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A new book on Jeff Bezos' career reveals that he's deeply jealous of Elon Musk and SpaceX's success compared to Blue Origin's.
SpaceX

He even tried to poach SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell.

The Biden administration just greenlit the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, and experts expect more to follow soon.
Wind

Vineyard Wind, off the coast of Massachusetts, got the green light.

A new gene therapy for SCID, also known as "bubble baby" disease, uses HIV to deliver healthy genes that replace mutated ones.
Gene Editing

A new experimental therapy uses HIV to treat "bubble boy disease."

Federal investigators have released a preliminary report into a deadly crash involving a Tesla Model S that killed two men near Houston, Texas, last month.
Tesla

Many questions remain.

Russia has begun vacuum testing its "Science" module intended to build out the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
International Space Station

The module has been decades in the making.

NASA may have accidentally brought extremely hardy microbial life to Mars, spreading life throughout and contaminating the solar system.
Mars

NASA could have accidentally brought an invasive species to a new planet.

In a poll posted to Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk asked his millions of followers if his car company should start accepting the cryptocurrency Dogecoin.
Elon Musk

His followers are on board.

Retired auditor living in rural Spain used the severed tip of his index finger to successfully unlock his Samsung Galaxy A20 smartphone.
Robots and Machines

That wasn't supposed to happen.

Triggering a completely wireless neural implant made rats become social with one another, but only until the signal turned off.
Science & Energy

Sign me up!

Authorities in Ukraine have sized over 1,500 bottles of a spirit made out of apples grown near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as USA Today reports.
Science & Energy

"We are working hard to get it released, but we can't sell you anything yet."

Doctors in India are battling a surprise wave of "black fungus" infections in coronavirus survivor's eyes, lungs, and brains.
Developments

Life-saving COVID-19 treatments might be linked to deadly fungal growth.

Astronomers may be able to spot alien technosignatures, including the heat given off by satellite constellations like the one launched by Starlink.
Science & Energy

A Starlink-like satellite constellation would make a great beacon for SETI researchers.

An unlucky young woman was mistakenly given six doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Massa, Italy.
Developments

She was injected with the entire vial — and, surprisingly, experienced no side effects.

China is pushing back against all the criticism over the uncontrolled reentry and landing of its Long March 5B rocket on Saturday
Off-World

The much-criticized Chinese space agency fires back.

Melinda Gates reportedly met with divorce lawyers as far back as 2019, around the time Jeffrey Epstein was arrested and his ties to Bill Gates went public.
Future Society

The recent divorce announcement seems to have been a long time coming.

SpaceX's SN15 Starship prototype's job isn't over. According to a Friday tweet by CEO Elon Musk, the company "might try to refly SN15 soon."
Starship

Will SN15 become the first prototype to fly twice?

Dogecoin is officially going to the Moon — with the help of a SpaceX satellite called Doge-1, a mission paid for entirely with Dogecoin.
Moon

Dogecoin is literally going to the Moon next year.

NASA is barred from collaborating with China and its leadership says it's not concerned about China's ambitions. But experts suggest it should be.
Future Society

“It is clear that China is failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris.”

Elon Musk Jokes About Mars Colonists Dying Horribly
Elon Musk

"Well, I did say people were going to die."

Tesla drove their much anticipated Cybertruck through the streets of New York City — and broke a few traffic laws while doing it.
Tesla

The electric pickup truck turned a few heads all while breaking a few traffic laws.