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Another day, another chance of SpaceX launching its next Starship prototype. Local sheriffs have cleared the beach in preparation.
Starship

Cops Clear Beach in Preparation for Starship Launch

Today may just be the day.

By Victor Tangermann

The Pentagon is launching an investigation into its own handling and response to various UFO and UAP sightings over the years.
Robots and Machines

The Pentagon Is Investigating Potential Mishandling of UFO Evidence

"That's a valid thing for them to investigate."

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook's Oversight Board has officially ruled to uphold the social media network's suspension of Donald Trump in a ruling today.
Future Society

Facebook Oversight Board Rules That Trump Remains Banned

Facebook keeps dragging its feet on the matter.

By Victor Tangermann

This morning's SpaceX launch went by without a hitch — but the crew of four did just experience a bit of a scare.
SpaceX

SpaceX’s Spacecraft Just Had a Near Collision With an Unidentified Object

Astronauts were instructed to put on their spacesuits.

By Victor Tangermann

Futurism reported on Oxitec, a biotech company releasing millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes in Florida. It turns out that Bill Gates helped.
Science & Energy

Bill Gates Funded the Company Releasing Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes

The Gates foundation funded Oxitec's work to design gene-edited mosquitoes

By Dan Robitzski

Swarm of Drones Creates Huge QR Code in the Sky
Drones

Swarm of Drones Creates Huge QR Code in the Sky

This is the future of advertising.

By Tony Ho Tran

A massive Long March 5B core stage that recently helped launch the first piece of China's space station will soon make its uncontrolled reentry.
Off-World

Oops, More Huge Chinese Space Debris Is Tumbling Back to Earth

We have no idea where it will splash down.

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Gates announced on Twitter that he and his wife Melinda are getting a divorce, but their work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will continue.
Future Society

Bill Gates, Who Wants to Geoengineer the Earth, Is Getting a Divorce

This divorce could have a big impact on medicine, the climate, and philanthropy in general.

By Dan Robitzski

While millions of people are offering up their arm to get a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, labs around the world are already working on the next generation.
Viruses

The Next COVID Vaccine Could Come in Pill Form

A COVID-19 vaccine nasal spray could be a real game changer.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a cluster of stars trailing behind our galaxy that they think could be trapped in a blob of dark matter.
Physics

A Blob of Dark Matter Appears to Be Floating Outside Our Galaxy

Stars trailing through intergalactic space are likely stuck in a blob of dark matter.

By Dan Robitzski

As the pandemic begins its 15th official year, doctors are seeing severe cancer cases that went ignored for too long for one reason or another.
Cancer

Severe Cancer Is on the Rise

Doctors say some cases are worse than they've seen in years.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of astronomers are trying to figure out what's behind the largest source of matter and energy in the universe: dark energy.
Science & Energy

Scientists Say New Experiment Will Determine “Fate of the Universe”

Creating a gigantic 3D map of the universe is no easy task.

By Victor Tangermann

An antimasker attacked two Asian women in New York City on Sunday, hitting one in the head with a hammer for refusing to remove her mask.
Developments

Woman Brutally Attacked With Hammer for Wearing Mask

This is where anti-mask discourse was always headed.

By Dan Robitzski

In a recent opinion piece for NBC News, MIT graduate and entrepreneur Rizwan Virk argues studying UFOs could potentially redefine "all of science."
Physics

MIT Researcher Says UFO Research Could Lead to New Laws of Physics

The study of UFOs could potentially redefine "all of science."

By Victor Tangermann

The Parker Solar Probe broke two of its own records, for being fastest human-made object and taking the closest apporach to the Sun.
Science & Energy

A NASA Spacecraft Just “Touched” the Outer Layer of the Sun

The Parker Solar Probe is now the fastest human-made object in existence.

By Dan Robitzski

A  Las Vegas-based company has put up a RV add-on called CyberLandr for the Cybertruck, cashing in on more than $50 million in future revenue.
Advanced Transport

Cybertruck RV Attachment Sells $50 Million in Preorders

This RV add-on is sick.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Parker Solar probe made it inside of the far reaches of the Venusian upper atmosphere, picking up natural radio signals.
Off-World

Scientists Detect Radio Signal Coming From Venus

The signals are oddly familiar.

By Victor Tangermann

Carnegie Mellon University researcher Simon DeDeo warns of "nightmare" bots that use AI and image synthesis to "drive vulnerable people (literally) crazy.”
Artificial Intelligence

Professor Warns of “Nightmare” Bots That Prey on Vulnerable People

“My current nightmare application is blending GPT-3, facial GANs, and voice synthesis to make synthetic ELIZAs that drive vulnerable people (literally) crazy.”

By Kelly Catalfamo

When SpaceX's crews pulled the Crew Dragon capsule out of the water on Sunday, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins did a little dance.
SpaceX

Watch Astronaut Do a Victory Dance After Climbing Out of Charred SpaceX Capsule

We'd be dancing, too.

By Victor Tangermann

As glaciers melt, drastic river piracy — or the rivers that rely on glaciers diverting off course — will likely continue to follow.
Climate Change

Rivers Around the World Are Disappearing

"River piracy" is robbing communities of their water sources.

By Dan Robitzski