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For the second time in a week, the International Space Station (ISS) has gotten close enough to an interstellar "debris cloud" to cause the team of astronauts aboard to take refuge in their exit spaceships. 
Off-World

ISS Astronauts Shelter in Escape Vehicles as Mysterious Debris Threatens Station

What's happening to the final frontier?

By Noor Al-Sibai

A gruesome new study finds that not only are pregnant women in the United States more likely to die by homicide than maternal illness, but that they are most likely to be killed by their partners.
Studies

Pregnant American Women More Likely to Be Killed By Their Partners than by Illness

Evidence for the correlation between pregnancy and murder is growing.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Earlier this month, NASA announced where it is planning to probe the lunar surface for water ice — potentially a watershed moment.
Moon

NASA Reveals Moon Location for Ice Drilling Mission Next Year

This tiny drill will attempt to drill up to three feet into the lunar surface.

By Victor Tangermann

Fortnite has officially withdrawn its servers from China, and in doing so has abandoned the world's largest gaming market.
Future Society

Here’s The Real Reason Why Fortnite Just Abandoned China

There's a lot going on here.

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX has shared stunning new images originally taken by the crew of four space tourists, who spent three days circling the Earth in September.
SpaceX

SpaceX Tourists Share Stunning In Orbit Photos in Full Resolution

The views were absolutely breathtaking.

By Victor Tangermann

Digital artist Eric “Shardcore” Drass is creating porn using machine learning tools -- and the world may never be the same.
Artificial Intelligence

NSFW: Gaze Upon the Horrid Melting Flesh of Neural Network Porn

AI-generated porn is here — and yikes.

By Norman Miller

US-Russian relations have hit a new low after Russia conducted an anti-satellite (ASAT) test in orbit.
Off-World

US Government Furious at Russian Anti-Satellite Test

The US is "not going to tolerate this kind of irresponsible behavior."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk apparently cannot stop tweeting about Bernie Sanders -- and this time, the meme allegations include something about ketamine.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Can’t Stop Rageposting About Bernie Sanders

He's posting through it.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Doctors discovered a Massachusetts man who had tapeworms burrowed into his brain after ingesting feces-contaminated food years before.
Developments

Doctors Alarmed to Discover Tapeworm Inside Man’s Brain

The parasites entered his skull after he ate feces-tainted food.

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of researchers at Lancaster University have created a new cursed type of WiFi that transmits data wirelessly using nuclear radiation.
Science & Energy

Scientists Create Cursed WiFi That Transmits Using Nuclear Radiation

It could help transmit data when using conventional WiFi isn’t possible.

By Tony Ho Tran

IBM Says It’s Achieved a Huge Quantum Computing Breakthrough
Quantum Computing

IBM Says It’s Achieved a Huge Quantum Computing Breakthrough

"It is impossible to simulate it on something else, which implies it's more powerful than anything else."

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos thinks the Earth will be like a protected national park in the future and become a galactic tourist attraction.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Says Most People Won’t Be Able to Live on Earth

"They may visit Earth the way you would visit Yellowstone National Park."

By Tony Ho Tran

The impossible might have happened: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk might have actually gone too far for some of his fans.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Fans Are Furious at Him for Being Mean to Bernie Sanders

"It’s mean and nasty."

By Tony Ho Tran

Astroworld Theory: Deaths Caused by Human Bodies Acting as “Ocean-Like” Fluid
Future Society

Astroworld Theory: Deaths Caused by Human Bodies Acting as “Ocean-Like” Fluid

Physics may be to blame.

By Noor Al-Sibai

It looks like China's "doomsday" AI weapons may be more American than critics care to admit.
Artificial Intelligence

US Military Horrified by Chinese Military Spending Money on Exact Same Crap They Do

The call is coming from inside the house!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Kaelyn Franco, a 23-year-old Masschussets woman, developed a serious muscle condition called rhabdomyolysis after going to her spin class on September 15.
Developments

Woman Almost Loses Her Leg After High-Intensity Spin Class

"You could have lost your leg... you could have lost your life."

By Tony Ho Tran

It shouldn't be so surprising that Kiss legend Gene Simmons is loudly in support of vaccines, but it's 2021, and here we are.
Developments

Gene Simmons to the Unvaccinated: “You Are an Enemy”

God jab it!

By Noor Al-Sibai

Glen de Vries, an entrepreneur who recently went to space alongside actor William Shatner on a Blue Origin launch, tragically passed away in a plane crash.
Future Society

Astronaut Who Recently Flew in Blue Origin Launch Dies in Plane Crash

"He brought so much life and energy to the entire Blue Origin team and to his fellow crewmates."

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk took to Twitter to throw some cold water on the rival carmaker Rivian's enormous $116 billion valuation on Thursday.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Beefing With Another Electric Carmaker Again

He might have a point.

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists in China say they’ve discovered a cost-effective method of creating fusion energy that could rival much more expensive counterparts.
Nuclear Fusion

Chinese Scientists Say They’ve Discovered Cheap New Way to Do Nuclear Fusion

They’re using tiny cones made of gold to do it.

By Tony Ho Tran