Elon Musk’s answer to making Mars more like Earth? Just nuke it
"The fast way is to drop nuclear weapons over the poles,” the Tesla, SpaceX, and PayPal founder told Colbert.
NASA delays InSight mission, says we won’t be going to Mars again until at least 2018
Following the discovery of minuscule leaks in a vacuum sphere that contains the lander's seismic instrument, NASA has been forced to delay its Mars mission.
Lockheed Martin's new magic school bus wants to virtually take kids to Mars
Lockheed Martin is bringing STEM education to the next level with its Generation Beyond program, a new national education initiative.
A city on Mars? Elon Musk and SpaceX say absolutely
Elon Musk, the ambitious SpaceX founder and CEO, is known for his (literally) out of this world ideas, and the latest is a city on Mars.
Expandable habitats may be our new homes when we get to Mars
As humanity gets closer to finding a new home on the Red Planet, what exactly are we going to live in? The answer, it seems, lies in expandable habitats.
Crops grown on Martian soil have been deemed safe to eat
We'll be able to grow crops in Martian soil. And we know this because we've already done it here on Earth.
The Curiosity rover is going to look for water on Mars
NASA has suggested that the Curiosity rover will be beginning its quest for water on Mars.
A teenager may select the site where NASA’s next Mars Rover lands
It's not every day that NASA allows a teenager to potentially pick the landing site for the next Mars Rover.
Elon Musk will soon tell the world how he plans to colonize Mars
Elon Musk is over Earth and onto Mars. That, at least, appears to be the thesis of his planned talk at the 67th International Astronautical Congress.
NASA collaborates with Amazon’s Alexa to answer all your questions about Mars
NASA has added its own skill to Amazon's AI-based assistant, marking the first time that the space agency collaborated with Alexa.
Water is not only available on Mars, it’s easily accessible, NASA finds
There is water on Mars and it's easily accessible. Future missions to the planet would be able to attain drinking water and make rocket fuel.
European Space Agency tests giant parachute for its 2021 ExoMars mission
The European Space Agency tested its ExoMars landing parachutes for the first time, and happily, the trial parachute made it to ground without incident.
Robot bees on Mars — NASA funding a swarm of drones to explore the Red Planet
The Curiosity Rover has done its share of exploring Mars by land, but now, NASA is looking to take to the skies above the Red Planet. The agency is funding a team of Japanese and American engineers that's hoping to send a team of drones inspired by bees, aptly named "Marsbees."
SpaceX is planning to build its new ‘BFR’ space vehicles in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is already home to the stars, but soon, the city could be helping us reach new ones -- or really, new planets. In his annual State of the City address on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that Elon Musk's SpaceX would be building its Big Falcon Rocket ships in the Port of LA.
Mars rover Curiosity finds the building blocks of life on the red planet
It's been six years since the Mars rover Curiosity landed on the Red Planet, and now the space vehicle has some news to share. NASA researchers published two papers on Thursday, June 7 in the journal Science detailing how Curiosity found compounds that are the building blocks of life on the Red Planet.
NASA’s Opportunity Rover is stuck in a giant dust storm that won’t end for months
A massive dust storm the size of North America has shrouded Mars and covered Opportunity for the last several weeks. Much of the planet is in the dark — and so too is Earth about Opportunity's whereabouts and status. Will Opportunity weather the weather?
Italian researchers discover what they believe is a lake under ice cap on Mars
Scientists have discovered what is believed to be a lake located underneath the south polar ice cap of Mars, measuring about 12.5 miles across. While researchers previously found signs that water once flowed across the planet's surface, this is the first time that a persistent, existing body of water has been found.
Have a question? Ask it on Instagram with open-ended questions in a Story
Polling public opinion is getting easier than ever on Instagram. The photo-sharing app is constantly introducing new features, and its latest is the ability to ask questions in Instagram Stories. Users already have the option of adding yes/no polls and multiple choice questions to their ephemeral content.
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The generation most likely to share content on Facebook? Baby boomers
And now, thanks to a study conducted by Fractl, we have a slightly better understanding as to the sharing habits and motivations for sharing on Facebook.
There’s finally a pillow designed specifically with side-sleepers in mind
Meet the SleepSmart Pillow, an adjustable pillow meant for people who don't sleep on their backs or on their stomachs, but on their side.
Sleep cheek to cheek with the bootyful Buttress pillow
The Buttress looks remarkably like your Gluteus maximus (if you do a lot of squatting and working out in general), so even if you don't decide to sleep on or with the butt pillow, it might provide some inspiration for what your rear end might look like. It successfully reached its Kickstarter funding goal.
You can stop flipping your pillow to find the cool side thanks to Moona
It's 2017, and you deserve better than having to constantly flip your pillow to find the cool side. Moona is here to fix that.
The Sky uses aromatherapy and star projections to lull kids to sleep
Meet the Sky, a new essential oil diffuser and starry night projector designed specifically with kids in mind.
YaDoggie Fresh is human-grade dog food you cook in your Instant Pot
You've always known that your four-legged fur monster was more than just a pet, and now, you can prove it. After all, what says love quite like making your dog its food in the same appliance that you use to feed your family? Here to put a new spin on the concept of your pet being a family member is YaDoggie Fresh.
Target will deliver your large in-store purchases straight to your door
Whole Foods is delivering, Walmart is delivering, and now, Target is delivering, too. The retail giant is hoping to make things a bit easier for its urban shoppers to get their big ticket items home with a new solution -- same-day delivery of your large in-store purchases.
Your Christmas lights may be slowing down your Wi-Fi, say government Grinches
A British regulatory agency has found that homes may be suffering from under-performing wireless broadband connections caused by their Wi-Fi set-up.
Brew craft beer from the comfort of your home with the Hopii
The Hopii, a countertop microbrewery for beer fans, everywhere, has raised more than $290,000 on Kickstarter.
Weekly rewind: Graphene headphones, $1 cell service, baking bread like a pro
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of this week's top 10 tech stories.
Could a graphene filter be the key to helping us drink seawater?
Per a new study, we may soon be able to desalinate and purify water more easily than ever before with a graphene filter.
Bixby is bringing up-to-date sports scores to Samsung phones with TheScore
This week, TheScore announced it will be bringing live sports scores and news from top sports leagues like the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, and EPL to Bixby. While this may not seem like much, the move does represent an attempt by Samsung to make Bixby more applicable to users' lives, which has been a challenge.
