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Woman sending fax

How do fax machines work?

By Dani Leviss published

The first fax machine used telegraph lines and was patented 33 years before Alexander Graham Bell's famous first phone call.

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An illustration of Earth's magnetic field.

'Vigorous' magnetic field oddity spotted over South Atlantic

By Stephanie Pappas published

European satellites are investigating the development of two distinct weak points within the South Atlantic Anomaly of Earth's magnetic field.

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An artist's concept of DARPA's Glide Breaker anti-hypersonic-weapon system.

DARPA's hypersonic 'Glide Breaker' could blast missile threats out of the sky

By Elizabeth Howell published

Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop "enabling technologies" for DARPA's Glide Breaker program under a newly announced contract, which is worth up to $19.6 million.

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Two CubeSats, part of a constellation built and operated by Planet Labs Inc. to take images of Earth, were launched from the International Space Station on May 17, 2016.

Hackers could shut down satellites — or turn them into weapons

By William Akoto published

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Boeing's Phantom Express XS-1 space plane design is shown in launch position in this artist's concept. The autonomous spacecraft is designed to launch vertically, deploy a second stage payload into orbit and return to Earth for a runway landing.

DARPA scraps XS-1 military space plane project after Boeing drops out

By Mike Wall published

Boeing has withdrawn from Experimental Spaceplane, a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program designed to increase the nation's access to space.

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A manufactured quadruped measuring 650 to 750 microns in diameter — just a little smaller than the head of a pin — was built from amphibian stem cells.

World's First 'Living Machine' Created Using Frog Cells and Artificial Intelligence

By Mindy Weisberger published

Scientists used computer algorithms to "evolve" an organism that's made of 100% frog DNA — but it isn't a frog.

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The Starship MK1 assembled at SpaceX's build and launch facility in Texas.

Could Elon Musk's Starship Threaten Alien Life?

By Samantha Rolfe published

Elon Musk's bold plan to send a crewed Starship to Mars and beyond has potential dire consequences for alien life.

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Military vehicles carrying DF-17 missiles parade through Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.

Why You Shouldn't Worry About China’s New 'Hypersonic' Nuclear Death Machine

By Rafi Letzter published

China already had the power to kill you with nukes. This doesn't change anything, but it could fan the flames of an arms race.

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The U.S. Air Force's X-37B robotic space plane in orbit, as photographed by satellite tracker Ralf Vandebergh.

Skywatcher Captures Rare Image of Mysterious X-37B Military Space Plane

By Leonard David published

We still don't know what the X-37B is doing up there, however.

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NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock, seen here in an artist's illustration, will test out new technology to for deep-space navigation.

NASA Set To Launch a Deep-Space Atomic Clock Tonight

By Kasandra Brabaw published

This technology demonstration mission that could transform the way humans explore space.

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