Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space program

Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space programSpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission aims to test newly designed spacesuits.

SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission aims to be historic in more ways than one. Polaris Dawn plans to not only orbit Earth higher than any astronauts have in more than 50 years but to also feature the first private spacewalk.

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Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call?

Phones that transmit odors sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on making them real.

Will your phone one day let you smell as well as see and hear what’s on the other end of a call?
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Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens

Lose the prickles. Add bioluminescence. Up the nutrients without the bitter flavor. CRISPR gene editing is opening a new world of genetically modified plants for home growers.

Plants get a GMO glow-up: Genetically modified varieties are coming out of the lab and into homes and gardens
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A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge

A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge

A polluting, coal-fired power plant found the key to solving America’s biggest clean energy challenge
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See all-civilian Polaris crew emerge from capsule after successful splash-down

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn all-civilian crew has returned to Earth after a five-day mission to orbit by splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.

See all-civilian Polaris crew emerge from capsule after successful splash-down
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission

SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission
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AI experts ready 'Humanity's Last Exam' to stump powerful tech

AI experts ready 'Humanity's Last Exam' to stump powerful tech
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Pregnancy changes the brain more than previously known, study finds

Pregnancy changes the brain more than previously known, study finds
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Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says

Microplastics found in nose tissue at base of brain, study says
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Saudi Arabia plans to allow tougher nuclear oversight by IAEA this year

Saudi Arabia plans to allow tougher nuclear oversight by IAEA this year