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Anthony Levandowski decided to shut down the artificial intelligence-focused church he started and donated its funds to the NAACP.
Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence-Worshipping Church Officially Shuts Down

And all its money is going to Black Lives Matter.

By Dan Robitzski

Another earthquake hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Saturday, further complicating the effort to manage and decommission it.
Energy

Another Earthquake Nails the Crumbling Fukushima Power Plant

And there's new damage.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has released the next photo sent to us all the way from Mars courtesy of its Perseverance mission, which successfully landed on Thursday.
Mars

Incredible Photo Shows NASA Mars Rover Hanging Below “Sky Crane”

You can see the rover dangling high above the Martian surface.

By Victor Tangermann

Amid rolling blackouts, Texans are having to get creative to stay warm. Some are sleeping in their Tesla vehicles overnight.
Sleep

Texans Are Sleeping In Their Teslas to Survive Freezing Cold

"So my wife my dog and my newborn daughter slept in the garage in our Model 3 all nice and cozy."

By Victor Tangermann

The US Department of Justice indicted three state-backed North Korean hackers for stealing a massive pile of cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency

WANTED: Three North Korean Hackers For Trying to Steal $1.3B In Crypto

That's billion with a "b."

By Dan Robitzski

Two Florida women in their 20s reportedly dressed up as "grannies" to get the COVID-19 vaccine early, according to local Orlando news station WFTV.
Viruses

Florida Women Caught Wearing Elderly Disguises to Get Vaccine Early

They were "dressed up as grandmas with 'bonnets and gloves.'"

By Victor Tangermann

Scienists managed to open a two-way line of real-time communication with people who were having lucid dreams, some of whom were able to solve math problems.
Science & Energy

Scientists Communicate With Lucid Dreamers During Sleep

Volunteers were able to understand and solve math problems — while they were asleep.

By Dan Robitzski

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk moved to Austin, Texas earlier this year, he likely couldn't have predicted a cold snap that brought the state to its knees.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk, Who Moved to TX For Less Regulation, Is Furious That the Power Went Down

It's almost like regulations exist for a reason.

By Victor Tangermann

Futurism reached out to a variety of planetary scientists to ask whether the donut looked like an accurate model of the Red Planet.
Mars

Here’s What Planetary Scientists Think of Krispy Kreme’s Mars Donut

"Mars is not actually coated with caramel or filled with chocolate cream."

By Jon Christian

Just minutes after touchdown was confirmed, NASA's Perseverance rover sent back two low-resolution images of the surface of Mars.
Mars

NASA Rover Releases First Photos From the Surface of Mars

The dust hadn't even cleared.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has successfully landed in the Jezero crater, a region believed to be an ancient dried up river delta.
Mars

BREAKING: NASA Successfully Lands Perseverance Rover On Mars

Amazing!

By Victor Tangermann

Steve Jurczyk was catapulted from third-in-line to acting leader of NASA when Biden took office. Here's some of what we know about him and his leadership.
NASA

Seven Facts About the New Head of NASA, Steve Jurczyk

The new leader of NASA appears to have deleted his Twitter account — and other facts you probably didn't know.

By Dan Robitzski

When Perseverance lands, NASA engineers will need to start living and working on Mars time to make the most of the mission's beginning.
Mars

NASA Scientists Need to Live and Work on “Mars Time”

The Perseverance rover doesn't care about your nine-to-five.

By Dan Robitzski

Russian physicist  Egor Loktionov is suggesting to use space-based lasers to melt non-operational satellites into plasma as a way to clean up Earth's orbit.
Off-World

Russian Scientist Proposes Using Lasers to Melt Space Junk

That's one way to do it.

By Victor Tangermann

Here's how to follow NASA's daring Perseverance Mars rover landing this afternoon. It's the most difficult landing on the Red Planet ever attempted.
Mars

How to Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars

We've waited years for this day.

By Victor Tangermann

New coronavirus infections in the United States and around the world dropped by a significant number over the previous week.
Viruses

Coronavirus Cases Around the World Are Finally Dropping

Something very interesting happened the day that infections started to fall.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new report, the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech is 93 percent effective after just one out of two doses.
Developments

Pfizer Says Its COVID Vaccine Is 93% Effective After Just One Shot

And there's even more good news.

By Victor Tangermann

Computer scientist and investor Sailesh Ramakrishnan says that the space industry is about to see a "gold rush" that will transform off-world exploration
NASA

Former NASA Scientist Predicts “Gold Rush” in Space

"I'm not saying we'll find aliens in five years or anything like that. But space will touch every part of our lives."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will attempt to land in some of the most challenging Martian terrain tomorrow. Luckily, it's prepared.
Mars

Tomorrow’s Mars Landing Will Be Hardest in NASA’s History

Luckily, it's fully prepared.

By Victor Tangermann

New York just sued Amazon over its failure to protect warehouse workers from the coronavirus and for punishing anyone who spoke out.
Viruses

New York State Sues Amazon Over Coronavirus Protocols

"Since the pandemic began, it is clear that Amazon has valued profit over people and has failed to ensure the health and safety of its workers."

By Dan Robitzski