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The Other Falling Moon, and Why Japan Wants Phobos
Japan's MMX mission is heading for Phobos, a doomed moon of Mars that may be holding pieces of Mars itself.

Oliver Narramore
6 days ago


The Satellite That Thinks in Orbit
Planet's Pelican-4 spotted airplanes using an onboard NVIDIA chip, 500 km up. Here's how it works, what's still missing, and where Owl fits in.

Oliver Narramore
6 days ago


A Docking Station for Your Heart
Johns Hopkins built two pencil-tip-sized magnetic robots that dock on infected heart tissue and release antibiotics. How they work, the test results and what's still missing.

Oliver Narramore
6 days ago


Space Elevators Work On Paper. The Cable Doesn't Exist.
Obayashi has a full plan for a space elevator. The best long carbon-nanotube fiber made so far is still more than ten times too weak, and the Moon might get one first.

Oliver Narramore
Oct 19
Why Atlas's New Hand Skipped the Pinky
Boston Dynamics gave its humanoid four fingers and 13 motors. Here's the engineering logic, the experiment behind it, and what still has to be proven.

Oliver Narramore
Oct 17


Tesla's Roadster Flies on Air
Tesla's Roadster hung upside down, jumped a ramp and landed itself. Here's how the fan suction and air-powered thrusters work, and what Tesla still hasn't said.

Oliver Narramore
Oct 16
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