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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.

Europe Builds Autonomous Robotic Orb to Explore Lunar Caves
Robotics

Europe Builds Autonomous Robotic Orb to Explore Lunar Caves

To picture DAEDALUS, think of BB-8 from "Star Wars" minus the head.

Richard Stallman, the former MIT scientist who defended Jeffrey Epstein and criticized age of consent laws, was just restored to a position of power.
Future Society

Scientist Who Defended Epstein and Pedophilia Reinstated to Free Software Foundation Board

Hundreds of foundation members have signed a furious open letter.

A new startup is pitching exciting new lab-grown meat products the world may or may not be ready for: Wagyu meatloaf, lamb burgers, and elk sausages.
Future Society

This Classy Startup Is Working on Lab-Grown Elk, Wagyu Beef

Why eat lab-grown chicken nuggets if you can eat lab-grown elk sausage?

A gruesome study found that one kind of brain cell actually gets more active and starts to grow for hours after people die.
Neuroscience and Brain

After You Die, Some Cells in Your Brain Become More Active

So-called zombie genes make brain cells grow bigger and bigger for several hours.

Tesla has officially started to accept Bitcoin as payment for its vehicles in the US, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Tesla

You Can Now Officially Buy a Tesla With Bitcoin

Buyers beware.

Blue Origin and NASA are developing artificial gravity by rotating the entire rocket and using centrifugal force, kind of like a carnival ride.
Blue Origin

NASA and Blue Origin Developing Artificial Gravity Trick

Blue Origin's rockets are going for a spin.

According to information obtained by NASASpaceFlight, SpaceX may attempt to send a Starship prototype all the way to space as soon as July.
Starship

SpaceX Reportedly Wants to Fly First Starship to Orbit as Soon as July

Starships were meant to fly.

Generation X and especially millennials are aging shockingly poorly, according to a massive new study on health outcomes.
Studies

Millennials Are Aging Really Badly, Experts Say

"The worsening health profiles we found in Gen X and Gen Y is alarming."

The anti-masker woman who assaulted her Uber driver in that horrifying viral video turned herself in to the police and faces up to 20 years in prison.
Developments

Woman Faces Years in Prison For Coughing on Uber Driver

She turned herself in and now faces up to 20 years in jail.

Arizona State University astrophysicists claim they have solved the mystery behind interstellar object 'Oumuamua once and for all.
Science & Energy

Scientists: ‘Oumuamua Was Likely a Chunk of a Pluto-Like Planet

It definitely wasn't a comet. So what the hell was it?

To celebrate the occasion, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is stashing a small piece of fabric from the famous Wright aircraft under its solar panel.
Mars

NASA Hid a Small Piece of the Wright Brothers’ Airplane in Its Mars Helicopter

Ingenuity is about to make history.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waded in to the world of UFO sightings, claiming his latest meme is the "strongest argument against aliens."
Exobiology

Elon Musk Has an Interesting Argument Against UFOs

"Honestly, I think I would know if there were aliens."

A recent survey of human-made chemicals inside pregnant women's bodies found dozens of plastics and other compounds that scientists can't identify.
Studies

Scientists Detect Chemicals Inside Pregnant Women They Can’t Even Identify

"It's very concerning that we are unable to identify the uses or sources of so many of these chemicals."

A new satellite called ELSA-d will snare space junk and drag it to safety with a powerful magnet to help clean up low-Earth orbit.
Off-World

Just-Launched Spacecraft Will Use Grappling Hook to Destroy Space Junk

It uses a magnetic grappling hook to catch space junk and fling it into an incineration orbit.

NASA has chosen the location to attempt a historic first with its Ingenuity Helicopter: the first time a manmade object to take flight on Mars.
Mars

NASA Chooses “Airfield” Location for Mars Helicopter

You're looking at "the first airfield on another planet."