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SpaceX
Space X

SpaceX Finally Knows What Caused its Falcon 9 Rocket to Explode

Elon Musk says the problem has "never been encountered before in the history of rocketry.”

Laser-Eyed Device Could Speed Up NASA’s Search For Life On Mars
Mars

Laser-Eyed Device Could Speed Up NASA’s Search For Life On Mars

BILI is like radar for biomolecules

authagraph map
Science

Why Are We Still Using Bad Maps?

Some of the most common maps don't accurately depict Earth's surface. But it's not for lack of trying.

Detail of the Laser Weapon System (LaWS) on the USS Ponce. The laser gun is a white cylinder on top of a gray ship.
Drones

Drones Fight Back Against Laser Weapons

And they might be winning

China launched the Long March 5, its largest-ever rocket
Military

China launched the Long March 5, its largest-ever rocket

The 879-ton rocket flew an experimental satellite into space.

Stealing A Password
Security

Password Managers Just Got A Lot More Accessible

LastPass expanding free password manager service to multiple devices could protect us from the internet of things

Cloud Shadow UAV drone China Zhuhai 2016
Military

China’s New Fleet Of Drones: Airshow Displays The Future Of Chinese Warbots And Swarms

Zhuhai 2016 surprises with new drones, like the stealthy Cloud Shadow attack drone, helicopter-launched mini drones, a preview of a massive drone swarm

A New Look At Captain Cook Shows Just How Much The Arctic Has Melted
Climate Change

A New Look At Captain Cook Shows Just How Much The Arctic Has Melted

The explorer’s maps from 1778 show some big changes

Did a male contraception study prove men are wimps? Not exactly.
Health

Did a male contraception study prove men are wimps? Not exactly.

The internet is freaking out over male birth control for all the wrong reasons.

After 20 Years, NASA Finally Finished Building The James Webb Space Telescope
Space Telescope

After 20 Years, NASA Finally Finished Building The James Webb Space Telescope

Now it's ready for the final tests before launch in 2018

FBI Now Investigating Its Own Bad Tweets
Technology

FBI Now Investigating Its Own Bad Tweets

Did the agency, against its own rules, publicly support a presidential candidate?

10 Disgusting Ways Your Body Betrays You In Space
International Space Station

10 Disgusting Ways Your Body Betrays You In Space

Sudden peeing, sweat balls, and so much more

Albert Einstein Now Has His Own Emoji Keyboard
Internet

Albert Einstein Now Has His Own Emoji Keyboard

How the late famed physicist became an icon on your phone

This May Be The First Dinosaur Brain Ever Studied. What Can It Teach Us?
Dinosaurs

This May Be The First Dinosaur Brain Ever Studied. What Can It Teach Us?

The new fossil is intriguing, but paleontologists have better ways of judging a dinosaur's smarts

The Cosmic Crash That Created Our Moon Was Crazier Than We Thought
Moons

The Cosmic Crash That Created Our Moon Was Crazier Than We Thought

A bigger smash solves everything.

What Is The Dakota Access Pipeline?
Fossil Fuels

What Is The Dakota Access Pipeline?

A controversial connector

Vintage Space is Moving!
Space

Vintage Space is Moving!

A Comic-Book Cure for Climate Change
Climate Change

A Comic-Book Cure for Climate Change

What we can learn from superheroes, fiction and fantasy

The New Macbook Pro Tool Bar Is A Scab I Want To Pick Off
Technology

The New Macbook Pro Tool Bar Is A Scab I Want To Pick Off

Microsoft is beating Apple at multitouch integration

There’s No Business Like Snow Business
Climate Change

There’s No Business Like Snow Business

This technology uses snowfall in the winter to keep you cool in the summer