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NASA has encountered "communication issues" and is attempting to "re-establish contact" with its Moon-bound CAPSTONE satellite.
Moon

NASA Loses Contact With Just-Launched Spacecraft Headed Toward Moon

That's not good.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has restored communications with CAPSTONE, a spacecraft that was headed to the Moon but was plunged into radio silence on Tuesday shortly after it was deployed.
NASA

Celebration Erupts as NASA Restores Comms With Lost Spacecraft

"The spacecraft is looking happy and healthy."

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Capstone satellite is currently hurtling towards the Moon after successfully breaking free of Earth's orbit on Monday.
Moon

There’s a NASA Satellite Headed Toward the Moon Right Now

"For some tens of millions of dollars, there is now a rocket and a spacecraft that can take you to the Moon, to asteroids, to Venus, to Mars."

By Frank Landymore

Endless Snoop Dogg promo has not been enough to save the NFT market, it seems. As predicted, June shaped up to be a pretty horrific month for the industry.
Cryptocurrency

Abysmal New Numbers Show the NFT Market Is in Deep Trouble

Not very fun-gible tokens.

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

China is reportedly developing a biometric-enhanced AI device that can test how loyal one is to the ruling party — and yes, we should be afraid.
Artificial Intelligence

China Says It’s Developing an AI to Detect Party Loyalty

OK, this is pretty messed up.

By Noor Al-Sibai

He dropped $18,000 on the Khorum Coast, a virtual property found in Entropia Universe, saying he hopes to see a return on his investment in just four years.
Metaverse

Man Uses Life Savings to Buy Nonexistent Metaverse Land

"I know it sounds like a lot..."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Mojo Vision, a California-based startup, has shown off a "feature-complete" prototype of its augmented reality smart contact lens.
Future Society

Startup Shows Off Working AR Contact Lens You Can Actually Wear

"Seeing the future literally put me at a loss for words."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists believe they have found the largest-ever alcohol molecule in space — though it's not the kind that can get you drunk.
Off-World

Scientists Discover Giant Alcohol Molecule Near The Center of Our Galaxy

Thirsty?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Just as news circulated that the LHC was firing up for the first time in 3 years, its scientists have already announced the discovery of three new particles
Science & Energy

Large Hadron Collider Discovers Strange New Particles

"We’re witnessing a period of discovery similar to the 1950s."

By Frank Landymore

Two new high capacity battery prototypes are pushing the frontiers of energy storage — and in a beachy twist, one is based on sand and the other on water.
Energy

Unrelated Teams Install “Sand Battery” and “Water Battery”

By their powers combined...

By Frank Landymore

NASA Chief Bill Nelson had some choice words to say about China's upcoming Moon missions, alleging that the nation intends to take the Moon for itself.
Moon

China Furious After NASA Accuses It of Stealing the Moon

"The US side has constantly constructed a smear campaign."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A call for a major Tesla recall has once again been issued after a massive glitch in its crash response system was discovered in Germany.
Tesla

Glitch in 59,000 Teslas Fails to Call 911 When You Crash

Seems bad!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Russia is using the International Space Station to spread anti-Ukraine propaganda, Ars Technica reports, an unfortunate turn of events.
Off-World

Cosmonauts Spread Anti-Ukraine Propaganda on Space Station

Here's how.

By Victor Tangermann

While we're not expecting to see it hitting store shelves soon, Tesla has shown off a solar range extending trailer during an exposition in Germany.
Tesla

Tesla Unveils Trailer With Pop-Out Solar Panels

Complete with SpaceX Starlink internet.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has dragged its latest orbital launch ready Starship prototype to the launch pad, as seen in footage shared by NASASpaceFlight.
Starship

SpaceX Slaps Logo on Starship, Drags Prototype to Launchpad

Is it finally happening?

By Victor Tangermann

There was a time during the first Obama administration that people in the US government believed we could get to the moon without the help of billionaires.
NASA

How NASA Got Price Gouged on the SLS, According to Its Former Second-in-Command

"I think it is just not sustainable."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An employee in Chile really hit the jackpot this week when his employer accidentally paid him 330 times his salary on accident.
Future Society

Man Who Accidentally Got Paid 330x His Salary Quits, Disappears

Can you blame him?

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Google says it will delete location and search history that confirms people sought abortion or reproductive care following Roe's reversal.
Future Society

Google Says It Will Automatically Delete Abortion Clinic Visits From Users’ History

Good, but not good enough.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Doctors and lawyers work hard to evolve the legal definition of death in a way that helps patients, grieving families and others.
Neuroscience and Brain

Lawyers and Doctors Struggle to Figure Out Who’s Actually Dead

"We're literally legislating what states of life are worth protecting."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A single snake found its way into the Tohoku Electric Power station in Japan and caused an outage that lasted an hour for 10,000 homes on Wednesday.
Climate Change

Unfortunate Snake Causes Power Outage for 10,000 Homes

“Rest in peace, snake.”

By Lonnie Lee Hood