Technology
Turn on Your Heart Light and Meet NASA’s “Superhero” Robot
Here's a new DARPA-inspired, NASA-built robot, complete with a glowing NASA Meatball in its chest, reminiscent of ET's heart light.…
Pew! Pew! Laser On The Space Station Will Beam Video To Earth
Videos will beam to Earth on a laser beam in a technology demonstration coming to the International Space Station soon,…
What is a Space Elevator?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGtqB5KMS1I Almost every part of a rocket is destroyed during the launch and re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. This makes…
This Video of a Cyborg Quadriped Will Have You Gasping in Terror
This is both wonderful and terrifying. A DARPA-funded four-legged robot named WildCat is being developed by a company called Boston…
This Company Wants To Send Robots Into Lunar Caves
Ever since (and most likely long before) the first tantalizing glimpses of a lunar lava tube and skylight were captured…
Elon Musk Creates Rocket Parts With the Wave of a Hand
We knew SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was powerful, but now he’s gone all Ironman on us. Last week on Twitter…
What’s the Best Design for a Flying Mars Robot?
Building a flying vehicle for Mars would have significant advantages for exploration of the surface. However, to date, all of…
Solar Powered Plane Soars Over the Golden Gate Bridge
The world’s first solar-powered plane is stretching its wings over the US. Today it took off from Moffett Field in…
Scientist Invents a Time Machine (*Wink*)
An interesting news item from Iran’s Entkhab news agency: Iranian scientist Ali Razeghi – who is also the managing director…
New Meme Puts Space Robots in Their Place
Oh, those space robots. They don't always do what we want them to do, but we love them anyway. If…