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Facebook is paying one of the largest Republican consulting firms to wage a media war on competitor Tik Tok, using fake news trends and tricking reporters.
Future Society

Facebook Busted Paying Consulting Firm to Turn Users Against TikTok

"Get the message out that while Meta is the current punching bag, TikTok is the real threat."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

People are fantasizing about getting messages from aliens, as explored in a delightful new Reddit thread on the Space subreddit.
Exobiology

The Scariest Messages We Could Detect From Aliens, According to the Internet

"People of Earth, your attention please."

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA just released a Hubble Space Telescope image of Earendel, which they say is the most distant and ancient star ever observed.
Science & Energy

NASA Releases Hubble Image of Most Distant Star Ever Seen

"We almost didn't believe it at first..."

By Jon Christian

Sources are telling Reuters that when Russian forces seized Chernobyl, they drove a convoy of vehicles directly through the still-forbidden Red Forest.
Science & Energy

Chernobyl Workers Say Russian Soldiers Entered Forbidden Zone, Inhaled Radioactive Dust

"Nobody goes there... for God's sake."

By Jon Christian

This morning, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned from the International Space Station to in a Russian Soyuz capsule, along with two Russian cosmonauts.
NASA

NASA Astronaut Returns to Earth on Russian Spacecraft

"Probably the last time Americans and Russians fly together in space for a long time."

By Jon Christian

NASA has made the unprecedented decision to conduct a major test of its Space Launch System (SLS) without any press in attendance.
Moon

Journalists Slam NASA for Lack of Transparency Behind Moon Rocket Prelaunch

"This excuse is total BS."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A study looking at the effects of a highly-prescribed diabetes drug has linked the medication to an increased risk of birth defects.
Studies

Commonly Prescribed Drug Linked to Birth Defects

Ominous.

By Noor Al-Sibai

University of Maryland quantum researcher Sankar Das Sarma says that quantum computing is progressing slower than you think.
Quantum Computing

Quantum Computer Researcher Warns That the Industry Is Full of Ridiculous Hype

"I’m disturbed by some of the quantum computing hype I see these days."

By Jon Christian

Will Smith's Academy Awards confrontation with comedian Chris Rock has already hit the dubious world of blockchain, with a coin and even NFT drop.
NFTs

Ah Yes, There’s Already an NFT Collection of Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock

Is this giving anyone a headache?

By Jon Christian

In spite of CEO Elon Musk claiming that Tesla may begin selling its Optimus humanoid robots next year, that timeline nearly impossible.
Artificial Intelligence

Sorry, But There’s No Way Tesla Is Selling a Humanoid Robot Next Year

He can't be serious.

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new proposition from NASA suggests encasing the entire planet of Venus in a giant shell, letting colonists create a breathable atmosphere above it.
NASA

NASA Scientist Releases Plan for Encasing Entirety of Venus in Giant Shell

Whoa.

By Jon Christian

The Russians and Americans working together aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have signaled that in space, at least, there is still peace.
NASA

Russian Cosmonaut Hands Over Command of Space Station to NASA Astronaut

As above, so below?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Looters have reportedly seized radioactive dirty bomb materials from a lab near the site of the Chernobyl disaster, according to Science.
Robots and Machines

Dirty Bomb Ingredients Reportedly Stolen From Seized Chernobyl Site

That's not good.

By Jon Christian

A new analysis has found that the majority of NFT drops are complete failures -- either generatig no interest, or not enough to cover their minting fees.
NFTs

Huge Surprise: Two Thirds All NFT Drops Are Complete Failures

"Money is flowing too fast and too ignorant into the space."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Saturn's beautiful rings are vanishing, scientists say — but it's happening slowly, at least, in a geological or cosmic timescale.
Off-World

Saturn’s Rings Are Disappearing, Scientists Say

"Very, very sad."

By Noor Al-Sibai

An extraordinary image from the ESA shows the Sun from much closer than Earth — and spoiler alert, it's pretty incredible.
Off-World

Scientists Release Stunning Picture Taken Really Close to the Sun

The more you zoom in, the more incredible it becomes.

By Jon Christian

It's all fun and free speech until someone gets hurt — especially if that someone is the notoriously mercurial Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s “Free Speech” Social Network Mocked by Employee Who Got Fired for Saying Things Tesla Didn’t Like

Do as he says, not as he does.

By Noor Al-Sibai

Well, turns out that SpaceX's latest Crew Dragon capeule, "Freedom," is probably going to be the last of the iconic spacecraft ever made. 
Crew Dragon

SpaceX Says It’s Not Building Any More Crew Dragon Spacecraft

No tears, please.

By Jon Christian

A Florida couple is headed to space with Blue Origin -- and then, they say, possibly on a longer orbital trip via Elon Musk's SpaceX.
SpaceX

First Married Space Tourist Couple Say They’re Taking a Vacation with SpaceX Too

"Hopefully, we can do it four times."

By Noor Al-Sibai

A physicist from the UK named Melvin Vopson is raising a startling possibility: that dark matter might be information itself.
Science & Energy

Scientist Says That Dark Matter May Be Information Itself

Okay, that's a fascinating idea.

By Jon Christian