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A photo shared by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shows SpaceX employees laying out the pipes for a 29 Raptor rocket engine configuration of its Super Heavy booster.

Elon Musk Shows Off Pic of Monstrous Super Heavy Booster Engine System

By Victor Tangermann

Space Station Astronauts Threw Their Own Zero-G Olympic Games

Space Station Astronauts Threw Their Own Zero-G Olympic Games

By Victor Tangermann

International Space Station

Crisis Briefly Spins International Space Station Out of Control

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time in history, renewables became the second-most prevalent electricity source in the US in 2020 after natural gas.

Renewables Overtook Coal and Nuclear Power Generation in the US Last Year

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers have spotted two space rocks in the asteroid belt that are teeming with organic matter, possibly the building blocks of life on Earth.

Scientists Surprised by Objects of “Complex Organic Matter” in Asteroid Belt

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese government is digging a second field of an additional 110 silos for launching nuclear missiles, The New York Times reports.

China Is Building Even More Nuclear Missile Launchers

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, the Earth's interior is recycling only about a third of the carbon being sucked below volcanic areas.

Renewable Energy

The Earth’s Interior Is Sucking Up Huge Amounts of Carbon, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared a Wall Street Journal report, which showed that US population growth rates are grinding to a halt.

Elon Musk: Population Collapse Is “Potentially the Greatest Risk to the Future of Civilization”

By Victor Tangermann

An unnamed millionaire gave away his $28 million ticket to go to space on board Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft. An 18-year-old will take his place.

Gazillionaire Gives Away $28 Million Ticket to Space Because of “Scheduling Conflict”

By Victor Tangermann

Legendary production company Lucasfilm has hired a YouTuber who impressed them with stunning, photorealistic deepfakes of "Stars Wars" franchise characters.

Lucasfilm Hires Random Guy Who Made Amazing Luke Skywalker Deepfake

By Victor Tangermann

A larger than usual meteor hurtled over Norway on Monday night, lighting up the sky over most of southern Scandinavia.

Video Shows Massive Meteor Lighting Up Entire Night Sky

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a jab at Apple when asked about Tesla's plans to open up its Supercharging network to third parties during this week's Q2 earnings call.

Elon Musks Criticizes “Some Companies,” Then Fake-Coughs and Mutters “Apple”

By Victor Tangermann

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has put together a workgroup called "The Galileo Project" to investigate evidence of alien civilizations.

New Harvard Project Will Investigate Alien Technology

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Warns That Each Cybertruck Could Cost “Literally a Million Dollars”

Elon Musk Warns That Each Cybertruck Could Cost “Literally a Million Dollars”

By Victor Tangermann

In an open letter, Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos offered NASA billions of dollars to give his space tourism company a second Human Landing System contract.

Bezos Says He’ll Give NASA Billions of Dollars If It’ll Just Give Him a Contract

By Victor Tangermann

Using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, scientists found the first ever evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Ganymede.

NASA’s Hubble Finds Evidence of Water Vapor on One of Jupiter’s Moons

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's solar energy subsidiary, Tesla Energy, reportedly asked its team of more than 20 employees to scan social media posts to find customer complaints.

Tesla Is Reportedly Trying to Make People Delete Mean Posts About Elon Musk

By Victor Tangermann

An Argentinian lagoon in the southern Patagonia region has turned a strikingly bright shade of pink, the result of chemical runoff from a nearby plant.

Pollution Runoff Causes Entire Lake to Turn Bright Pink

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin's value shot up above $39,000 for the first time in almost six weeks, a jump of almost 12 percent within the last 24 hours, according to CoinDesk.

Bitcoin Price Suddenly Shoots Up

By Victor Tangermann

A researcher at a university in South Korea has come up with a toilet that can turn human waste into power -- and it's on the blockchain.

Scientist Invents Toilet That Turns Human Feces Into Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

"I think modern nuclear power plants are safe contrary to what people may think," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during a conference this week.

Elon Musk Says It’s Totally Possible to Build “Extremely Safe” Nuclear Plants

By Victor Tangermann

Despite confirming it would abandon the International Space Station eventually, Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos had one last contribution to make.

Russia’s Space Station Module Launch Was Filled With Drama

By Victor Tangermann

During a conference on Wednesday, Elon Musk said that Tesla has caused him more suffering than anything else in his life.

Elon Musk Says Tesla Has Caused Him More Suffering Than Anything Else in His Life

By Victor Tangermann

Marking Herring, a 60-year-old grandfather from Tennessee, suffered a fatal heart attack after being swatted by a bunch of kids.

Grandfather Dies of Heart Attack After Minors SWAT His Home

By Victor Tangermann

Not just Tesla is hoarding Bitcoin — SpaceX is amassing undisclosed amounts of the cryptocurrency as well, Elon Musk revealed during a conference.

Elon Says SpaceX is Also Hoarding Bitcoin, Not Just Tesla

By Victor Tangermann

A recently surfaced video shows a Tesla Model 3 wading through deep flood waters, spraying water everywhere in the process.

Video Shows Tesla Driving Through Deep Flood Waters

By Victor Tangermann

At a blockchain conference today, Elon Musk revealed that "most likely, Tesla would resume accepting Bitcoin," but on one condition.

Oops, Elon Musk Says Tesla Might Start Taking Bitcoin Again

By Victor Tangermann

Despite three COVID-19 vaccines having been made widely available, most people in Alabama are choosing to not get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Dying COVID Patients Beg for Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

Virgil Griffith, a prominent Ethereum cryptocurrency developer who was previously charged for violating US sanctions against North Korea, has been detained.

Crypto Dev Thrown in Jail for Checking His Coinbase Account

By Victor Tangermann

China has built a maglev bullet train that reach a blistering 373 miles per hour, the world's fastest train in the world.

Advanced Transport

China Builds World’s Fastest Train, But No Tracks for It to Travel on

By Victor Tangermann

Branson's flight was a testament to the years of hard work put in by Virgin Galactic's engineers — but to call it traveling to "space" would be a mistake.

Richard Branson Didn’t Go to Space Yesterday, He Just Cruised Through the Upper Atmosphere

By Victor Tangermann

Over $21 million worth of Bitcoin were just moved out of a ten-year-old wallet that has been dormant since 2012. Was Satoshi Nakamoto behind it?

A Cache of Ancient Bitcoin, Possibly Mined by Satoshi, Just Awakened

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos's great Eureka moment: why don't we take all the bad, emitting stuff and stick it in space out of harm's way?

Jeff Bezos Says Now He’s Gonna Pollute Space, Too

By Victor Tangermann

Bitcoin has dipped below the $30,000 mark for a second time in months as Wall Street is starting to grow anxious of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

Bitcoin Crashes Below $30,000. Again.

By Victor Tangermann

The total number of COVID-19 cases among athletes and staff at the Olympic Games in Tokyo rose to 71, the Associated Press reports.

Number of COVID Cases Linked to Tokyo Olympics Spikes to 71

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos Couldn’t Qualify for Normal Astronaut Wings, So Blue Origin Invented Its Own

Jeff Bezos Couldn’t Qualify for Normal Astronaut Wings, So Blue Origin Invented Its Own

By Victor Tangermann

The largest wildfire of this year's wildfire season in the US so far is so massive, it's causing absolute mayhem with the weather.

Science & Energy

A Forest Fire in Oregon Is So Huge That It’s Generating Freak Lightning Storms

By Victor Tangermann

Canadian vehicle and scooter company Daymak has designed an autonomous car that can mine cryptocurrencies when it's parked.

Upcoming Electric Car Designed to Mine Crypto While Charging

By Victor Tangermann

It's debatable whether Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos managed to get to outer space today. Was it all a marketing stunt to appeal to the ultra wealthy?

Jeff Bezos Heads Toward Space, Turns Back Before He Gets There

By Victor Tangermann

Retired pilot instructor Wally Funk just made it to the edge of space on board Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft RSS First Step.

82-Year-Old Woman Becomes Oldest Person in Space

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is now offering its Full Self-Driving subscription, a semi-autnomous driving feature, for a cool $199 a month, a substantial amount of money.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Costs as Much Per Month as Leasing an Entire Car

By Victor Tangermann

The burgeoning space tourism industry comes with a considerable environmental cost that shouldn't be forgotten.

Rocket Launches Are Shockingly Bad for the Environment

By Victor Tangermann

Rumors spread online that cardboard beds provided to Olympic athletes in Tokyo were designed as a way to discourage sex. Officials are calling it fake news.

Olympic Organizers: Actually Those Cardboard Beds Can Withstand Vigorous Sex

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Brutally Mocks Jeff Bezos for Spaceship That Can’t Reach Orbit

Elon Musk Brutally Mocks Jeff Bezos for Spaceship That Can’t Reach Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

Ford has launched a new petrol-scented fragrance called "Mach-Eau," designed to appease nostalgic owners of the upcoming Mach-E GT.

Advanced Transport

Ford Announces Petrol Fragrance to Appease Nostalgic EV Owners

By Victor Tangermann

It wouldn't surprise Tesla CEO Elon Musk if his company's latest offering, the Cybertruck, will flop.

Elon Musk Says the Cybertruck Might Flop But He Doesn’t Care

By Victor Tangermann

Laurel Eich, a 42-year-old woman from Nevada, was arrested on Wednesday for burglary at a Sun Valley dental clinic where she used to work.

Woman Breaks Into Dentist’s Office, Extracts 13 Teeth From Anesthetized Patient

By Victor Tangermann

Sandwich chain Subway is in full damage control mode after a New York Times investigation found last month that there is no trace of tuna DNA in its tuna.

Science & Energy

Subway CEO Says Sandwiches Definitely Contain Tuna, Regardless of What That DNA Test Said

By Victor Tangermann

A new documentary about the life of the legendary TV personality Anthony Bourdain, who passed away in 2018, includes AI recreations of his voice.

Artificial Intelligence

New Anthony Bourdain Documentary Used AI to Recreate His Voice

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook announced that is is abandoning plans to develop a brain-computer interface headset capable of turning brain signals into spoken words.

Facebook Abandons Plans for Mind-Reading Headset

By Victor Tangermann

The world's first satellite primarily made out of wood is set to launch later this year, and it's bringing a selfie stick to mark the occasion.

Scientists Are Officially Launching a Wooden Satellite

By Victor Tangermann

Regions of the Amazon rainforest are now releasing more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than they can absorb.

Renewable Energy

The Amazon Rainforest Is Starting to Emit More Carbon Than It Absorbs

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover has made its next big discovery: a patch of rock that "is probably exposed bedrock," according to an update.

NASA Mars Rover Found Bedrock That Looks Like Flagstones

By Victor Tangermann

A 55-year-old man from a city in the southwestern province of Sichaun experienced a fever and tested positive for the H5N6 avian flu.

Man in China Hospitalized After Contracting Bird Flu

By Victor Tangermann

The 82-foot zero emissions escort tug called "eWolf" could be a game changer in reducing carbon emissions in the maritime industry.

Science & Energy

This Fully Electric Tugboat Will Have Absolutely Massive Battery Packs

By Victor Tangermann

In a scathing Twitter thread, co-creator of popular alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin Jackson Palmer spoke his mind on cryptocurrencies.

The Creator of Dogecoin Says He Now Believes That All Cryptocurrency Is Horrible

By Victor Tangermann

After over a month of troubleshooting, NASA engineers have finally isolated the cause of a computer glitch that shut down the Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA Says It’s Figured Out What’s Wrong With the Hubble

By Victor Tangermann

A Chinese team of researchers have claimed a new record in quantum computing, arguing its 66 qubit quantum computer is the most powerful in the world.

Quantum Computing

Chinese Scientists Say They Now Have the World’s Most Powerful Quantum Computer

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's groundbreaking Mars Helicopter has sent back some stunning color pictures it took on July 5 while flying over the Red Planet's rocky landscape.

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Sends Back Stunning Color Photos

By Victor Tangermann

50-year-old Wendell Goney from Mount Dora, Florida, shot down a police drone, the property of the local Lake County Sherriff's Office, with a rifle.

Florida Man Shoots Down Police Drone Because It Was “Harassing” Him

By Victor Tangermann

The leasee of a Tesla Model 3 reached out to YouTuber Rich Benoit after being quoted $16,000 for replacing a damaged battery pack.

Independent Garage Fixes Tesla for $700 When Tesla Would Have Charged $16,000

By Victor Tangermann

Roscosmos chief Dmitriy Rogozin congratulated Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson after his successful flight to 50 miles on Sunday.

Head of Russian Space Program Criticizes “Billionaire Oligarchs”

By Victor Tangermann

Footage taken from the International Space Station's live feeds and widely shared on Reddit showed some unusual groupings of mysterious lights.

Video Appears to Show UFO Drifting Behind Space Station, But It’s Actually Something Hilariously Boring

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's court proceedings ground to a screeching halt when things took an unexpected turn in court today. Somebody threw up in court.

Man Vomits During Elon Musk Court Appearance, Which Is Honestly Understandable

By Victor Tangermann

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