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LSST Camera Deputy Project Manager Travis Lange shines a flashlight into the LSST Camera.

A 3,200-megapixel digital camera is ready for its cosmic photoshoot A 3,200-megapixel digital camera is ready for its cosmic photoshoot

Arctic ice flow

Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable

Close up of wolf spider resting on web

Spider conversations decoded with the help of machine learning and contact microphones Spider conversations decoded with the help of machine learning and contact microphones

Users wearing BCI cap to play video game

This cap is a big step towards universal, noninvasive brain-computer interfaces This cap is a big step towards universal, noninvasive brain-computer interfaces

Close-up of Gmail homepage on a monitor screen.

Gmail debuted on April Fool’s Day 20 years ago. The joke is still on us. Gmail debuted on April Fool’s Day 20 years ago. The joke is still on us.

Dr Ian Phillips with the wavelength management device

Researchers unlock fiber optic connection 1.2 million times faster than broadband Researchers unlock fiber optic connection 1.2 million times faster than broadband

Yuhang Hu working on Emo robot head

A robot named ‘Emo’ can out-smile you by 840 milliseconds A robot named ‘Emo’ can out-smile you by 840 milliseconds

person taking photos of themselves in the dark

Please think twice before letting AI scan your penis for STIs Please think twice before letting AI scan your penis for STIs

Image taken of JAXA SLIM lunar lander on moon upside down

Japan’s SLIM moon lander survives a second brutal lunar night Japan’s SLIM moon lander survives a second brutal lunar night

Microscopic image of virus cell impaled on silicon wafer needles

New material neutralizes 96-percent of virus cells using nanospikes New material neutralizes 96-percent of virus cells using nanospikes

Hand flipping through vinyl records at store

Vinyl records outsold CDs for the second year running Vinyl records outsold CDs for the second year running

2017 Total Solar Eclipse timelapse

How to photograph the eclipse, according to NASA How to photograph the eclipse, according to NASA

Bladder sensor next to smartphone displaying its app

This implant will tell a smartphone app when you need to pee This implant will tell a smartphone app when you need to pee

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 test plane taking off

Boom Supersonic’s prototype jet sets off on first flight Boom Supersonic’s prototype jet sets off on first flight

Aerial view of Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown

Drones offer a glimpse inside Fukushima nuclear reactor 13 years after disaster Drones offer a glimpse inside Fukushima nuclear reactor 13 years after disaster

Brewintosh Plus next to original Mac Plus

A designer 3D printed a working clone of the iconic Mac Plus A designer 3D printed a working clone of the iconic Mac Plus

Vernor Vinge, influential sci-fi author who warned of AI ‘Singularity,’ has died Vernor Vinge, influential sci-fi author who warned of AI ‘Singularity,’ has died

Neuralink shows first human patient using brain implant to play online chess Neuralink shows first human patient using brain implant to play online chess

Timelapse of total solar eclipse showcasing Baily's beads

NASA needs your smartphone during April’s solar eclipse NASA needs your smartphone during April’s solar eclipse

High traffic road with signs and light trails on sunset

EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032 EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032

Female hand with mobile phone on blurred night lights background

‘Cyberflasher’ sent to prison for the first time in England ‘Cyberflasher’ sent to prison for the first time in England

Woman talking with nurse chatbot on iPad

Silicon Valley wants to deploy AI nursebots to handle your care Silicon Valley wants to deploy AI nursebots to handle your care

Engineers constructing structure using their origami module materias

Flexible, resilient origami-inspired bridges could help navigate disaster zones Flexible, resilient origami-inspired bridges could help navigate disaster zones

SpaceVIP SpaceBalloon above Earth concept art

For nearly $500,000, you too can have dinner in the ‘SpaceBalloon’ above Earth For nearly $500,000, you too can have dinner in the ‘SpaceBalloon’ above Earth

three stories of round library shelves

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Every subscription you can cancel by going to the library Every subscription you can cancel by going to the library

Starship rocket launching during third test

Crypto scammers flooded YouTube with sham SpaceX Starship livestreams Crypto scammers flooded YouTube with sham SpaceX Starship livestreams

Pyxis Ocean shipping vessel with two WindWing sails

A cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day A cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day

Group of Marco Polo Sheep on a snowy mountainside.

Montana traffickers illegally cloned Frankensheep hybrids for sport hunting Montana traffickers illegally cloned Frankensheep hybrids for sport hunting

Traffic light flashing yellow signal

Researchers propose fourth traffic signal light for hypothetical self-driving car future Researchers propose fourth traffic signal light for hypothetical self-driving car future

CorPower C4 buoy turbine in ocean

Huge 60-foot-tall buoy uses ocean waves to create clean energy Huge 60-foot-tall buoy uses ocean waves to create clean energy

CCTV security camera operating in home.

Airbnb finally bans all indoor security cameras Airbnb finally bans all indoor security cameras

Concept art of cyborg jellyfish with forebody attachments

Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths

Google Earth Image of seismic center and truck road

‘Alien’ signal was likely a very big truck ‘Alien’ signal was likely a very big truck

Concept of human intelligence with human brain on blue background

VR and electric brain stimulation show promise for treating PTSD VR and electric brain stimulation show promise for treating PTSD

Passenger staying at self-scan TSA station

TSA is testing a self-screening security checkpoint in Vegas TSA is testing a self-screening security checkpoint in Vegas

NASA astronaut training

NASA’s astronaut applications are open again. Do you have what it takes? NASA’s astronaut applications are open again. Do you have what it takes?

Oh good, the humanoid robots are running even faster now

Oh good, the humanoid robots are running even faster now Oh good, the humanoid robots are running even faster now

Varda W-1 capsule reentry video screenshot

Watch the plasma fly in space capsule’s dramatic fall to Earth Watch the plasma fly in space capsule’s dramatic fall to Earth

Vacuum moving towards two blocks with Wordpress and Tumblr logos

OpenAI wants to devour a huge chunk of the internet. Who’s going to stop them? OpenAI wants to devour a huge chunk of the internet. Who’s going to stop them?

Odie the lunar lander is not dead yet

Odie the lunar lander is not dead yet Odie the lunar lander is not dead yet

The Apple Car is dead The Apple Car is dead

Jellyfish glowing green underwater

Jellyfish-inspired glowing dye can glom onto fingerprints at crime scenes Jellyfish-inspired glowing dye can glom onto fingerprints at crime scenes

Tiger walking across snow

NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers

Hand holding cube of 3D printed titanium allow metamaterial

A 3D-printed titanium ‘metamaterial’ design solved a longtime engineering issue A 3D-printed titanium ‘metamaterial’ design solved a longtime engineering issue

Image taken of JAXA SLIM lunar lander on moon upside down

SLIM lives! Japan’s upside-down lander is online after a brutal lunar night SLIM lives! Japan’s upside-down lander is online after a brutal lunar night

Pigs in sty at factory farm

Gene-edited pigs immune to deadly virus could arrive on farms by next year Gene-edited pigs immune to deadly virus could arrive on farms by next year

Colorful cricket on green leaf

NASA wants you to record crickets during April’s solar eclipse NASA wants you to record crickets during April’s solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse is seen on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, from onboard a NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center’s Gulfstream III 25,000 feet above the Oregon coast. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the contiguous United States from Lincoln Beach, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina.

Delta’s solar eclipse flight sold out, but your best bet to see it is still down here Delta’s solar eclipse flight sold out, but your best bet to see it is still down here

Close up of laser etching optical disk

This DVD-sized disk can store a massive 125,000 gigabytes of data This DVD-sized disk can store a massive 125,000 gigabytes of data

Satellite image of ERS-2 deorbiting in Earth's atmosphere

Dead satellite hurtles towards Earth in new grainy images Dead satellite hurtles towards Earth in new grainy images

Concept art of NASA Mars habitat

How to apply for NASA’s next Mars habitat simulation How to apply for NASA’s next Mars habitat simulation

Sora AI generated video still of woolly mammoth herd in tundra

OpenAI’s Sora pushes us one mammoth step closer towards the AI abyss OpenAI’s Sora pushes us one mammoth step closer towards the AI abyss

Surgeon using spaceMIRA remote surgery tool on ISS

First remote, zero-gravity surgery performed on the ISS from Earth (on rubber) First remote, zero-gravity surgery performed on the ISS from Earth (on rubber)

Edible soft robot on table

This edible, wriggling robot mimics experience of eating moving food This edible, wriggling robot mimics experience of eating moving food

Pink lab-grown beef rice in white bowl

Scientists swear their lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes ‘pleasant’ Scientists swear their lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes ‘pleasant’

MethaneSAT concept art above Earth

A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution

Minesto Dragon 4 undersea kite turbine traveling atop water

Huge underwater ‘kite’ turbine powered 1,000 homes in the Faroe Islands Huge underwater ‘kite’ turbine powered 1,000 homes in the Faroe Islands

Phobos creating partial solar eclipse on Mars, image taken by Perseverance rover

A Martian solar eclipse turns the sun into a giant googly eye A Martian solar eclipse turns the sun into a giant googly eye

Destroyed Waymo on after attacked by vandals in San Francisco

A crowd torched a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco A crowd torched a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco

pleurocystitid soft robot

A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot

Interior of JET fusion reactor with plasma superimposed

Aging reactor sets new fusion energy record in last hurrah Aging reactor sets new fusion energy record in last hurrah

2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI

2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI 2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI

Hand reaching to press 'accept' on unknown smartphone call

FCC bans AI-generated robocalls FCC bans AI-generated robocalls

Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)

Cyborg locusts may one day help search-and-rescue missions Cyborg locusts may one day help search-and-rescue missions