Prime Day deals on DNA kits: Here's what these genetic tests might tell you By Mindy Weisberger What can you expect from DNA kits that are on sale on Prime Day?
The best Star Wars Prime Day deals and gifts for 2021 By Space.com Staff We've been scouring the web for all the best Star Wars Prime Day gifts to give loved ones (including yourself of course).
The world needs space junk standards, G7 nations agree By Tereza Pultarova The western world's most advanced economies have agreed to take action against space debris at the G-7 Leaders' Summit in Cornwall, U.K.
Expect an Orwellian future if AI isn't kept in check, Microsoft exec says By Stephanie Pappas Speaking on the BBC show 'Panorama,' Microsoft's Brad Smith warned that unless checks are put in place, artificial intelligence could lead to a dystopian future
'No evidence' UFOs are alien spacecraft, but they're not American, Pentagon says By Mindy Weisberger In a new report, Pentagon officials claim they lack evidence that UFOs are from worlds other than Earth.
AI drone may have 'hunted down' and killed soldiers in Libya with no human input By Charles Q. Choi A UN report suggests that AI drones attacked human targets without any humans consulted prior to the strike.
Never-ending detonations could blast hypersonic craft into space By Edd Gent A never-ending detonation could be the key to hypersonic flight and space planes that can seamlessly fly from Earth into orbit.
Roswell UFO crash: What is the truth behind the 'flying saucer' incident? By David Crookes, All About Space magazine Did an unidentified flying object really crash land at a New Mexico ranch in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?
Stratolaunch flies world's largest airplane on 2nd test flight By Mike Wall Stratolaunch's Roc carrier plane, which is being groomed to haul hypersonic vehicles aloft, conducted its second-ever test flight Thursday morning (April 29).
A student's physics project could make quantum computers twice as reliable By Stephanie Pappas A remarkably simple change in the codes used to correct errors in quantum computers could half the number of destabilizing mistakes in these systems.
US military picks 3 companies to test nuclear propulsion above low-Earth orbit By Elizabeth Howell The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has picked three big space companies for the first phase of a larger project to test nuclear propulsion above low Earth orbit by 2025.
China wants to launch its own Hubble-class telescope as part of space station By Andrew Jones China could launch the first module for its own space station this month as the country also prepares to send a large space telescope to join it in orbit within the next few years.
Glowing, red-eyed rat fetus is global photo contest's gorgeously creepy winner By Mindy Weisberger Butterfly wing scales, neurons, dividing cells and more showcased the beauty of microscopy in Olympus' second annual Global Image of the Year Award.
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity snaps 1st color photo on Red Planet By Mike Wall The 4-lb. (1.8 kilograms) chopper captured its first color photograph on Saturday (April 3), shortly after being lowered to the Martian dirt by the Perseverance rover.
Lab-made hexagonal diamonds are stronger than the real thing By Ben Turner The scientists used a soundwave and a laser beam to measure the diamonds before they disintegrated.
3 Russian nuclear submarines simultaneously punch through Arctic ice By Tom Metcalfe Here's why the naval maneuver is so tricky.
Enter the mysterious ancient Egyptian tomb of 'the Doctor' in this new VR experience By Mindy Weisberger An ancient Egyptian tomb, sarcophagus and funerary artifacts could soon be accessible through virtual reality.
US Air Force is guarding against electromagnetic pulse attacks. Should we worry? By Edd Gent A U.S. Air Force base in Texas has taken the first steps to guard against an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. But what, exactly, is an EMP, and how big is the threat?
