Ford built a sweaty robot butt to simulate your sweaty human butt
Car seats have come a long way from the rigid benches drivers were forced to plop their bottoms on many decades ago, and today’s seats …
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Elon Musk shows off newly-assembled Starship
NASA might still be waiting for its first real test of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft — which was recently pushed back into February for unspecified …
NASA announces delay of SpaceX Crew Dragon test launch
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon is one of the spacecraft that NASA will eventually use to ferry astronauts into space, but it’s not quite there yet. Unfortunately, …
China declares its Moon landing a success as it releases photos of the far side of the Moon
China has plenty of reason to celebrate here in early 2019, and not just because it’s a new year. The country’s space agency, CNSA, successfully …
NASA’s asteroid probe snaps incredible shot of Earth from 71 million miles away
Snapping images of distant worlds, galaxies, and stars is something that NASA is very good at, but it’s not often that the space agency has …
Leafcutter ants produce so much gas that they actually rival cow butts
The fact that cows produce a ton of greenhouse gas in the form of methane is science factoid that people tend to pull out in …
Archaeologists find ‘intimate’ couple buried in ancient grave
A discovery by archaeologists at a dig site in India has led to a years-long investigation into the deaths of a pair of long-dead lovers. …
Astronomers spot black hole spinning unbelievably fast as it swallows up a star
Black holes are some of the most interesting features of our universe, but they’re also not very well understood. Studying distant black holes in any …
NASA says one of Hubble’s best cameras is busted
We’ve seen a lot of amazing shots from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope over the years, but the high-powered stargazer is now experiencing some unplanned downtime. …
Snowfall in Greece gives Athens a much different look
As it always does, winter has covered many parts of the world in a dusting of snow to start the year. Last week we were …
Scientists just detected another repeating radio signal in deep space
As technology improves and instruments used to study the cosmos become more and more advanced, we’re answering a lot of questions about our place in …
Watch SpaceX’s ship narrowly miss the mark in nosecone catch test
SpaceX is already the worldwide leader in reusable rocket technology, having demonstrated its capability to launch and reuse rockets several times over in the name …
Microbes found aboard the International Space Station aren’t as scary as they seem
Over the past few months there’s been a lot of talk about the conditions inside the International Space Station and its potential to spawn new, …
The ISS crew is about to send a bunch of experiments back to Earth
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft has been hanging out at the International Space Station for around a month now after delivering supplies and various other goods …
Scientists say they could genetically engineer spicy tomatoes
Tomatoes are a lovely addition to a sandwich or burger, and they’re used to create all kinds of sauces and condiments that have become a …
Here’s what NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft sees as it orbits Bennu asteroid
It’s only been about a week since NASA successfully inserted its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe into orbit around the large space rock known as Bennu, after …
Amateur scientists just found a new planet, and it might even be habitable
NASA’s Kepler space telescope is dead. It ran out of fuel back in October of last year, but the incredible wealth of data that it …
Cancer death rates in the United States are on a 25-year decline
Life expectancy in the United States may be experiencing a bit of a dip as of late, but cancer isn’t the culprit. That’s one big …
California’s monarch butterflies have almost completely disappeared in just two years
Humans have a complicated relationship with planet Earth. We love it here, we love the sights and sounds, and we sit glued to our television …
Hubble snapped a super high-res image of a neighboring galaxy, and it’s too big for the internet
Hubble, the trusty space telescope that has been delivering gorgeous views of the cosmos for decades now, just delivered another gift. In a new composite …
The dinosaur-killing asteroid produced a tsunami that devastated coasts around the world
The massive space rock that slammed into our planet some 65 million years ago sparked a planet-wide extinction event that ultimately pushed dinosaurs to extinction …
Chinese scientist who produced gene-edited babies may be executed, colleagues say
In late November of last year, Chinese scientist He Jiankui revealed to the world that he had pursued a goal of genetically altering human embryos, …
Now, it’s China’s turn to explore the Moon
NASA may have landed on the Moon decades ago, but that doesn’t mean we know all that much about our nearest celestial neighbor. We’re regularly …
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon makes its way to the launchpad ahead of first major test flight
SpaceX and Boeing are both behind schedule in their independent efforts to create crewed launch systems that will allow NASA to send astronauts to space …
Rare desert snowfall creates a surreal winter wonderland in Arizona
You don’t normally think of the desert as having a proper “winter,” but parts of Arizona and New Mexico got more than a light dusting …
Does Ultima Thule have moons? Scientists want to know
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft sped past the peculiar asteroid binary known as Ultima Thule on New Year’s Day, and it collected an incredible amount of …
The government shutdown is now forcing rocket launches to be delayed
The U.S. government has now been in a partial shutdown for nearly two weeks, forcing many federal employees to take unplanned time off, or, in …
Astronaut says he accidentally dialed 911 from space
In space no one can hear you scream and, as it turns out, no one can respond to your 911 calls either. Dutch astronaut André …
The Milky Way is on an unstoppable collision course with a neighboring galaxy
Our Solar System has remained largely unchanged for billions of years, and it’s likely to remain that way for a long time to come, but …
Scientists taught AI to spot Alzheimer’s years before traditional diagnosis
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating brain disorder that has no known cure. Studies have shown that you can improve your chances of keeping it at …
