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NASA may soon be slingshotting its satellites into orbit thanks to its partnership with a startup that makes gigantic slingshots for that very purpose.
NASA

It fired it out at more than the speed of sound.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's disastrous attempt to back out of his bid to buy Twitter is backfiring spectacularly — and Tesla could be along for the ride.
Elon Musk

Yet again, it's a problem of his own making.

By Victor Tangermann

Plenty of bright eyed and eager would-be-interns had their hopes and dreams crushed when Meta rudely decided to cut costs by getting rid of them.
Future Society

Sorry, kids!

By Frank Landymore

Academic Twitter has exploded with PNAS jokes after the hilariously-abbreviated journal published a nuclear economics take.
Future Society

The jokes write themselves.

By Noor Al-Sibai

There's plenty of truly impressive Minecraft creations out there. But recreating galaxies and black holes? That might take the cake.
Off-World

Whoa.

By Frank Landymore

A video has gone viral of a massive drone dropping off a machine gun-wielding robot dog, a terrifying vision of the future of warfare.
Drones

Described as "war dogs" that "descend from the sky."

By Victor Tangermann

As murmurings of yet another adderall shortage begin to spread, people share their frustrations and worries online — and indicator of what's to come.
Health & Medicine

"It’s terrible that nothing is being done and that so many people are having to go without their meds."

By Frank Landymore

The top machine learning researcher at Facebook is quietly building a roadmap towards an "autonomous" AI that has common sense.
Self-Driving Vehicles

This is as cool as is it is frightening.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Upscaling the iconic 1993 fighting game Virtua fighter using AI, creating comically photorealistic models of the characters? Why not.
Artificial Intelligence

Polygons... begone!

By Frank Landymore

The "Ice Bucket Challenge" to fund ALS research was so effective, it resulted in the development of a new drug that was just approved by the FDA.
Medical

But the story is complicated.

By Noor Al-Sibai

With the help of state-of-the-art supercomputers, we're getting a whole lot closer to unraveling the mystery behind the formation of the Moon.
Science & Energy

That hurts to watch.

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have discovered that the saliva of wax worms can quickly break down polyethylene (PE), plastic that used in plastic bags.
Pollution

Bless these humble worms.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX and NASA launched astronauts to the International Space Station today — and crews back on the ground made a "Mean Girls" reference for some reason.
SpaceX

We can't tell if we should be cringing or not.

By Victor Tangermann

Bella Hadid held still on the Coperni runway while two armed with a sprayable fabric called Fabrican spray-painted a dress onto her figure.
Future Society

"We're not going to make money on this, but it's a beautiful moment."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse project has been universally panned as a bad joke. And now, Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's also not convinced.
Metaverse

"I’m really not sure the average person can tell you what the metaverse is."

By Frank Landymore

Russian researchers are suggesting we could send satellites into space to display ads in the night sky by having them reflect sunligh while in formation.
Off-World

It might be economically feasible — but it's a terrible idea.

By Victor Tangermann

On London's Waterloo bridge, a climate activist was filmed giving an interview while quite literally being toted away by police officers during a protest.
Climate Change

Talk about commitment to the cause.

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA and SpaceX launched Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina to the International Space Station on board a Crew Dragon spacecraft today, despite tensions.
International Space Station

Space comes first.

By Victor Tangermann

Mark Zuckerberg looked like he had fun at a UFC fight over the weekend. But you know who looked like they really, really didn't? His wife, Priscilla Chan.
Future Society

"This is not a date night vibe at all."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

There's a whole hidden graveyard of dead stars all around our galaxy, and researchers say they've charted it for the first time.
Space

Welcome to the "galactic underworld."

By Frank Landymore