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A massive storm has carried Sahara desert dust all the way from Africa to the Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada, Spain — and the videos look like they were taken on Mars.
Climate Change

Orange Dust Blankets Spanish Ski Resort

Is this what it would look like "if Mars had ski slopes?"

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is finally ready to roll out the first rocket designed to return the first astronauts to the Moon since the 1970s.
Moon

NASA Is Finally Rolling Its Giant Moon Rocket Out to the Launch Pad

It's actually happening!

By Victor Tangermann

The MIT engineers behind the robot mini cheetah released a video showcasing its new running and terrain-traversing skills on Thursday.
Robotics

MIT’s Robot Cheetah Looks Hilariously Awkward Teaching Itself to Run

It did manage to break its own speed record, though.

By Tony Ho Tran

John Bernal, an ex-Tesla employee who has made several shocking videos about the company's "Full Self-Driving" Beta software, was fired in February.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Tesla Fires Employee Who Posted Shocking YouTube Videos About Its Full Self-Driving Beta

"Shows a lot about a compan[y's] culture and leadership by the actions they choose to take."

By Victor Tangermann

A deepfake video of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenksy calling on Ukrainian troops to surrender reportedly made it onto a hacked Ukrainian news site.
Hacking

Hackers Deepfaked a Video of the Ukrainian President Telling His Soldiers to Surrender

"This is a fake!"

By Victor Tangermann

Snoop Dogg's decision to bring Death Row records into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has chagrined a lot of his fans.
NFTs

Fans Furious With Snoop Dogg for Pulling Records Off Streaming for NFT Purposes

"NFTs need to die."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study found that a small amount of light can impact your cardiovascular function while you sleep and increase insulin resistance when you wake up.
Sleep

If There’s Any Light in Your Room When You Sleep, This Research Might Worry You

"That’s bad."

By Tony Ho Tran

We don't wanna freak you out, but there's a really good likelihood that dark matter could be in the room with you right now.
Science & Energy

Is Dark Matter In The Room With Me Right Now? Scientists Say Yes

"It's going through you right now."

By Noor Al-Sibai

One historian recently accused the billionaire of completely missing the point of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Elon Musk

Historian Says Elon Musk Is Misinterpreting One of His Favorite Books

"That is Musk’s guide for living, yet he is using that guide to justify doing the very thing that the story is opposed to."

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists have discovered that sex pheromones can be used to trick giant murder hornets into traps to protect endangered bee species. 
Science & Energy

Murder Hornets Have One Weakness, Scientists Say: Sex

Honestly, same.

By Tony Ho Tran

There's still a chance Microsoft may stuff ads in its File Explorer — you know, the thing every Windows user relies on to access their files?
Future Society

Microsoft May Start Putting Ads in Windows File Manager

Oops, you weren't supposed to see that.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said the agency sent him an email warning him to stop publicly criticizing Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin.
NASA

Former Astronaut Says NASA Warned Him to Stop Criticizing Russia

"I didn't have to, but I respect NASA."

By Tony Ho Tran

While falling over themselves to support Ukraine, a space industry conference has removed the name of celebrated Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin from its agenda.
Off-World

Space Conference Censors Name of First Human in Space Because He Was Russian

The silliest part? Yuri Gagarin is actually pretty popular in Ukraine.

By Noor Al-Sibai

An "IT army" is amassing on popular messaging platform Telegram, volunteers determined to take down the government of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Hacking

300,000 Volunteer “Hackers” Are Attacking Russian Computer Systems

"There will be tasks for everyone. We continue to fight on the cyber front."

By Victor Tangermann

Wanna feel small? Peep these latest photos from NASA that show an x-ray beam trillions of kilometers long coming out of a collapsing star. 
Science & Energy

NASA Image Shows Tiny Star Unleashing Furious Beam of Antimatter

It's only ten miles across, but "can create a structure so big that we can see it from thousands of light-years away."

By Noor Al-Sibai

The IP to the highest selling NTF collection in the world called CryptoPunks was just bought by the creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC).
NFTs

Second Most Valuable NFT Collection Buys IP of Most Valuable NFT Collection

So much for decentralization.

By Victor Tangermann

"Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson is going to "space" on board Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket — depending on what your definition of space is.
Off-World

Pete Davidson Is Only Going to “Space” If You Define “Space” as “Fairly High off the Ground But Nowhere Near Orbit”

Reality check: it's basically a very expensive roller coaster ride.

By Victor Tangermann

With so much unknown about the mysterious substance scientists call "dark matter," the possibility for discoveries and uses are endless — and could very well include a new energy source.
Dark Matter

Scientist Says Dark Matter Could Likely Be Incredible Fuel for Spacecraft

"But if you could focus it, you would have an unlimited supply of energy."

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA said that astronaut Mark Vande Hei will still be going back Earth via Russia's Soyuz spacecraft despite escalating geopolitical tensions.
NASA

NASA Says Its Astronaut Is Definitely Still Carpooling Back to Earth on a Russian Spacecraft

That's gonna be one awkward trip back!

By Tony Ho Tran

A massive section of Antarctic ice the size of Philadelphia abruptly shattered — exposing vulnerable glaciers to the sea and more rapid melting. 
Climate Change

The Sea Ice That Protects Antarctic Glaciers Just Completely Shattered, Scientists Say

Uh, that's not good.

By Tony Ho Tran