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Drones are flying beneath the ground in Japan, and here’s why

Tokyo Metro's inspection drone.

Repair robot swims through oil pipelines and welds cracks — without exploding

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This robot grabber is gentle enough to hold a jellyfish without damaging it

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MIT Technology Review predicts the 10 breakthrough technologies of 2020

MIT researchers used a machine-learning algorithm to identify a drug called halicin that kills many strains of bacteria. Halicin (top row) prevented the development of antibiotic resistance in E. coli, while ciprofloxacin (bottom row) did not.

This robot will change your tires in a fraction of the time a mechanic can

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Urine test could detect bladder cancer traces 10 years before other signs appear

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Enjoy NASA’s re-creation of Apollo 13’s moon mission in crisp 4K

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Katherine Johnson, ‘Hidden Figures’ pioneer of early spaceflight, dies at 101

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NASA wants your help to design an avoidance sensor for a Venus rover

An illustration of a concept for a possible wind-powered Venus rover.

Daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes dies in launch of latest homemade rocket

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A year on this Jupiter-like planet lasts 18 hours and it’s about to be destroyed

Artist’s impression of a hot Jupiter orbiting close to a star

New method for detecting exoplanet atmospheres could help find habitable planets

Artist impression of a red-dwarf star’s magnetic interaction with its exoplanet.

Researchers use artificial intelligence to develop powerful new antibiotic

MIT researchers used a machine-learning algorithm to identify a drug called halicin that kills many strains of bacteria. Halicin (top row) prevented the development of antibiotic resistance in E. coli, while ciprofloxacin (bottom row) did not.

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is taking a two-week vacation

This artist's concept shows NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter over the red planet.

Turns out Jupiter has far more water in its atmosphere than we thought

The JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter's southern equatorial region on Sept. 1, 2017. The image is oriented so Jupiter's poles (not visible) run left-to-right of frame.

Brave InSight Lander doing its best to free stuck heat probe from Martian soil

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Here are all the science projects that SpaceX will deliver to the ISS

Airbus workers unpack the Bartolomeo platform at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for its launch to the International Space Station.

New drilling tech could tap Earth’s geothermal energy by melting through rocks

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Mars’ moons: Japan’s space agency preps pioneering mission

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Terrifying handheld blaster can fire playing cards at 120 miles per hour

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A.I. translation tool sheds light on the secret language of mice

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New green device generates electricity by capturing moisture from the air

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Boeing-backed passenger drone contest offers weird and wonderful designs

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Alphabet gives up on ambitious energy-generating kite project

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U.S. military facial recognition could identify people from 1 km away

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Neural implant turns regular grasshoppers into cyborg bomb-sniffers

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We used an A.I. design tool to come up with a new logo. Here’s what happened

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Exclusive: Ubco FRX1 electric dirt bike pre-orders go live at $8,999

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Solar Orbiter sends back first measurements from space just days after launch

Artist's impression of Solar Orbiter following launch, with solar arrays and antennas deployed.

SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites, but things didn’t go as planned

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SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites today: Here’s how to watch

Starlink satellites ready to deploy.

Searching for evidence of intelligent life at the heart of the Milky Way

Moonset, around 2:30 a.m., at the Very Large Array on the Plains of San Agustin, about 50 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. The VLA is teaming up with the SETI Institute to capture data that can be searched for intelligent signals.

Space tourism: Watch Virgin Galactic’s space plane arrive at new base

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Hubble captures a beautiful spiral galaxy with loose, open arms

The spiral galaxy NGC 2008 sits centre stage, its ghostly spiral arms spreading out towards us, in this image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

3D-printing technique produces tiny, highly detailed objects in seconds

The new fast 3D printing technique developed by researchers at EPFL.

Mars Express image shows the boundary between the planet’s hemispheres

Mars is very much a world of two halves – as highlighted by this new image from ESA’s Mars Express, which shows where the planet’s dramatically different hemispheres come together as one.

Resupply mission to the ISS carries cheese and gummy sweets to hungry astronauts

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft launched on an Antares 230+ rocket from the Virginia Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A at Wallops at 3:21 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020

Baby gas giant discovered wandering far from its parent star

Artist's conception of a massive planet orbiting a cool, young star.

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule arrives in Florida for first crewe mission

The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for Demo-2 arrived at the launch site on Feb. 13, 2020.

The Very Large Array will search for evidence of extraterrestrial life

The Very Large Array (VLA) is a collection of 27 radio antennas located at the NRAO site in Socorro, New Mexico. Each antenna in the array measures 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter and weighs about 230 tons.

Mars 2020 rover leaves home on 2,300-mile journey to Florida for launch

A rendering of Mars 2020 rover, to be launched on its journey to Mars next year.

Most distant object ever explored gives clues to how planets form

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Why the star Betelgeuse has dimmed to just 36% of its normal brightness

This image, obtained with the VISIR instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, shows the infrared light being emitted by the dust surrounding Betelgeuse in December 2019.

This 3D-printed four-legged robot is ready to take on Spot — at a lower price

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NASA’s newest Deep Space Network antenna will receive laser signals from Mars

Deep Space Network This artist's concept shows what Deep Space Station-23, a new antenna dish capable of supporting both radio wave and laser communications, will look like when completed at the Deep Space Network's Goldstone, California, complex.

Four proposed NASA missions could reveal unknown secrets of the solar system

Artist concept of the solar system.

Deep learning A.I. can imitate the distortion effects of iconic guitar gods

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Fake news? A.I. algorithm reveals political bias in the stories you read

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Automated app helps ordinary citizens sue pesky robocall scammers

Semitransparent solar cells could power tomorrow’s self-sustaining greenhouses

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