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Is SpaceX's 'punishing schedule' too ambitious?The explosion of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket last week begs the question: Is the CEO's push for progress too hasty?
AI in the real world: Tech leaders consider practical issues.The practical ethics of AI may have less to do with the Terminator, and more to do with terminated workers.
For the first time, carbon nanotubes beat silicon transistorsCarbon nanotube structures have long held promise as extremely efficient semiconductors, but have been difficult to produce without impurities that impede their performance. But that could soon change.
Why NASA's IG isn't optimistic about crewed space travel until 2018Prior to the SpaceX explosion on Friday, NASA's inspector general released a report questioning the timeline for America's return to crewed space travel.
Does your pooch take more risks than a wolf?The risk preference of dogs and wolves may have something to do with the animals' food sources, according to new research.
Strong earthquake shakes Oklahoma. Drilling induced?The United States Geological Survey said a 5.6 magnitude earthquake occurred at 7:02 a.m. Saturday in north-central Oklahoma, a key energy-producing region.
Why Hermine may return to hurricane strength and lash Northeast statesForecasters said tropical storm Hermine could strengthen back into a hurricane by Monday morning off the Maryland-Delaware coast. Amtrak has cancelled or altered some service on the East Coast as the storm approaches.
First LookJupiter photos: 'Like nothing we have seen or imagined before'The Juno spacecraft has shattered NASA expectations with a wealth of data from the first-ever glimpse of Jupiter's southern aurora to storms 'unlike anything previously seen on any of our solar system's gas-giant planets.'
SpaceX rocket explodes on pad: Looking for answersSpaceX says it's investigating the cause of the Sept. 1 explosion but answers may be hard to come by.
First LookMillions of S.C. bees die after anti-Zika spraying, beekeepers sayDorchester County announced its decision to spray for mosquitos last Friday. Local beekeepers who lost millions of bees from the spraying, which occurred on Sunday, say that they were not given enough notice.
Ceres's latest surprise: Ice volcanoesData from the Dawn spacecraft's mission to Ceres has yielded one surprise after another, the latest of which suggests the surface of the dwarf planet is made up of an odd ice-rock mixture that has never been observed before.
First LookPlastic wrap? Clothing of the future could cool our bodiesStanford University scientists have invented a polyethylene fabric that actively draws heat away from the body, hoping that its cooling effect could reduce reliance on devices such as air-conditioning.
Spacewalks have become routine on ISS, but that wasn't always the caseTwo astronauts left the ISS on Thursday for a spacewalk with a long to-do list, a mark of the extensive progress in spacesuits and technology.
First LookWhat does it take to keep a space station running?NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins performed maintenance on the International Space Station during Thursday's spacewalk.
First LookSpaceX loses $195-million satellite in rocket explosionA SpaceX rocket was damaged around 9:00 a.m. Thursday during a routine engine firing test ahead of an expected launch at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida this weekend.
Oldest fossil suggests life began quickly on a young EarthThe discovery of 3.7-billion-year-old fossils suggests that life could form much more rapidly in hostile environments across the cosmos than previously thought.
'Ring of Fire' annular eclipse over AfricaAn eclipse that does not quite block out the sun darkened skies over Africa Thursday morning.
Could these be the world's oldest fossils?A 3.7-billion-year-old rock in Greenland may hold the oldest fossils of living organisms ever found, say scientists.
NASA to launch asteroid sampling mission. Who gets to keep the rock?NASA will launch its asteroid-sampling mission next week, but when it returns, the space rock will be divided among the mission partners.
Is there a ninth planet? The evidence is growing.Astronomers have yet to find proof of the hypothetical Planet Nine, or Planet X, but circumstantial evidence is mounting.
