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If you live in the Northern part of the United States and catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis tonight, you'll have a "cannibal" solar explosion to thank. 
Solar Power

Huge “Cannibal” Solar Explosion Will Make Northern Lights Visible in Areas That Normally Never See Them

If you live in these areas, take a look at the sky tonight.

Die Hard actor Bruce Willis been diagnosed with aphasia, a cognitive condition that's affecting his ability to speak and work.
Developments

Bruce Willis Is Halting His Movie Career Due to Aphasia. Here’s What That Means

Heartbreaking.

In a new photo of the International Space Station, you can actually make out two astronauts clambering on its exterior during a space walk.
Off-World

Guy Snaps Photo of Space Station So Detailed You Can See Spacewalking Astronauts on Exterior

"I feel like I just made a once-in-a-lifetime image."

Joe Rogan is now offering to help Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk train so that he can fulfill his goal of kicking Russian President Vladimir Putin's ass.
Elon Musk

We Must Live in a Horrid Simulation, Because Joe Rogan Just Offered to Train Elon Musk to Fight Vladimir Putin

We absolutely did not have this one on our 2022 bingo cards.

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."

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."

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..."

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."

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."

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."

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.

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."

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.

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."

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."

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.