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In a document filed with the FCC, SpaceX has outlined its plans for the first orbital test flight of its Starship platform.
Starship

SpaceX Reveals Plans for First Orbital Starship Test Flight

The goal is to take take off from Texas — and land off the coast of Hawaii.

The Navy is testing autonomous drones that find and kill bird nests near air fields in order to prevent bird strikes from grounding planes.
Drones

The US Navy Is Developing Drones to Kill Eggs in Wild Bird Nests

Autonomous drones will seek and destroy bird nests near airfields.

Plutonium landed in the Pacific Ocean millions of years ago after traveling to Earth from some distant star. Now scientists want to know where it's from.
Science & Energy

Interstellar Plutonium Found in Pacific Ocean, Scientists Say

An astronomer says it's "freshly-made from exploding stars."

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has announced he's going to visit the ISS before traveling around the Moon on board a SpaceX Starship.
International Space Station

Japanese Billionaire Buys Passage to International Space Station

It's not with SpaceX.

Cases of the brain-eating "black fungus" found in COVID-19 survivors and patients in India are now popping up in Pakistan as well.
Developments

Deadly Brain-Eating Fungus Outbreak Spreads Beyond India

"Black fungus" cases have made their way to Pakistan.

Remorseless Man Brags About Abusing Tesla Self-Driving Features
Self-Driving Vehicles

Remorseless Man Brags About Abusing Tesla Self-Driving Features

He's not the only one to blame.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the car company would suspend car purchases using Bitcoin. The market reacted negatively.
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Loses Enormous Amount of Value After Elon’s Flip Flop

All of a sudden, it's about the environment.

After Elon Musk announced Tesla would no longer sell Bitcoin or accept it for car payments, crypto investors are furious over perceived manipulation.
Elon Musk

Bitcoin Fans Are Absolutely Furious at Elon Musk

Tesla said no more Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency's value plummeted.

China will attempt to land its Zhurong Mars lander some time late Friday evening, as part of its Tianwen-1 mission.
Mars

China Will Attempt to Land on Mars Tomorrow

The stakes couldn't be higher.

The wheels on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover are starting to look a little rough. But it can always rip them off if they get too damaged.
Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Is Designed to Tear Off Its Own Wheels

Who needs 'em?

Officials in India have found dozens of dead bodies floating in the Ganges River over the past few days, likely a sign of its ongoing coronavirus surge.
Developments

Dozens of Bodies Found in Indian River

Villages don't have enough wood to cremate their dead.

ESA scientists are trying to make shared and frequently-worn spacesuits less gross to wear for astronauts stationed aboard the International Space Station.
Off-World

Scientists Are Trying to Make Spacesuit Underwear Less Putrid

Spacesuit underwear is often "subject to biological contamination."

According to a recently presented preprint, climate change may be making our space junk problem even worse.
Climate Change

Climate Change May Be Making Space Junk Worse

Rising carbon dioxide levels could make an existing problem even worse.

A man who was seen riding in the back seat of a Tesla without anybody in the driver's seat has been arrested by California Highway Patrol.
Tesla

Cops Arrest Man For Driving Tesla With Nobody in Drivers Seat

How not to drive a Tesla.

Researchers were able to demonstrate that COVID-19 can lead to long-term erectile dysfunction, another sign that symptoms can last for a long time.
Developments

COVID Linked to Long-Term Erectile Dysfunction

Yet another sign that COVID-19 infection can leave longer lasting symptoms.

Researchers at Cornell University are developing a special roadway that's capable of charging vehicles' batteries as they drive over its surface.
Advanced Transport

Cornell Scientist Unveils Roadway That Charges Electric Cars While Driving

"Highways would have a charging lane, sort of like a high occupancy lane."

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack is causing gas shortages throughout the American Southeast as drivers wait in long lines to stock up.
Energy

Americans Are Hoarding Gas as Gas Stations Run Out of Fuel

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack is causing shortages throughout the American Southeast.

The Republic of Nauru announced that it's now vaccinated about 108 percent of its adult population against the coronavirus.
Viruses

Small Country Claims to Have Vaccinated 108 Percent of Population

That's gotta be a record, right?

The US Army is developing a system that would allow it to upgrade and enhance its tanks just by plugging in a new cartridge.
Robots and Machines

US Army Experimenting With “Cartridges” That Upgrade Tank Capabilities

The military wants tank upgrades to work like swapping N64 games.

A Goldman Sachs senior manager has quit the investment bank after cashing in and making millions from Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency championed by Elon Musk.
Future Society

Wall Street Exec Quits After Reportedly Making Dogecoin Fortune

He has since disappeared.