The scientists running NASA’s Insight Mars lander found themselves attempting a rescue operation for the mission when one of its instruments became stuck in the red planet’s regolith early last year. After a few assistance maneuvers using a robotic shovel-clad arm in the months since, it appears the team has finally reached a point where […]
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Tesla’s widespread Supercharger Network is getting a boost from a large national retailer in the US. According to an informal agreement between senior representatives of the all-electric carmaker and Target Corporation, the popular chain has consented to the addition of charging stalls at 42 locations listed on exhibits to the correspondence. The agreement, dated December […]
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NASA’s upcoming Artemis mission to the Moon hit an important milestone today by successfully ground testing a full-scale version of its newest rocket booster. Building on the completion of other similar tests of the booster – named Flight Support Booster 1 (FSB-1) – which qualified it for flight as part of the agency’s upcoming Space […]
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Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk are no strangers to critics, and in the past, YouTube personality Steven Crowder of the “Change My Mind” series fame has counted himself among them. However, a search for the best Autopilot functionality to help his wife’s recent health issues led the conservative comedian to reconsider the merits of […]
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After another year of successfully staying in the shadows, Elon Musk’s Neuralink has revealed what’s been going on behind the scenes in terms of technological progress. In a live streamed event on Friday afternoon, the brain-machine interface company gave a demonstration, took questions, and left audiences with even more to mull over than ever. “The […]
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Many of Earth’s citizens have their eyes set on Mars as a planet prime for human colonization, and much of this optimism is based on the idea that the now barren and frozen planet was once full of water and green plant life. Warming things up, as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has posited on numerous […]
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The Tesla Model S Performance has been put to the test in one drag race after the other over the years, nearly every time blowing its competition – whether electric or gas – out of the water. With the Porsche Taycan making an appearance in 2019, however, Tesla’s flagship sedan seems to have finally met […]
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Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface company, Neuralink, has an event scheduled for later this week to update the public on its progress since last year’s presentation. While the agenda is speculative for the most part, one expectation is a live demonstration of neuron activity. “Will show neurons firing in real-time on August 28th. The matrix in […]
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The Tesla Model Y Performance is generally the more conservative “P” branded vehicle in the electric carmaker’s lineup, but owners of the crossover certainly seem to like taking advantage of its stats on the drag strip lately. With a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds, the top tier vehicle yields impressive acceleration worthy of challenging […]
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Over this past weekend, an SUV-sized asteroid passed Earth in the closest flyby of its type on record. Traveling at about 8 miles per second and measuring about 10-20 feet, the tiny rock came about 1800 miles above the Indian Ocean before heading back into deep space. NASA’s scientists didn’t detect the asteroid until it […]
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