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Mars slipping behind the moon.

NASA’s skywatching highlights for December include a lunar occultation

This month offers a great opportunity to witness a lunar occultation of Mars, when the red planet slips behind our nearest neighbor.
Elon Musk driving Tesla's all-electric Semi truck.

Elon Musk delivers Tesla’s first all-electric Semi truck

It's taken a while, but Tesla finally delivered its first all-electric Semi truck at a special event at its Gigafactory in Nevada on Thursday night.
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Neuralink demo shows monkey performing ‘telepathic typing’

The latest show-and-tell event from Elon Musk's brain-interface Neuralink venture showed a monkey typing telepathically.
The moon and Earth as seen from the Orion spacecraft in November 2022.

Watch NASA’s cinematic video of the Artemis I moon mission

NASA has released a cinematic video of the current Artemis I mission, featuring some of the best footage and photos captured so far.
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Elon Musk meets Apple’s Tim Cook to settle dispute

Following a series of provocative tweets aimed at Apple this week, Elon Musk met Apple boss Tim Cook at the tech giant's headquarters, and it seemed to go well.
A Tesla Model 3 electric car.

Tesla’s Model 3 is reportedly heading for a redesign

Tesla is currently working on a redesign of the Model 3 in a bid to help the automaker reduce production costs, a new report claims.
Bob Dylan sings into a microphone.

Bob Dylan sorry for using handwriting machine to sign book

Music legend Bob Dylan has admitted to using an autopen to sign his new book, despite it being promoted as “hand-signed.”
The moon and Earth as seen from the Orion spacecraft in November 2022.

This is the stunning view humans will soon get to experience

NASA has released an astonishing image of the moon and Earth that astronauts will soon get to experience for themselves.
Cassette tapes.

Old tech sounds preserved as part of huge audio project

The Cities and Memory sound project includes a growing collection of recordings of various tech gear from years gone by.
Earth and the moon seen from NASA's Orion spacecraft.

NASA’s moon spacecraft sets new distance record

NASA's recently launched Orion capsule has set a new distance record for a spacecraft that's designed to carry humans to space.
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Elon Musk: fully loaded Tesla Semi aces 500-mile drive

Just days before Tesla delivers its first all-electric Semi truck, company chief Elon Musk said a test drive saw it complete a 500-mile trip fully loaded.
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Twitter attempts to sort out verification system with new badges

In a bid to sort out its verification system, Twitter will introduce three colors denoting different types of verified accounts starting Friday, December 2.
The view from the Orion spacecraft as it launched on NASA's SLS rocket in November 2022.

Rocket footage shows awesome new view of Orion spacecraft launch

The European Space Agency has just released a video showing an awesome view of the Orion spacecraft launching on NASA's SLS rocket earlier this month.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo capsule lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on the company’s 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station.

How to watch SpaceX launch its new Cargo Dragon capsule to ISS

SpaceX is gearing up to launch a newly built Cargo Dragon spacecraft on a supply mission to the International Space Station on Saturday, November 26.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

Ingenuity takes shortest flight in Martian aviation history

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter recently completed its shortest-ever flight that successfully tested two new capabilities.
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Ford recalls more than half a million SUVs over fire risk

Ford has recalled more than 500,000 Escape and Bronco Sport SUVs in the U.S. due to a fire risk involving the fuel injector.
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SpaceX launches booster for 11th time, but this time it didn’t return

SpaceX sent one of its boosters skyward for the 11th time on Tuesday evening. However, unlike its 10 previous flights, this time it didn't return.
The moon and Earth seen from the space station.

Japan admits defeat with its moonbound CubeSat

Japan has ended efforts to put its Omotenashi CubeSat on the lunar surface after the device failed to deliver a line of communication to the mission team.
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Watch this Earth rise as seen from the Orion spacecraft

NASA has shared some beautiful footage captured by the Orion spacecraft showing Earth slowly emerging from behind the moon.
A drone show over Perth, Australia,

Drone show mishap sees flying machines drop out of the sky

A drone-based light show turned chaotic after some of the flying machines began falling out of the sky and crashing into the water during the performance.
FIFA's ticketing app for the 2022 World Cup.

World Cup: FIFA app made U.S. soccer fans’ tickets disappear

The Middle East's first World Cup got off to a rocky start on Monday after some fans were left unable to access their digital tickets after FIFA's app crashed.
Earth, the moon, and the Orion spacecraft.

After lunar flyby, Orion snaps incredible ‘Earthset’ image

NASA posted an incredible Earthset image on Monday. It shows Earth moving behind the moon, with part of the Orion spacecraft also visible.
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Twitter closes offices as ‘work pledge’ deadline passes

In a surprise move on Thursday, Twitter closed its offices and suspended badge access, telling staff not to return until Monday, November 21.
Animation screen grab showing NASA's upcoming Mars Sample Return mission.

Watch NASA’s cinematic animation of upcoming Mars Sample Return mission

NASA has released a cinematic animation showing some of the key moments from the upcoming Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission.
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How to watch the spectacular Leonid meteor shower tonight

With the Leonids known to create particularly bright streaks across the sky, we should be in for a treat on Thursday night when the meteor shower peaks.
Artist concept of the SpaceX Starship on the surface of the Moon.

NASA inks deal with SpaceX for second crewed lunar landing

NASA has inked a deal with SpaceX for a second mission to put astronauts on the lunar surface before the end of this decade.
Orion's first image of Earth.

NASA’s moon spacecraft beams back first images of Earth

NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft has sent back its first images of Earth as it heads toward a rendezvous with the moon as part of the Artemis I mission.
NASA's SLS rocket launching at the start of the Artemis I mission.

NASA’s historic Artemis I mission finally underway with SLS rocket launch

NASA has successfully launched its next-generation SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft on a test flight to the moon, ushering in a new era of space exploration.
A view of Earth from an astronaut's helmet camera during a spacewalk at the ISS.

NASA spacewalk video features a stunning view of Earth

Two American astronauts spent just over 7 hours outside the International Space Station on Tuesday in what was NASA's first spacewalk since March.
A stylized composite of the Twitter logo.

Elon Musk reveals date for Twitter Blue relaunch

New Twitter owner Elon Musk has shared a date for the relaunch of the platform's premium Twitter Blue service, which paused sign-ups last Friday.
NASA's SLS rocket at the Kennedy Space Center.

How to watch tonight’s launch of NASA’s mega moon rocket

NASA will try again to launch its next-generation SLS rocket on Wednesday morning ET (Tuesday evening PT). Here's everything you need to know to view the event.
NASA's SLS rocket on its way to the launchpad.

NASA needs good weather for Artemis launch, here’s how it’s looking

Two recent hurricanes have disrupted NASA’s plans for the maiden launch of its next-generation moon rocket. So how's it looking for this week's launch attempt?
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Google to pay $392 million to 40 states in location-tracking settlement

In what is reportedly the biggest multistate privacy settlement to date, Google will pay $392M to 40 U.S. states to settle a dispute over location tracking.
USAF's X-37B space plane.

Air Force’s experimental space plane returns after record flight

The Air Force’s experimental X-37B space plane has returned to Earth after a record mission lasting 908 days, beating its previous stay in space by 129 days.