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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Boeing has withdrawn from Experimental Spaceplane, a U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program designed to increase the nation's access to space.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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Physicists Built a Machine That Breaks the Normal Rules of Light

By Rafi Letzter published

Physicists have built a ring in which pulses of light whip circles around each other and the normal rules that govern light's behavior stop applying.

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New Supercomputer with 1 Million Processors Is World's Fastest Brain-Mimicking Machine

By Mindy Weisberger published

A supercomputer that "thinks" like a brain can simulate neural activity in real time.

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Artist's illustration of the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane carrying out its mysterious duties in Earth orbit.

X-37B Military Space Plane Wings Past 400 Days on Latest Mystery Mission

By Leonard David published

The latest mystery mission of the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane has now passed the 400-day mark.

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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the AEHF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in the early-morning hours of Oct. 17, 2018.

Jam-Resistant US Military Communications Satellite Lifts Off in Midnight-Hour Launch

By Tariq Malik published

An advanced U.S. military communications satellite soared into space in the midnight hour Wednesday (Oct. 17), lighting up the sky over Florida as it launched into orbit.

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