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Prototype system for getting satellites into space is essentially a big catapult
Modern problems require medieval solutions…
Pilotless electric air taxi with 125-mile range took to the skies in China like a scene from 'Robocop'
The EHang VT35 is a new vertical take-off and landing air taxi
Team of astronomers tracking interstellar object think it could be a 10,000,000,000-year-old time capsule
An interstellar object that is currently flying through the Milky Way could be a 10-billion-year-old time capsule, according to a team of astronomers. Outside of our little Earth-bound bubble, the stars are constantly dancing through the galaxy like endless specs of paint on the best canvas in the universe. But while Orion’s Belt is jousting […]
Firefly is ready to launch a new rocket again after its last rocket exploded mid flight
Things are being set in motion
Texas crews are using futuristic tech to relocate a living 400-year-old landmark
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, I’m begging of you, please don’t take my land
Corpse of a dead spider turned into a robot using 'Necrobotics'
Sure, it’s creepy – but it comes in handy
Star Wars and Princess Leia inspired scientists to make 3D holograms a prominent thing
Star Wars has been influential in more ways than one
Hero created the best ever homemade retractable lightsaber and you can make one too
This IS the Lightsaber you’re looking for…
An asteroid the size of a ship is heading for a near miss with earth and we’re sending a spacecraft to meet it
The European Space Agency has released exciting details about a huge asteroid that is heading towards us in a matter of years. In a new, exciting announcement video, the ESA explained that on Friday, 13 April 2029, a whopping 375m-wide asteroid is set to bypass Earth, less than 32,000km away. The asteroid is named Apophis, […]
Soft 'e-skin' developed in Hong Kong could make giving hugs over the internet a reality
It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie – a soft ‘e-skin’ that can actually feel touch. But a group of researchers at City University of Hong Kong has built exactly that. A stretchy patch that can sense when you tap it and send that feeling to someone else wearing the same thing. Imagine […]
China's Geely’s Aerofugia starts building six‑seat eVTOL with 124‑mile range
This Electric-Vertical Take-Off and Landing, AKA eVTOL, aircraft from Geely’s Aerofugia has achieved a new mega milestone. The company’s product, the AE200-100, has finally hit the production line, according to an update. It’s in high demand too, with the first year of orders already fully booked up. The eVTOL completed a test flight earlier this […]
Jeff Bezos led expedition to recover Apollo rocket engines that once powered astronauts to the Moon from ocean floor
It’s a true piece of space history
This robot will do every chore you hate for the small matter of $20,000
This is a taste of what the future could look like
SpaceX completed its 11th Starship test flight bringing us closer to getting to Mars
SpaceX is hoping to head to Mars in the future
Breathtaking POV footage from a spacewalk on the ISS shows the kind of cinema astronauts get to see
It will take your breath away