony looks set to enter the drone market with a brand called 'Airpeak,' with the first machines possibly launching in the spring of 2021.
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SpaceX pics show gleaming Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 ahead of historic launch

Just days before NASA’s milestone Crew-1 mission to the ISS, SpaceX has posted photos of the brand new Crew Dragon capsule that will carry the four astronauts.
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Watch high-speed hyperloop pod transport first passengers

Virgin Hyperloop has tested its ultrafast transportation system with passengers for the first time. You cant watch a video of it here.
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Crew Dragon astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of historic launch

The astronauts set to fly aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon on its first-ever operational flight have been speaking at the launch site ahead of the historic mission.
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Google Pixel 4a gets box-cutter treatment in extreme durability test

A smartphone is never going to be best buddies with a box cutter, though this encounter featuring Google's Pixel 4a smartphone does offer a few surprises.
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Robots could soon make up a quarter of U.K. army, top general suggests

The head of the British armed forces has suggested that a quarter of the nation's army could be made up of robots by 2030.
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A hyperloop pod just carried its first passengers in test trip

The reality of an ultrafast "hyperloop" transportation system edged closer on Sunday after the first-ever passenger test took place in the U.S.
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Elon Musk’s Teslaquila tipple has arrived and costs $250

It started two years ago as an April Fools' joke from Elon Musk, but now Tesla Tequila is a thing.
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WhatsApp launches disappearing messages. Here’s how to turn it on

Whether you have sensitive messages you don't want sticking around, or simply want to reduce the clutter, WhatsApp's new disappearing-messages feature can help.
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Rocket Lab to attempt its first booster recovery next week

Rocket Lab will attempt its first-ever booster recovery later this month as it seeks to lower costs for its satellite-deployment business.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 crew members are seen seated in the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training.

Meet the astronauts going to space on Crew Dragon’s first operational flight

Enjoy this fun chat with the four astronauts heading to the ISS next week on the first operational flight for SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Watch NASA test the propellers of its all-electric X-57 plane in a wind tunnel

NASA recently tested the propeller designs of its experimental, all-electric X-57 Maxwell plane ahead of its first test flight.
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We could soon be coughing into our phones to see if we have COVID-19

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed an algorithm that can tell if you have COVID-19 simply by analyzing the sound of your cough.
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A.I. fail as robot TV camera follows bald head instead of soccer ball

An effort by a soccer team to livestream a game using an A.I.-powered camera descended into farce when it kept mistaking an official's bald head for the ball.
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Waymo’s autonomous cars steer clear of any potential election unrest

Waymo has taken its autonomous cars off the streets of San Francisco to ensure they don’t get caught up in any election-related unrest that may occur.
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SpaceX’s Starship rocket flight will look something like this

Elon Musk has responded to a video by two SpaceX enthusiasts that simulates a future Starship launch, saying it's pretty close to the actual expected flight.

Robots at Walmart replaced by humans, report says

Forget the robot uprising; Walmart seems to be experiencing a human uprising after a report claimed the firm has replaced some of its robots with people.
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How the current space station crew celebrated 20 years of the ISS

Monday, November 2 marked 20 years of continuous human habitation aboard the International Space Station. So what did the current crew do to celebrate?
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Here’s a flying car that really is a flying car

The awesome AirCar can transform between an automobile and an aircraft in the space of just three minutes.
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Watch Google’s Wing drones make deliveries to folks in Virginia

A trial drone delivery service operated by Google's Wing unit is celebrating a year of operations in Christiansburg, Virginia.
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Starry nights: Here’s what to look out for in the sky this month

Highlights for this month include spotting the Pleiades star cluster, viewing Jupiter and Saturn with the moon, and a look at so-called Earthshine.
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20 years in orbit: A video tour of the past two decades of life on the ISS

The space station celebrates 20 years of continuous human habitation on November 2, 2020. Here's what daily life is like on the orbiting outpost.
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This self-driving racing car could have done with a driver

An autonomous racing car got off to a terrible start in a recent contest when it veered off the track from a standing start and drove straight into a wall.
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Apple to launch its Apple One subscription bundle on Friday

Apple’s recently announced subscription bundle, Apple One, will launch on Friday, October 30, enabling monthly savings of up to $25.
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Netflix raises its prices. Here’s what you’ll have to pay

Netflix has raised the cost of two of its three tiers in the first such increase in nearly two years.