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SpaceX head Elon Musk revealed today that he likes to go on social media to check in on the progress his company is making on Starship.
Starship

Elon Musk Says He Goes on Twitter to Check on Starship’s Progress

"Often when I want to know what the latest thing is, I just go on the internet."

A team of scientsits used a nearby galaxy cluster as a magnifying lens that allowed them to study a much more distant galaxy in ten times the detail.
Science & Energy

Scientists Turn Galaxy Cluster Into Giant Magnifying Lens To Study Even Farther Galaxies

Down in front!

The tragic collapse of a Miami condo building that killed at least a dozen people seems to have been caused, at least in part, by worsening climate change.
Climate Change

Deadly Condo Collapse Linked to Climate Change

The rising sea level could have played a major role.

It has been four days since we've last heard from NASA about Hubble's condition after a glitch forced it to halt scientific operations on June 13.
Off-World

The Hubble Space Telescope Is in Really Serious Trouble

NASA scientists are running out of options.

Bitcoin billionaire and crypto exchange founder Mircea Popescu has reportedly been found dead off the coast of Costa Rica, MarketWatch reports.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Billionaire Reportedly Found Dead

Despite his extreme views, he had a tremendous amount of influence on the Bitcoin movement.

Stock market company Public.com decided to give Tesla CEO Elon Musk a gift for his 50th birthday on Monday: a terrifying, life-sized bronze statue.
Elon Musk

Bronze Statue of Elon Musk Looks Nothing Like Elon Musk

Kill it with fire.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says that the government doesn't know what's behind the recent UAP sightings, but he does believe aliens are out there.
Science & Energy

The Head of NASA Says He Believes in Aliens

If anyone would know…

In a new "vlog" released on Chinese social media, three astronauts can be seen living life on board the country's new "Heavenly Palace" space station.
Off-World

New Video Shows Chinese Astronauts Hanging Out in Brand-New Space Station

It's the longest crewed mission in China's history.

A man was charged with rape after uploading his genetic code to a genaelogy site, giving police the DNA match they needed for a case from 2007.
DNA

Man Charged With Rape After Uploading His DNA to Ancestry Site

A case from 14 years ago was solved after the rapist uploaded his own DNA to a genealogy testing site.

Scientists Warn That Social Media Could Be a Threat to Civilization
Science & Energy

Scientists Warn That Social Media Could Be a Threat to Civilization

"And they often tend to fail catastrophically, unexpectedly, without warning."

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell says the company hopes to launch its first orbital Starship flight some time in July, but several challenges remain.
Starship

SpaceX President Says Orbital Starship Launch Is “Shooting for July”

"I am hoping we make it, but we all know this is difficult."

The heat wave is shattering temperature records in Canada and the northwest United States, where temperatures are typically 40 degrees lower in late June.
Climate Change

This Heat Wave Is Smashing All-Time Records in the US and Canada

This is not the trophy we wanted to earn.

A new mod for "The Witcher 3" uses AI to churn out new lines in an actor's voice, raising serious questions about how automation will impact artists.
Artificial Intelligence

Video Game Voice Actors Alarmed by New AI Voice Technology

"Replacing actors with AI is not only a legal minefield but an utterly soulless choice."

Canadian astronaut and former space station commander Chris Hadfield urges NASA and other space agencies to partner rather than compete with China.
NASA

Former Astronaut Calls for NASA Collaboration With China

Chris Hadfield says rival space agencies should find a way to overcome the "inertia of politics."

Scientists have uncovered dozens more subterranean lakes near Mars' south pole, but some of their locations defy explanation.
Science & Energy

NASA Research Identifies Dozens of Underground Lakes on Mars

"Either liquid water is common beneath Mars’ south pole, or these signals are indicative of something else."

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Future Society

Highly-Classified British Military Documents Found at Bus Stop

The documents were found in a soggy pile behind the stop.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Facebook can be held liable if sex traffickers use the platform to victimize children on Friday.
Future Society

Facebook Can Be Held Liable for Sex Trafficking, Says Texas Court

The court said that Facebook isn't "a lawless no-man's-land on the Internet."

Scientists have discovered a subspecies of bees that can create perfect clones of itself — rendering it virtually immortal.
Future Society

A Single Bee Has Created an Immortal Army with Millions of Clones

"It's incredible. It's also incredibly dysfunctional."

The Chinese rover Zhurong sent footage of its descent along with a video of its drive off of the Tianwen-1 landing platform on Sunday.
Mars

Chinese Rover Sends Video, Audio Back From Mars

Here’s what the rover sounds like on the martian surface.

After a series of tests this week, researchers discovered that the Hubble Space Telescope's backup payload computer was also glitching.
Off-World

Welp, the Hubble Backup Computer Just Broke Too

NASA's still trying to fix the issue — but it's not looking good.