Former FDA adviser wants LASIK eye surgery banned
LASIK is one of the most popular kinds of eye procedures around. Once prohibitively expensive, laser eye surgery is now cheaper than ever, and patients …
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ISS astronauts are having a much more stressful Friday than you are
It’s Friday. If you work an office job, you’re probably doing your best not to should too large of a workload. Maybe you’ll shuffle some …
Our galaxy spat out a star so fast that it’s never coming back
When you look up at the night sky you see a lot of stars that, in relation to our own planet, haven’t moved a whole …
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon blew up in April, but it’s alive again
SpaceX has enjoyed many successes in 2019. It delivered many satellites into orbit for its clients, it launched the Falcon Heavy again, and it sent …
China is going to Mars, and it just hit a major milestone
All eyes have been on NASA’s Mars 2020 rover as the space agency prepares it to travel to the Red Planet midway through next year, …
Space can make your blood flow backwards
NASA wants to send humans to Mars. Much of the technology to make such a mission a reality is already in place, and other vital …
The Black Death plague just reappeared in China
At least two people in China are under close observation and are receiving treatment for infections of the same plague that devastated Europe in the …
Nobody knows what’s creating oxygen on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover returned some seriously surprising data to Earth earlier this year, with readings of elevated methane levels that were hard to explain. Subsequent …
Japan’s asteroid probe is headed back to Earth, and it’s carrying precious cargo
The Japanese space program JAXA has accomplished a lot in 2019. After successfully guiding its asteroid probe Hayabusa2 to the space rock known as Ryugu …
McDonald’s customer accidentally uses code word, gets three bags of weed at the drive-thru
A South Carolina man claims his McDonald’s order came with an unexpected surprise. Parrish Brown alleges that when he took a trip through his local …
NASA was forced to rename an asteroid because of Nazis
Earlier this year, NASA’s New Horizons probe visited a very special space rock. It was a momentous occasion, especially since the rock turned out to …
Cold front sweeping across the US has already killed 5 people, and it’s not over yet
Winter is coming, but for a huge chunk of the United States it feels like it’s already here. Record cold temperatures have already swallowed up …
Scientists crack open Moon sample sealed for 47 years
Half a century ago, NASA sent humans to the Moon for the first time in the history of mankind. The Apollo missions were incredible achievements, …
Just look at this NASA image of the Milky Way and try not to feel tiny
Of all the incredible pieces of machinery that NASA has orbiting Earth right now, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is one of the most …
Watch Mercury transit the Sun in glorious 4K
Monday was a big day for astronomers around the world as it provided the rare opportunity to see Mercury transit the Sun. If you missed …
Here’s how NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will hunt for life on the Red Planet
When NASA’s Mars 2020 rover eventually arrives at the Red Planet in early 2021 it will be the most advanced piece of hardware the space …
Watch a massive fireball streak across the St. Louis sky
If you happened to be hanging out in St. Louis, Missouri, last night at around 9:00 p.m. local time you may have witnessed something truly …
This adorable mouse-deer was feared extinct, but now it’s back
When a species of animal hasn’t been seen in decades, it’s often feared that mankind or natural environmental factors have driven it to extinction. That …
Science says you shouldn’t yell at your dog
Anyone who has adopted a puppy knows that they can be a handful. There are many ways to go about correcting negative behaviors and promoting …
Something massive blasted X-ray energy into space, and NASA saw it happen
We’ve got it pretty good here on our little blue orb orbiting a relatively chilled-out star, but space is dark and full of terrors. In …
The International Space Station may get a new lease on life
The International Space Station has been around for long enough that it’s easy to forget that it has a finite lifespan. The massive orbiting laboratory …
Scientists can fool poachers by making fake rhino horns out of horse hair
Rhinos have been hunted and killed for their horns for so long that the many species are teetering on the brink of extinction. Some subspecies, …
Here’s a fish with a human face, in case you needed nightmare fuel
A truly bizarre video is flying all over the internet at the moment that appears to show a fish with a human face where its …
‘Vaping illness’ definitively linked to Vitamin E in bootleg THC vapes
When a mysterious “vaping illness” began sweeping the nation a few months back it was met with a whole lot of head-scratching from the medical …
Before they inevitably revolt, watch a bunch of tiny robots play soccer
If you’ve ever wondered what the robot apocalypse would look like, look no further than what unfolded on the lawn outside of MIT’s Building 10 …
Who’s going to eat the first alien vegetable?
The crew of the International Space Station recently took delivery of a case of wine. A full dozen bottles of delicious red wine traveled from …
Scientists invented metal that refuses to sink
If you’re trying to build something that won’t sink, making it out of metal seems like a terrible idea. We make boats and ships out …
Boeing proposes lunar lander it probably won’t be able to build in time for NASA’s 2024 Moon mission
NASA is bound and determined to send humans back to the Moon by 2024. The space agency was headed back there anyway, but a mandate …
SpaceX is about to reuse a rocket component it’s never reused before
SpaceX is already well ahead of its competition when it comes to reusable rocket technology. The company has proven many times that its hardware can …
Sorry, your potted plants aren’t doing anything for indoor air quality
Air quality has become a major topic of study in recent years, with data revealing that terrible air quality — both indoor and outdoor — …
