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Mars could have a Leap Day like Earth but way more complicated

February 29, "leap day",  is an oddity on the calendar that occurs every four years in an attempt to sync…

SpaceX wins launch contract for NASA mission to study unique metal asteroid

SpaceX has been awarded a $117 million launch contract for NASA's Psyche mission that will study a unique metal asteroid…

Tesla rival Toyota admits uncomfortable truth about its ‘self-charging’ cars: ‘It’s powered by petrol’

As it turns out, it only takes one sharp-witted Twitter user to get Toyota to admit that its well-promoted "self-charging…

SpaceX envisions massive rocket enclosure for military applications

SpaceX has published the first renders of a massive tower (MST) designed to fully enclose a Falcon Heavy rocket, giving…

SpaceX Starlink launch ambitions just saved a space station resupply mission from bigger delays

SpaceX's ambitious 2020 Starlink launch goals have unintentionally saved a Cargo Dragon spacecraft mission from much longer delays after a…

SpaceX Starship rolls to Texas launch pad ahead of next big test campaign

SpaceX's first flightworthy Starship prototype has rolled to its South Texas launch pad just hours after it was welded together…

SpaceX Mars rocket factory in LA go for launch after cresting last big hurdle

SpaceX's revived plan for a California-based Mars rocket factory has officially been approved by the Los Angeles City Council, the…

NASA’s next mission could study one of these bizarre moons

Venus, Triton, or Io? Where would you send NASA's newest mission? The space agency is in the midst of planning…

Martian dust storms are driving away spacecraft-saving dust devils

Dust devils are pretty common on Mars - the Red Planet is, after all, a very dusty and windy place.…

Tesla Cybertruck Hotwheels is a glimpse of Elon Musk’s brilliant marketing strategy

Just like the upcoming all-electric Tesla Cybetruck, Hot Wheels and Mattel’s 1:10 scale model Cybertruck RC is sensational, selling out…

Tesla Model Y spotted zipping around Fremont test track ahead of expected March deliveries

New footage of the Tesla Model Y has emerged showing the company's first all-electric crossover at the test track outside…

Tesla rival Audi hits the pause button on e-tron production

The Audi factory in Belgium paused the production of the e-tron SUV citing production issues such as a battery supply…

Elon Musk's Boring Company quietly deploys its custom-designed tunneling machine

As it turns out, Elon Musk's tunneling startup, The Boring Company, has just completed and perhaps even deployed its custom-designed…

SpaceX military launch cleared for historic rocket landing attempt

SpaceX officially has permission to perform a Falcon 9 booster recovery after its next launch for the US Air Force,…

Tesla Model X takes on intense off-road challenge against Hummer H1 and Dacia Duster

A Tesla Model X flexed its electronic traction control capabilities after taking on a Hummer H1 and a Dacia Duster…

SpaceX sets date for first Florida launch of its kind in more than half a century

Argentinian space agency CONAE says that both its SAOCOM 1B satellite and SpaceX are on track for a type of…

Solar Orbiter heads to the sun in mission to unravel its mysteries, takes first space measurements

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft is traveling through the cosmos. Its destination: the inner solar system. The…

Tesla Model 3 ranks as only American-made car in Consumer Reports’ Top Picks of 2020

The Tesla Model 3 was the only American vehicle in Consumer Reports' Top 10 Picks of 2020. The list is…

SpaceX’s first Starship test flight imminent as rocket nosecone nears completion

Elon Musk has posted a new glimpse inside SpaceX's South Texas Starship factory, revealing a nearly-completed rocket nosecone and indicating…

SpaceX looks to launch space tourists to record heights

SpaceX has signed an agreement with a space tourism company that could see its Crew Dragon spacecraft take space tourists…