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Space in a hot air balloon
Private Space Flight

Balloons Are The Future of Space Tourism

See the curvature of earth with a drink in hand

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Technology

IBM Thinks It Can Make You a Better Writer

But it's wrong

Elon Musk Reveals Cause Of SpaceX Explosion
Space X

Elon Musk Reveals Cause Of SpaceX Explosion

A support strut gone bad

Smokestacks
Pollution

Mercury Scrubbers On Power Plants Clean Up Other Pollutants, Too

Unexpected benefits are the best

Colonizing The Moon May Be 90 Percent Cheaper Than We Thought
Moons

Colonizing The Moon May Be 90 Percent Cheaper Than We Thought

And that in turn could help us get to Mars, says NASA-commissioned study

Earth
Space

This Is What Earth Looks Like From A Million Miles Away

Pale blue dot

Silicon Valley Titan Yuri Milner Bets $100M On Finding Alien Life
Space

Silicon Valley Titan Yuri Milner Bets $100M On Finding Alien Life

Scanning a million nearby stars, the 'Breakthrough Listen' project will be the world's biggest hunt for ETs

How Does The FBI Catch People Who Shine Lasers At Airplanes?
Aviation

How Does The FBI Catch People Who Shine Lasers At Airplanes?

Spoiler: not easily

*Zhenyuanlong suni*
Dinosaurs

This Is How Jurassic World’s Velociraptors Should Have Looked

Zhenyuanlong suni is the feathered raptor we've all been waiting for

Tesla Pushes The Limits Of The Model S With ‘Ludicrous Mode’
Electric Vehicles

Tesla Pushes The Limits Of The Model S With ‘Ludicrous Mode’

Upgraded performance and range -- and Autopilot status

Approved: Prosthetic Legs That Anchor Directly To The Bone
Medicine

Approved: Prosthetic Legs That Anchor Directly To The Bone

No longer just for Oscar the cat

People Were Treating Cavities 14,000 Years Ago–And It Wasn’t Pretty
Health

People Were Treating Cavities 14,000 Years Ago–And It Wasn’t Pretty

Be glad your dentist uses tools that aren't rocks

Was There An Aurora Near You?
DIY

Was There An Aurora Near You?

Now That We’ve Explored All The Planets, What’s The Next Frontier?
Deep Space

Now That We’ve Explored All The Planets, What’s The Next Frontier?

Pluto is just the beginning

Why is Candy Crush So Addictive?
Ask Us Anything

Why is Candy Crush So Addictive?

Short answer: It’s easy to learn and hard to master

Here’s the View from the Highest Ever Orbital Mission
Space

Here’s the View from the Highest Ever Orbital Mission

Why Are There Liquid Nitrogen Canisters On NYC Sidewalks?
Internet

Why Are There Liquid Nitrogen Canisters On NYC Sidewalks?

We wondered

Self-Aware Robot Shows Progress of AI
AI

Self-Aware Robot Shows Progress of AI

A Small Self-Aware Robot Showed Minimal Intelligence During a Test

What Would An E. Coli Do If It Were Much, Much Bigger?
Technology

What Would An E. Coli Do If It Were Much, Much Bigger?

Researcher models bacteria-controlled robots

Saving The Planet Could Save Your Life
Health

Saving The Planet Could Save Your Life

'Planetary health' could mean the difference between millions living or dying