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Starship Nails Landing For the First Time When the smoke cleared, the SpaceX rocket was still in one piece.
For the first time, SpaceX has successfully flown a prototype of Starship — the massive rocket it expects to one day ferry humans to Mars — high into the air and landed it in one piece. What happened: On May 5, SpaceX's latest Starship prototype (dubbed Serial Number...
App Can Detect Early Sign of Autism in Toddlers
Duke University has developed a smartphone app that can detect an early sign of autism in toddlers — potentially foreshadowing a future when the disorder can be flagged for parents with very young children, hopefully allowing earlier screening and treatment. Why it...
This Startup’s Goal Is To Be the “Henry Ford of Space”
Phantom Space wants to mass produce rockets using parts made by other companies Phantom Space, a startup founded by SpaceX veteran Jim Cantrell, is taking an "off-the-shelf" approach to building rockets, using parts created by other space companies to build rockets...
The evil oils inside your food
The science behind canola, vegetable oils Why are some health-conscious people rejecting canola and other genetically-modified oil? Is there real science behind the counter-canola craze, or is it just another dieting fad? According to Harvard expert Guy Crosby,...
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Just Flew on Mars
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just became the first craft of any kind to fly on another planet. "Now, 117 years after the Wright brothers succeeded in making the first flight on our planet, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has succeeded in performing this amazing feat on...