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The alternative cryptocurrency Hamster skyrocketed on Tuesday — and Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have had something to do with it.
Cryptocurrency

Hamster-Themed Cryptocurrency Skyrockets for Incredibly Dumb Reason

Did Elon do this?

The Sun is about to pass between Mars and Earth, so NASA and the CNSA are putting their various rovers into safe mode until it moves.
Mars

Every Mars Rover Is About To Go Into Safe Mode

That pesky Sun is getting in the way of NASA's research.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is poking fun at his favorite adversary Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos after making him the second richest person in the world.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Taunts Jeff Bezos For Becoming World’s Second-Richest Person

"I’m sending a giant statue of the digit ‘2’ to Jeffrey B., along with a silver medal."

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered that the average wind speeds of Jupiter's Great Red Spot storm are starting to steadily increase over time.
Science & Energy

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Changing, NASA Says

The winds are starting to pick up speed.

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is yet again the world's richest person according to Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $201.7 billion.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Officially the Richest Person on Earth Again

The competition is heating up.

People peed so many party drugs into a local river at the 2019 Glastonbury music festival that the water became dangerous for local, protected eels.
Pollution

Festival Goers Did So Many Drugs That Their Pee Harmed Local Fish

The 2019 Glastonbury music festival had an alarming impact on local waterways.

Russia is sending a film crew to the International Space Station in order to shoot what will be the first fictional, feature-length movie filmed in space.
International Space Station

A Film Crew Is Launching to the International Space Station Next Week

A Russian actress will play a surgeon who, much like herself, is suddenly dispatched to space.

A hamster called Mr. Goxx has been busy making deals and trading cryptocurrencies, amusing some of the biggest names in crypto, including Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Compliments Crypto-Trading Hamster

"Hamster has mad skillz!!"

SpaceX's orbital Starship prototype experienced a bit of a mishap during a test: the pressure caused several of the heat shields to violently pop off.
Starship

Tiles Fly Off SpaceX Starship Prototype During Testing

That's not good.

Police who were struck by a Tesla that reportedly had Autopilot mode engaged are now suing the automaker for false advertising.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Police Sue Tesla for Self-Driving Car That Injured Five Officers

They accuse Tesla of false advertising regarding its Autopilot system.

A massive dust storm struck Brazil on Sunday, with massive plumes of dirt appearing to engulf entire cities that were enduring a long-term drought.
Climate Change

Watch a Huge Dust Storm Swallow an Entire City

This is terrifying.

A Pennsylvania mom was arrested after she allegedly created deepfakes of her daughter's cheerleading rivals to sully their reputation.
Artificial Intelligence

Mom Allegedly Uses Deepfakes to Frame Daughter’s Cheerleading Rivals

The videos depicted the girls naked, vaping, and drinking.

It turns out the deepfake videos of the cheerleaders vaping and drinking were probably real — and the scandal was the result of bad police work.  
Future Society

Remember That Deepfake Cheerleader Story? Turns Out It Was Probably Nonsense

The drama deepens.

Alarming new research suggests that each generation will face a more climate change-ravaged planet than the one before it.
Climate Change

If You’re Under 40 You’re Gonna See Some Horrible Stuff, Scientists Say

"This should be a call for action."

"I’ll be colonizing Europa separately from Elon for the lesbian space commune," Grimes told Page Six in an email after breaking up with Elon Musk.
Off-World

After Splitting From Elon Musk, Grimes Says She’s Starting a “Lesbian Space Commune”

"I’ll be colonizing Europa separately from Elon for the lesbian space commune."

A shocking video shows the moment a church collapses in a cloud of dark ashes on the Spanish island of La Palma.
Science & Energy

Video Shows Church Collapsing After Being Hit by Lava

Nature can be terrifying.

Tesla has made some changes under the hood via an over-the-air software update to prevent future collisions with emergency vehicles.
Tesla

Amazing! New Tesla Autopilot Update Will Avoid Crashing Into Emergency Vehicles

It will automatically slow down if it detects emergency lights at night.

A massive study on over 1.1 million blood samples found that half of American kids under the age of 6 could have lead in their blood.
Studies

Half of American Kids Have Lead in Their Blood, Doctors Say

"These findings confirm that we still have a long way to go to end childhood lead poisoning in the United States."

A raven in Canberra, Australia, decided it had enough of a local business sending coffee to a customer in the area via a Google delivery drone.
Drones

Watch a Raven Attack a Google Coffee Delivery Drone

"They think it's Terminator or something."

A team of scientists that developed climate projects for the year 2,500 is warning of an earth so different it's "alien to humans."
Climate Change

The Climate Projection for 500 Years From Now Is Unbelievably Bad

Researchers warn of an earth that's "alien to humans."