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Russian cosmonauts stationed on board the ISS have discovered several new cracks in the wall of the aging outpost, warning that they could eventually widen.
Off-World

"This is bad and suggests that the fissures will begin to spread over time."

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company will attempt something very different to recover its massive Super Heavy booster.
Starship

"Success is not guaranteed, but excitement is!"

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk once again criticized Bitcoin, arguing that the underlying technology of Dogecoin is better suited for scalability.
Bitcoin

He claims the kids stole roughly $1 million worth of crypto from him.

By Tony Ho Tran

Psychology professor Irwin Bernstein, 88, announced his sudden "retirement" after one of his students arrived to class unmasked.
Developments

“That’s it. I’m retired.”

By Tony Ho Tran

Energy Vault, a Switzerland- and California-based company, has secured $100 million in series C funding for their bold vision.
Energy

The company is using bricks and gravity to create giant batteries.

By Tony Ho Tran

Astra Space's LV0006 rocket began launching on Saturday afternoon — only to powerslide precariously off the launch pad after an engine failed to fire.
Future Society

Sure, it was an expensive failure — but at least it looked cool.

By Tony Ho Tran

Hour One is a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses real people’s likenesses to create AI-generated “characters” for marketing and educational videos.
Artificial Intelligence

“We’ve got a queue of people that are dying to become these characters.”

By Tony Ho Tran

Governor Gavin Newsom requested permission from the federal government to use tax money via Medicaid to pay people with addictions to stay sober.
Developments

Past evidence shows that it can really work.

By Tony Ho Tran

The Department of Defense (DOD) has released a document of talking points for how government officials should respond to questions about UFOs.
Future Society

Here’s exactly what’s in it.

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists have been able to replicate the atmosphere of one of the solar system’s most enigmatic moons right here on Earth.
Off-World

This will help guide future NASA missions to Saturn's largest moon.

By Tony Ho Tran

The files from Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA are causing the computers at the Department of Justice to crash due its enormous size.
Jeff Bezos

“We have tried several different ways to create 50-megabyte files for more efficient filing, all without success thus far.”

By Tony Ho Tran

A huge "blob" of warm water in the Pacific Ocean has been made worse by climate change and led to a ten-year drought in Chile.
Climate Change

"I find it very concerning to see that human-caused climate change is amplifying the severity of megadroughts."

By Dan Robitzski

Federal scientists are tracking down and investigating nuclear cubes that Nazi scientists hoped to turn into bombs to test out new forensic techniques.
Science & Energy

"I'm glad the Nazi program wasn't as advanced as they wanted it to be by the end of the war."

By Dan Robitzski

Amazon-owned satellite company Kuiper Systems filed a complaint about SpaceX's plans for Starlink, and Elon Musk called Jeff Bezos out for being a troll.
SpaceX

To be fair, Musk has a point.

By Dan Robitzski

the laboratory services company hVivo has now grown enough of the delta variant of the coronavirus to start infecting human volunteers in a challenge trial.
Viruses

"Delta has reduced the relevance of the first virus."

By Dan Robitzski

A self-driving bus crashed into a visually-impaired paralympian at the athlete's village in Tokyo, but it may not have been the autonomous vehicle's fault.
Self-Driving Vehicles

But it seems that neither the athlete nor the bus were to blame.

By Dan Robitzski

Zoom fatigue, or feeling exhausted from having your camera on at work, is a real phenomenon that should be taken seriously, according to new research.
Health & Medicine

More research says that Zoom fatigue is a real problem.

By Dan Robitzski

Zoom fatigue, or feeling exhausted from having your camera on at work, is a real phenomenon that should be taken seriously, according to new research.
3D Printing

It's a worrying trend.

By Victor Tangermann

A new class of potentially habitable exoplanets called Hycean worlds considerably broaden scientists' options in the search for alien life.
Science & Energy

"A biosignature detection would transform our understanding of life in the universe."

By Dan Robitzski

Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, just reached out to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Twitter in the most cryptic and ominous way possible.
Off-World

"Come! We are waiting for you."

By Victor Tangermann