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This Photo of the Sun Is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen
Off-World

This Photo of the Sun Is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen

"This type of photography is an incredible challenge."

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists studying how sex chromosomes are linked to differences in the brain has to tread lightly, lest their work be misrepresented.
Prosthetics and Devices

Expert: In the Future, Spine Implants May Cause Orgasms on Demand

"There are doctors working to implant electrodes near the spinal cord to give you an orgasm at the touch of a button."

By Tony Ho Tran

A meteorite fell to France last week — sparking calls by amateur astronomers to help search for and find the apricot-sized space rock.
Science & Energy

A Meteorite Fell In This Area and Everybody Is Looking For It

"A fresh meteorite like this, which fell just a few days ago, hasn’t been altered by the Earth’s environment and therefore contains very precious information for scientists."

By Tony Ho Tran

Eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the Associated Press reports, the first known case amount such primates in the US.
Developments

Great Apes Have Become the First Non-Humans to be Vaccinated for COVID

They're the first apes to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

By Tony Ho Tran

A massive 164-foot asteroid called 2006 QV89 has a one in 7,000 chance of bashing into the Earth on the morning of September 9, according to the ESA.
NASA

NASA: This Asteroid Will Get So Close It Could Smash Into Earth’s Satellites

It'll come so close to Earth that you'll be able to see it with the naked eye.

By Tony Ho Tran

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency put out a call for military jetpack, wingsuits, parafoils, and glider designs. for use in combat.
DARPA

DARPA Is Officially Studying Combat Jetpacks for the Military

"Systems may be air deployed to allow for infiltration to hostile territory."

By Tony Ho Tran

Astrophysicists just uncovered why some dying stars' supernovae appear to lack high-energy gamma ray bursts. A protective cocoon has been blocking them.
Science & Energy

New Paper: Space Is Full of Naturally Occurring Atomic Bombs

The universe may be even more brutal than we thought.

By Tony Ho Tran

NASA announced Friday that the touchdown site of the Perseverance Rover will be named after sci-fi writer and pioneer Octavia Butler.
Mars

NASA Names Mars Landing Site After Sci-Fi Pioneer Octavia Butler

Her legacy lives on.

By Tony Ho Tran

Tesla is hiring a "customer support specialist" that is meant to "escalate complaints [...] and address social media escalations directed at the CEO."
Elon Musk

Contradicting Rumors of His Death, Elon Musk Appears to Be Alive

Well, unless dead people can still tweet.

By Tony Ho Tran

There are several major coronavirus variants spreading throughout the world. Here's what you should know about the most important ones.
Viruses

Five Coronavirus Variants That You Should Know About

Here's what we know about the main COVID strains — and whether the vaccines can beat them.

By Dan Robitzski

Given a choice, a surprising number of people prefer the convenience of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over the increased effectiveness of the others.
Viruses

People Are Obsessed With the Vaccine That Only Requires One Dose

Would you take a one-shot vaccine, even if it was a bit less effective?

By Dan Robitzski

Courtesy of YouTube account Cosmic Perspective, we can relive the event of SpaceX's Starship prototype SN10 exploding in incredible slow-motion.
Starship

The Starship Landing Looks Absolutely Incredible in Slow Motion

A Starship explosion has never looked this good.

By Victor Tangermann

Videos uploaded by an account called DeepTomCruise shocked users on the video sharing platform with its uncanny clips of a Tom Cruise playing golf.
Artificial Intelligence

Uncanny Deepfake Tom Cruise Fools People on TikTok

Here's how they did it.

By Victor Tangermann

Saharan dust carrying radioactive isotopes from France's nuclear bomb tests in the 1960s is now blowing back into France.
Environment

France Tested Nuclear Weapons in Africa. Now Radioactive Dust Is Drifting Back Into France.

Ironic.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is officially on the move.Recently uploaded images show the six-wheeled robot's tracks imprinted in the dust around it.
Mars

NASA’s New Mars Rover Is Officially on the Move

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is officially rolling across the Martian wasteland.

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new survey, 69 percent of Americans either want or have at least partially received a coronavirus vaccine, signalling growing optimism.
Viruses

69 Percent of Americans Want the COVID Vaccine

This is nice news.

By Dan Robitzski

A startup wants to deliver cancer drugs directly to brain tumors via tiny, injectible devices that look like little drills.
Brain

Startup Creates Tiny Drill to Burrow Through Your Brain With Magnets

But don't worry — it's there to help.

By Dan Robitzski

A bizarre photograph of a ship seemingly hovering above the sea off the coast of Cornwall, UK, made its rounds late Thursday.
Science & Energy

Optical Illusion Photo Shows Huge Oil Tanker Hovering Over the Sea

What the hell?

By Victor Tangermann

The support of our readers has been tremendous over this last year — and Futurism truly would not be here if it wasn’t for all of you.
Future Society

A Note From The Publisher of Futurism

Please. We need your help.

By James Del

The China National Space Administration released several new high-definition images captured by its Tianwen-1 Mars probe currently in the planet's orbit.
Mars

China Releases Stunning Images From Mars Orbiter

That's one hell of a view.

By Victor Tangermann