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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
18 hours 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
18 hours 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
18 hours 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
3 days ago
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
5 days ago


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
6 days ago


The Shipyard That Doesn't Exist Yet
A drone company is spending $3.7 billion on a submarine shipyard near Baltimore. Here's why the Navy wants it, and what it could cost taxpayers.

Oliver Narramore
Oct 14


SpaceX Wants a Phone Signal That Goes Through Walls
SpaceX agreed to buy nationwide 800 MHz airwaves from Grain. Here's why low-band matters, where the plan puts radios, and what still has to happen.

Oliver Narramore
Oct 12


Cowboy Space Launched a Power-Beaming Satellite. Nothing Has Been Beamed Yet.
Cowboy Space's Reason-1 is in orbit to test beaming solar power to Earth by laser. The first attempt is hoped for as soon as late October.

Oliver Narramore
Oct 6


The Truck Tesla Had to Fix
Tesla's Semi is reaching customers after years of delays. The redesign, from roll-down windows to a lighter build, shows what Tesla got wrong and what it still has to prove.

Oliver Narramore
Oct 6
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