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An astronomer at the University of Regina warned how "one out of every 15 points" of light in the sky will soon be a satellite instead of a star.
Off-World

A Baffling Number of “Stars” Are Actually Spacecraft

"This will be devastating to research astronomy and will completely change the night sky worldwide."

The South African scientist who was first to alert the world to the existence of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant believes it may have mutated in people with HIV.
Studies

A Disastrous Collision Between COVID and HIV May Have Caused the Omicron Variant

The scientist who first discovered the Omicron variant has a fascinating theory.

UK-based robotics company Engineered Arts has shown off an impressive new humanoid robot that can put on some eerily realistic facial expressions.
Robotics

New Video Shows Robot With Terrifyingly Realistic Facial Expressions

Fortunately, it has yet to learn how to walk.

A new revelation from Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial suggests that famous a NASA astronaut was connected to billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 
Future Society

Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Pilot Says Famed NASA Astronaut Rode on His Jet

Yet another addition to the infamous "Epstein flight manifests" emerges.

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Robots and Machines

A Gun Company Is Now Selling a Handheld Semi-Automatic Railgun

"It's still a dangerous electrical device, and it's not a toy."

A new congressionally mandated report for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine paints an ugly picture of the amount of plastic waste the country produces.
Pollution

The US Is Filling the Oceans With Shocking Amounts of Disgusting Plastic

"An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year."

Famed astrophysicist and science popularizer Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter on Wednesday to post a weird, potential cry for help.
Future Society

Neil deGrasse Tyson Keeps Tweeting Something Sad and Weird

You okay, Neil?

When announcing his company's latest processor chip, one tech company executive seemed excited by the prospect of Android phones with always-on cameras.
Robots and Machines

Tech Exec Brags That New Phone’ Cameras Will Always Be Watching You

Every breath you take, every move you make.

Amazon has partnered with climate scientists to help create models that show what exactly would happen if we blocked the Sun.
Science & Energy

Amazon Is Quietly Researching How to Block Out the Sun

It’s not necessarily nefarious — but it’s definitely ominous.

NASA has shared a brand new selfie its Curiosity Mars rover took late last month — and it's a real doozy.
Mars

NASA Rover’s New Selfie Will Make You Feel Like You’re on Mars, and Maybe a Little Drunk

That's a lot of Mars in one picture.

Elon Musk seemed to take another shot at President Joe Biden early Thursday morning via Twitter — and added a trademark man-childish joke while doing so.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Proposes Setting an Age Limit on US Politicians

He thinks the limit should be 69 years old.

A new book claims that former President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 before interacting with countless hundreds of people.
Health & Medicine

Trump Tested Positive for COVID Before Breathing His Germs on Hundreds of People

And then he blamed some Gold Star families for infecting him.

NASA scientists are really starting to get fired up about the idea of SpaceX's Starship, a massive spacecraft with big promises.
Starship

NASA Scientists: SpaceX Starship “Revolutionary” for Exploring Solar System

"Planetary scientists need to be thinking about how we can take advantage of this capability because it’s extraordinary."

The American Astronomical Society has penned a letter to NASA asking for a report of its investigation into the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA

Influential Astronomers Call Out NASA For Telescope With Offensive Name

They want to know how — and why — NASA is following through with it.

NASA is throwing shade at some "hot mess" colliding galaxies as they become one.
Science & Energy

Hubble Space Telescope Calls Out “Hot Mess” Galactic Collision

The urge to merge.

Did Musk just hint at taking SpaceX public in a mysterious tweet?
SpaceX

A Day Before the Bankruptcy Leak, Musk Quietly Hinted at Taking SpaceX Public

Is that what he meant?

A new cryptocurrency is hitting the market named after the deadly new coronavirus variant dubbed Omicron.
Cryptocurrency

An Omicron Cryptocurrency Started Spiking, Because We Are Doomed

"Do we even need to talk about how ridiculous this is?"

A climate scientist believes that since geoengineering the earth to cool down the climate is so affordable, countries will inevitably start doing it.
Climate Change

Climate Scientist Warns That Countries Are Going to Start Geoengineering the Earth

But the consequences could be disastrous.

Scientists have discovered yet another reason why vaping sucks.
Studies

Bad News, Boys! Vaping Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

Bro, bro, can I get a hit off your Juul please bro?

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk offered a brief and terse response when asked on Twitter about the company's bankruptcy conerns surrounding its Raptor engine.
SpaceX

Elon Musk Tersely Addresses SpaceX Bankruptcy Leak

"It's getting fixed."