Launching rockets from planes is a decades-old concept that never really took off. Billionaire Richard Branson thinks its time has come.
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A lot of thermal energy is trapped in the ocean. An ex-NASA researcher has figured out how it might generate unlimited clean power for aquatic robots.
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The 60-year-old sub is preparing to take its deepest plunge yet. But in the age of autonomous machines, why are humans exploring the ocean floor at all?
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: SpaceX Launches—and Crashes—Its Starship Mars Rocket
The test flight didn’t come close to the edge of space, but the prototype was a big step toward the rocket’s first orbital mission.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Did QuantumScape Just Solve a 40-Year-Old Battery Problem?
Earlier this year, the startup claimed to have a revolutionary solid-state lithium-ion cell that could change EVs forever. Now it has data to prove it.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: For the Second Time Ever, an Asteroid Sample Returns to Earth
The Japanese Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid Ryugu marks a major milestone this weekend with the return of pristine space rock.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Race To Crack Battery Recycling—Before It’s Too Late
Millions of EVs will soon hit the road, but the world isn’t ready for their old batteries. A crop of startups wants to crack this billion-dollar problem.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Solar-Powered Rocket Might Be Our Interstellar Ticket
The idea for solar thermal propulsion has been around for decades, but researchers tapped by NASA just conducted a first test.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: SpaceX Is Ready to Launch Its First Official Crewed Mission
Saturday’s SpaceX launch will mark the return of regular crewed launches in the US after nearly a decade hiatus.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Fireball Is Werner Herzog’s Ode to Space Rocks
A new documentary from the German auteur examines the influence of meteorites on cultures around the world.