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Get your Sagan on with 50 awe-inspiring photos of the final frontier

Few things instill a sense of wonder quite like the final frontier. The best space photos show off the beauty of Earth, our solar system, and the far corners of the universe. Here are our current favorites.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/best-space-photos/

Behold the majesty of our world with the 50 best drone photos

Most of today's drones come equipped with high-end cameras, which are quickly revolutionizing the world of aerial photography as we know it. Here are 50 of the best drone photos from around the world.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/best-drone-photos/

Surf’s Up: Kelly Slater will open public artificial wave pool in Florida

Pro surfer Kelly Slater has won approval for the first public wave pool in Florida, set to begin construction in 2018. It would give surfers of all skill levels the ability to continuously ride a perfect wave.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/outdoors/kelly-slater-wave-pool-opening-in-florida/

Google redesigns its Science Journal app as a digital science notebook

Google's Science Journal app measures and records data in real time, and then turns all that input into consumer-friendly graphs and charts. It also includes a digital science notebook that can be filled with notes and photos.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/science-journal-app/

Feast your eyes (not literally, though) on the most powerful lasers on Earth

To give you a sense of how far laser technology has come in the past few decades, we've compiled a list of the most powerful lasers on Earth -- including one you can buy

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/most-powerful-lasers/

Jibo the robot has finally gone on sale for $900

Jibo, "the world's first family robot" is a sensor-studded household bot designed to help you out with everyday tasks and help keep your life organized. It's also a bit on the creepy side.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/meet-jibo-adorable-slightly-creepy-robot-wants-invade-home/

Everything you need to know about the Boring Company, Elon Musk’s latest venture

What's The Boring Company, you ask? It's an ambitious Elon Musk project to dig tunnels - really, really fast tunnels. Here's everything you need to know about this new technology.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/the-boring-company-elon-musk-news/

The Smile Mirror for cancer patients is getting a ton of blowback online

The Smile Mirror is a misguided attempt at improving the lives of cancer patients by "gifting them a smile," with a mirror that only shows their reflection when they smile. A lot of people think it's a bad idea.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/home/smile-mirror-cancer-patients/

Aerial-to-aquatic RoboBee can dive into water, swim, and launch itself back out

A Harvard team has unveiled the latest version of its RoboBee, an aerial-to-aquatic device that can fly, dive into water, and even propel itself from the water’s surface back into the air.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/robobee-harvard/

NASA is sending its strange 'Martian igloo' into orbit for a trial run

If we plan to stay on Mars for an extended period of time, we'll certainly need a place to lay our heads. That said, NASA plans to test its prototype Martian habitat on the space station next year

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/martian-habitat-space-station-test/

Forget cars: this Ferris wheel waterslide is German engineering at its finest

In a burst of progress for waterparks everywhere, a German manufacturer has created a hybrid between a waterslide and a Ferris wheel. The Slidewheel promises riders two minutes of thrills and spills.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/slidewheel-waterslide-ferris-wheel/

Deliveries by drone come a big step closer with latest Trump initiative

Deliveries by drone may be a lot closer after the government on October 25 announced a program designed to make testing the technology easier. Among its tasks will be to reexamine rules on night operations and flights over people.

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Source: https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/deliveries-by-drone-government-initiative/

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