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China is technically liable for any damages its massive Long March 5B rocket stage could cause after uncontrollably dropping out of the sky.
Off-World

China Is Technically Responsible for Damages Its Plummeting Rocket May Cause

"I think it’s negligent of them."

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is once again under fire for his reputation as a notorious meme thief who refuses to give artists credit.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Got Majorly Called Out for Stealing Memes

Musk continues to lift and repost creators' memes without giving credit.

Astronomers have spotted evidence that a distant star has wrapped itself around a supermassive black hole, a process known as "spaghettification."
Science & Energy

Scientist Spot Star That’s Been Stretched Out and Wrapped Around a Black Hole

The process is known as "spaghettification."

A doctor from a COVID task force to Brazil compared the country's horrible pandemic response to a "biological Fukushima."
Developments

Doctor: Brazil’s Horrible COVID Response Is a “Biological Fukushima”

This is dark.

Melinda Gates was reportedly furious at her husband for his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, which may have contributed to their pending divorce.
Future Society

Before Divorce, Melinda Gates Was Furious at Bill Gates for Epstein Relationship

After a secret meeting, Melinda Gates said she wanted nothing to do with Epstein.

NASA has released the first-ever sounds of its Mars Helicopter in flight, picked up by the agency's Perseverance rover some 262 feet away.
Mars

Listen to NASA’s Mars Helicopter Taking Off

"This is a very good surprise."

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reiterated that people should be cautious with how they approach investing in cryptocurrencies such as Dogecoin.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Isn’t So Sure About Dogecoin: “Invest With Caution”

"There's a good chance that crypto is the future currency of Earth."

Experts are shredding a scientific paper that claims to have found photographic evidence of mushrooms on Mars.
Science & Energy

Experts Shred Paper Claiming to Identify Mushrooms on Mars

"Life can barely survive, let alone thrive."

A new study suggests that Mars could still have active volcanoes, and recent eruptions could have happened 50,000 instead of billions of years ago.
Science & Energy

Study: Mars Could Still Have Active Volcanoes

What if Mars' volcanoes erupted thousands of years ago instead of billions?

Boeing has announced it is targeting July 30 for its second and much overdue uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft.
Boeing

Boeing Is Still Trying to Get Its Doomed Space Shuttle Off the Ground

SpaceX is running laps around the competition.

As a Chinese rocket plummets to Earth after launching a space station module, the US military is taking a bold "wait and see what happens" plan of attack.
Science & Energy

Secretary of Defense: We Will Not Shoot Down Plummeting Chinese Deathrocket

The official stance is "wait and see."

Ohio state senator Andrew Brenner tried and failed miserably to hide the fact that he was driving a car during a Zoom meeting.
Advanced Transport

Watch This Politician’s Horrible Attempt to Hide That He’s Driving on a Zoom Call

Are you telling me he wasn't wearing a seatbelt while checking his blind spots in his home office?

An economist examined the possible effects the discovery of aliens among our midst could have on global markets.
Off-World

Economics Professor: UFOs Could Be a Big Deal For the Economy

HODL on UFOs.

Hackers found a way to take over most of a Tesla's functionality just by broadcasting a WiFi signal from a drone hovering overhead.
Drones

Hackers Broke Into Tesla Using a Drone

A zero-click exploits let hackers unlock and partially control a nearby Tesla.

After a not-so-sneaky attempt to get back on Twitter, former US President and serial poster Donald Trump finds himself banned once more.
Future Society

Trump Just Got Kicked Off Twitter AGAIN

If at first you don't succeed…

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service isn't going to give you a pass for downloading copyright-infringing content online.
SpaceX

SpaceX Could Cut Your Starlink Internet Service If You Pirate Movies

This is a PSA.

The US birthrate dropped for its sixth straight year, with a precipitous drop in December births linked to the start of the pandemic.
Developments

The United States’ Birthrate Is Declining Rapidly

The pandemic seems to have accelerated an already alarming trend.

To SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the only way to "make life multiplanetary" is to "create rapidly and fully reusable orbital rockets."
Starship

Elon Musk Celebrates Starship Landing: “Needed to Make Life Multiplanetary”

One rocket at a time.

A new bill in front of the New York state senate would impose a three-year ban on all crypto mining to take stock of its environmental impacts.
Environment

New York May Ban All Bitcoin Mining

A three-year moratorium would help New York hit its climate goals.

SpaceX has finally launched its latest full-scale prototype of its Mars-bound Starship rocket — and this time it stuck the landing. 
Starship

SpaceX Just Landed Starship Without It Exploding

It's a major achievement for the space company.