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First Crewed Private Spaceflights May Not Fly In 2017, According To Safety Report
Science

First Crewed Private Spaceflights May Not Fly In 2017, According To Safety Report

Hopefully NASA's new budget will turn things around

In a galaxy far, far away
Space

Could This Be The Most Powerful Supernova Ever Seen?

Big things come in small packages

NASA May Be Cutting Corners On Safety Of Mars Rocket And Capsule, Report Finds
Mars

NASA May Be Cutting Corners On Safety Of Mars Rocket And Capsule, Report Finds

Budget and scheduling constraints could put astronauts at risk

Audi Built A Moon Rover
Moons

Audi Built A Moon Rover

German carmaker lends its expertise to the pursuit of lunar exploration—and XPrize triumph

Special Forces Soldier Plays Pool In Afghanistan
Weapons

Software Tool Automatically Identifies Guns In Photos

Lock and upload

A 3D-Printing Roving Robot Could Repair Potholes
Robots

A 3D-Printing Roving Robot Could Repair Potholes

Addibot wants to make your city better

The Confounding Commandments Of Cancer Screening
Cancer

The Confounding Commandments Of Cancer Screening

Why do the guidelines seem so contradictory, and how can we make sense of them?

Why This Canadian Space Blogger Wrote A Book On NASA’s Origins
Space X

Why This Canadian Space Blogger Wrote A Book On NASA’s Origins

Q&A with Amy Shira Teitel on 'Breaking the Chains of Gravity'

Joe Biden
Cancer

How, Exactly, Is Joe Biden Going To Cure Cancer?

Obama tapped him to lead the “moonshot” effort to cure cancer by 2020

Tesla Car Can Be Summoned And Park Itself
Self Driving

Tesla Car Can Be Summoned And Park Itself

Creeping toward KITT

NASA’s Heavy Lift Rocket Is Plagued With Problems
Space X

NASA’s Heavy Lift Rocket Is Plagued With Problems

Short on budget, the Space Launch System reportedly doesn't have a game plan

What You Need To Know About Zika Virus
Health

What You Need To Know About Zika Virus

It’s causing babies to be born with tiny heads

Ehang 184 passenger drone China
Military

The Military Applications Of China’s CES Passenger Drone

Meet the Ehang 184

All The Big Sci-Tech Topics In President Obama’s Final State Of The Union
Climate Change

All The Big Sci-Tech Topics In President Obama’s Final State Of The Union

He focused on climate change, curing cancer, and re-igniting America's "spirit of innovation"

What Are Gravitational Waves And Why Do They Matter?
Physics

What Are Gravitational Waves And Why Do They Matter?

If we detect them, it could mean a lot about the universe

A BB-8-Style Rover Could Help Us Explore Rough Martian Terrain
Mars

A BB-8-Style Rover Could Help Us Explore Rough Martian Terrain

The Force is strong with this rover

The Double-Edged Sword Of A Nasal Bacterium
Diseases

The Double-Edged Sword Of A Nasal Bacterium

Researchers have found a known pathogen may help prevent pneumonia

David Bowie, Music-Sharing Pioneer
Space

David Bowie, Music-Sharing Pioneer

A look back at BowieNet, the late musician's proto-social network

These Are The First-Ever Photos Of Individual Proteins
Health

These Are The First-Ever Photos Of Individual Proteins

Possible thanks to graphene

Ehang’s Drone Copter Wants To Fly You Around
Technology

Ehang’s Drone Copter Wants To Fly You Around

The 184 is just a working prototype for now