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Here's what people want to do with their time as soon as they're fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can partially reenter society.
Developments

After Their Second Vaccine Kicks In, This Is How People Are Reentering Society

Abandoned rituals, long overdue reunions, and smooching all made the list.

Mathematician and astronomer Claudio Maccone published more research on how to defend Earth from asteroids with orbital missiles.
Off-World

Scientist: If Asteroids Threaten Earth, We Should Blow Them Up With Missiles

Claudio Maccone's grand plan is to station defensive missile silos in orbit.

In a now-deleted tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed Tesla could become the "biggest company" and "probably within a few months."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Claiming Tesla Could Become World’s Biggest Company in “Months”

Tesla has a long way to go.

A pair of underage teens in Daytona Beach, Florida, got caught driving a Tesla Model Y on the wrong side of the road. Their excuse: it was driving itself.
Tesla

Underage Teens Caught Joyriding Tesla, Claim It Was Driving Itself

They claim they were just along for the ride.

UK credit broker Money.co.uk outlined how much it would cost to get a mortgage for a house on the Moon. Their numbers are way off.
Moon

Ridiculous Analysis Claims You Could Build a House on the Moon for $60 Million

What a steal.

A SpaceX Falcon 9's second stage lit up the skies like a spectacular fireworks display around 4am local time over the Seattle area during reentry.
SpaceX

Watch a SpaceX Rocket Stage Burn Up Spectacularly in the Earth’s Atmosphere

The videos are incredible.

In a new report, the US National Academies of Sciences is recommending to study the feasibility of dimming the Sun, thereby fighting climate change.
Climate Change

Top US Scientists Propose Research Into Blocking Sun to Fight Climate Change

Is this really our answer to climate change?

Max Hodak, Neuralink co-founder, has an idea for an entirely new religion — and it involves tripping on natural substances to feel the grace of God.
Future Society

Neuralink Co-Founder Has an Idea for a New Religion

It might already exist.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon dubbed Resilience currently docked on orbit to the International Space Station "annunciated false emergency messages" yesterday.
SpaceX

Emergency Alarm Reportedly Goes Off on SpaceX Dragon Capsule Docked to Space Station

"Dragon Resilience keeping the ISS crew on their toes."

Celebrity humanoid robot Sophia just sold a digital artwork as a non-fungible token (NFT) for $688,888, as Reuters reports.
NFTs

Humanoid Robot Sophia Sells 12 Second Video NFT for Almost $700,000

What's next? Robots buying other robots' digital artwork?

According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the company's long-awaited electric pickup will have "no handles."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Tesla Cybertruck Will Have “No Handles”

"There will be no handles."

A study suggests that the mysterious, giant blobs hidden in the Earth's mantle might be the remains of a protoplanet that crashed billions of years ago.
Science & Energy

There Appears to Be a Huge Chunk of an Ancient Planet Buried Inside Earth

Theia's impact with the Earth created the Moon — and perhaps left some shrapnel behind.

Digital artist Beeple, otherwise known as Mike Winkelmann, decided to sell his share of $53 million in ether he got for selling an NFT.
Cryptocurrency

The Guy Who Sold a $69 Million NFT Thinks NFTs Are Pretty Dumb

He sold out almost immediately.

The European Southern Observatory published a video that shows what it would be like to leave Earth, plunge into M87, and arrive at its central black hole.
Science & Energy

Amazing Video Zooms All the Way From Earth to First Photographed Black Hole

From Earth to M87* in under a minute.

IBM's Project Debater AI is getting better and better at crafting arguments. We're dreading what will happen when that thing makes its way to the public.
Artificial Intelligence

New AI Is Designed to Debate People, and It Could Ruin Social Media

IBM's Project Debater is getting more sophisticated, and it sounds exhausting.

An invisible force is tearing apart the closest star cluster to the Solar System — and astronomers are trying to figure out why.
Science & Energy

Something Is Ripping Apart the Nearest Star Cluster to Earth

Could it be dark matter?

A Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet had its Gatling gun discharge a 25mm armor piercing high explosive round causing at least $2.5 million in damages.
Future Society

A US Military Fighter Jet Accidentally Shot Itself With a Gatling Gun

That wasn't supposed to happen.

According to the latest rumors, Apple's virtual reality headset will incredibly light, weighing in at less than 150 grams, less than an iPhone 12.
Virtual Reality

New Details Leak About Apple’s Virtual Reality Headset

Apple's upcoming headset could be lighter than an iPhone 12.

A new image, released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, shows the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy in polarized light.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Release Stunning New Image of Black Hole

We've never seen a black hole in this much detail.

Crypto fan Cameron Winklevoss says that the NFT fad is going to "liberate art." This whole exercise is getting exhausting.
NFTs

Crypto Titan Makes Grandiose, Nonsense Claim That NFTs “Liberate” Art

Congratulations, you bought a JPG. Stop pretending it means anything.