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According to a pair of new studies, a passing star could have scraped the outer limits of the Solar System billions of years ago.
Off-World

Talk about a close call.

By Frank Landymore

There's a chance that the 1,100 foot long asteroid Apophis could hit our planet after all, if it gets nudged by another asteroid.
Off-World

The suspense is unbearable.

By Frank Landymore

Those self-driving, supposedly fully-autonomous robotaxis aren't all what they appear to be. Humans, it turns out, are still in the loop.
Self-Driving Vehicles

And it's a big one.

By Frank Landymore

A group of experts from the public and private sectors are warning that NASA's Earth-bound facilities are not at all up to snuff.
NASA

"NASA’s problem is it always seems to have $3 billion more program than it has of funds."

By Noor Al-Sibai

So-called "stablecoins" are far from stable. But Donald Trump's sons have a new stablecoin-forward crypto venture — which Trump is backing.
Cryptocurrency

Everything about this is awful.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Astronomers have spotted a tiny space rock just 33 feet long, which will orbit the Earth once, making it a "mini-moon."
Moon

It's adorably little.

By Victor Tangermann

The mega-tsunami created seismic vibrations in the Earth that were felt globally for over a week straight.
Science & Energy

"No one had ever seen anything like this."

By Frank Landymore

As his infamy grows, Elon Musk has apparently resorted to employing a massive security team to fend off would-be attackers. 
Elon Musk

This is a little over-the-top, even for Elon.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Microsoft has secretly been selling AI to oil companies and claiming it can help them make even more money while degrading the climate. 
Environment

All while claiming the company will be "carbon negative" by 2030.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Biological robots such as xenobots and anthrobots perform new functions that their cells originally never exhibited.
Developments

"The third state challenges how scientists typically understand cell behavior."

By Frank Landymore

Scientists have observed land surrounding a "unique" volcano in Tanzania bulging, a possible sign of an impending eruption.
Science & Energy

It could be about to blow.

By Victor Tangermann

In 1996, Carl Sagan made a prescient prediction about a populist "charlatan" that seems to have come true some decades after his death.
Future Society

"If we are not able to ask skeptical questions... then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tens of thousands of gallons of water were used to put out the Tesla Semi after its battery ignited and caught fire in a crash last month.
Tesla

So. Much. Water.

By Frank Landymore

For a few hundred thousand dollars, you can buy the machines you need to start producing lab-grown diamonds.
Future Society

Any takers?

By Frank Landymore

Adam "WeWork Guy" Neumann's crypto company has been discreetly refunding investors after years of failing to do anything said it would do.
Cryptocurrency

You don't say?

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to explore one of the most promising spots to look for life in the solar system: Jupiter's moon Europa.
NASA

It's unlike "anything we’ve seen before."

By Victor Tangermann

In a sweeping new lawsuit, over 900 people are claiming that Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs caused them long-term gastrointestinal damage.
RX and Medicine

Does semaglutide have a dark side?

By Noor Al-Sibai

OpenAI's newfangled o1-preview AI model is still struggling with the absolute basics — like counting letters.
OpenAI

Oops.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA engineers have pulled off an incredible feat, switching the agency's ancient Voyager 1 probe to a different set of thrusters.
NASA

It's incredible that it still has fuel left.

By Victor Tangermann

Donald Trump's strange speaking patterns during his debate against Kamala Harris are cause for concern, a psychiatrist explains.
Health & Medicine

"Any fair-minded mental-health expert would be very worried about Donald Trump’s performance."

By Noor Al-Sibai