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SpaceX launching the Inspiration4 mission.

SpaceX successfully launches the first all-civilian crew to space

SpaceX has launched the first all-civilian crew to space, with the four crewmates blasting off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday night.
The all-civilian crew heading to space in September 2021.

How to watch SpaceX launch its first all-civilian mission

SpaceX is about to launch its first all-civilian crew to space in a mission that will orbit Earth for three days. Here's how to watch.
Apple's new iPhone 13 Pro.

Apple’s maxed-out iPhone 13 is its most expensive handset ever

Unveiled on Tuesday, Apple's iPhone 13 Pro Max with 1 terabyte of storage is the tech company's most expensive handset to date.
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Scientists find a surprising way to create concrete for Mars buildings

If Elon Musk really wants to build a colony on Mars, astronauts may have to literally give their blood, sweat, and tears -- and even urine -- to make it happen.
SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew taking questions from the press.

Meet SpaceX’s Inspiration4 crew in pre-launch Q&A session

SpaceX's Inspiration4 crew looked relaxed and ready to go to space as they took questions from the press just hours from launch.
Xiaomi's concept smart glasses.

Xiaomi unveils smart glasses that it claims could replace the smartphone

Xiaomi is the latest company to step into the smart glasses space, offering an advanced design that it claims could replace the smartphone.
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Nissan employs certified smellers to check the odor of its new cars

Nissan has revealed it employs odor testers to ensure that its new vehicles smell just right when customers climb inside for the first time.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak reveals mysterious space venture

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is to launch a new space company called Privateer Space that he promises will be unlike the others.
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iPhone 13 Pro could include the most storage yet on an Apple phone

Apple is about to unveil an iPhone with the most storage it's ever offered on one of its handsets, a new report suggests.
Daniil Medvedev performing the dead fish celebration.

Watch U.S. Open tennis champ’s wacky video game celebration

Tennis ace Daniil Medvedev drew inspiration from one of his favorite video games for his victory celebration in the final of the U.S. Open on Sunday night.
The all-civilian crew heading to space in September 2021.

SpaceX eyes weather for first civilian orbital mission on Wednesday

SpaceX needs decent weather to launch its first all-civilian orbital mission on Wednesday, September 15. So how's it looking?
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iPhone camera can be damaged by motorcycle vibrations, Apple says

Apple has quietly added a new section to its support pages warning that motorcycle vibrations can damage an iPhone’s camera over time.
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How to watch astronauts on a spacewalk at the ISS on Sunday

Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station are making final preparations for a spacewalk on Sunday, September 12. Here's how you can watch it online.
Twitter's new test for automated accounts.

Twitter wants to make it easier to spot ‘good’ bot accounts

Twitter has launched a test feature that allows automated accounts to identify as such, giving users more information about the precise nature of the account.
The International Space Station.

Space station smoke alarm emergency confirmed by NASA

Crewmembers aboard the International Space Station were forced to respond to a smoke alarm early on Thursday. It's not currently clear what set off the alarm.
The exterior of the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City.

Watch this FPV drone video open Stephen Colbert’s Late Show

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show used a spectacular drone fly-through video this week to welcome its first live audience in 15 months.
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Most powerful space telescope ever built gets a new launch date

NASA has announced a new launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope, described as the most powerful space telescope ever built.
A sample of Mars rock inside a collection tube on the Perseverance rover.

NASA’s Mars rover on a roll as it collects second rock sample in a week

NASA’s Perseverance rover has extracted and securely stored its second sample of martian rock just days after its first successful collection.
LG's new "folding window display" material.

LG’s new foldable display bends both ways and doesn’t crease

LG has developed a new material that could revolutionize flexible phone displays and pave the way for durable screens that eliminate issues such as creasing.
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Twitter wants to give your photos and videos ‘more room to shine’

Twitter this week revealed it's testing a new design that increases the size of images, videos, and GIFs on your timeline.
The International Space Station’s solar arrays provide power for the orbiting laboratory. NASA will install a total of six new roll out solar arrays in front of the existing arrays at 1A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B to augment the power. During the Aug. 24 spacewalk, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will install the modification kit on the 4A power channel, where the next new roll out solar array will be installed in 2022.

No, this funky light show on the space station is not a disco

Some astronauts may like to boogie, but this funky light show aboard the International Space Station is definitely not a disco.
A pro golfer tees off.

FPV drone video of pro golf event has an incredible ending

Ending an FPV drone video with something spectacular is hard to do but this one shot at a recent pro golf event in Atlanta absolutely nailed it.
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NASA shows off Perseverance rover’s first Martian rock sample

NASA has finally been able to confirm that the Perseverance rover managed to successfully collect its first sample of martian rock.
The Insignia F50 Amazon Fire TV Edition smart TV.

Amazon-branded TVs could hit U.S. market in October

Amazon will reportedly launch its own televisions for the U.S. market next month, with models featuring screen sizes of up to 75 inches.
Firefly's Alpha rocket at the start of its mission.

Watch Firefly’s Alpha rocket explode just minutes after maiden launch

Firefly Aerospace performed the first orbital launch of its Alpha rocket on Thursday evening, but the vehicle exploded just a few minutes into its flight.
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Netflix drops trailer for docuseries on SpaceX’s first all-civilian mission

Check out the trailer for this month's Netflix docuseries following SpaceX's first all-civilian mission that will send four passengers into orbit.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover finally gets hold of Mars rock sample

NASA says it’s confident its Perseverance rover has successfully collected its first Mars rock sample following a failed attempt last month.
A Falcon 9 booster landing through dark clouds.

Watch this dramatic SpaceX footage of a rocket landing through dark clouds

SpaceX has released dramatic footage of its Falcon 9 first-stage booster descending through dark clouds during its landing phase on Sunday.
Tesla Roadster front view

Elon Musk signals another delay for the Tesla Roadster

Tesla boss Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the next version of its all-electric Roadster has been delayed due to “super crazy supply chain shortages."
Dragon Cupola

This is the glass dome on SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon capsule

SpaceX has unveiled the glass dome that will become part of its new Crew Dragon spacecraft. The first mission using the dome will launch this month.
A futuristic lunar rover.

NASA: Next lunar rover ‘won’t be your grandad’s moon buggy’

NASA has said its next-generation lunar rover be a far more technologically advanced vehicle than anything that’s gone before. Now it just has to design it.
A person mapping a churchyard using a high-tech backpack.

Ambitious graveyard project ‘looks a bit like Ghostbusters’

In a project dubbed the Google Maps for graves, some 19,000 churchyards in England will have their headstones digitally mapped for a free online database.
An Earth image taken from the space station.

Surreal Earth images taken from ISS seem to show ‘Pac-Man invasion’

The astronaut who took this dramatic Earth image from the space station suggests it shows a Pac-Man invasion. But what is it really?
A snow gun tackles the Caldor Fire at Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort.

California firefighters use ski resort’s snow guns to battle wildfire

Firefighters tackling California's ongoing Caldor Fire commandeered a ski resort's snow guns in an effort to quell the flames.