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New Technique Uses Entire Milky Way as a Giant Observatory
Physics

New Technique Uses Entire Milky Way as a Giant Observatory

It's big. Really big.

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California will be turned into a "super site" for COVID-19 vaccinations in the surrounding Orange County later this week.
Developments

Disneyland Will Turn Into a Giant Vaccine Distribution Center

The "happiest place on Earth" is about to become a huge COVID vaccine "super site."

Responding to writer Ben Mezrich, who said that he's "never turning down getting paid in bitcoin again" in a Friday tweet, Musk replied with "me neither."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He Would Take a Salary in Bitcoin

Two days later, Bitcoin plummeted by 21 percent.

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.
Viruses

Eight Gorillas in Zoo Catch Coronavirus

Gorillas share 98.4 percent of their DNA with humans.

After two white dwarf stars managed to merge without destroying each other, scientists say they've observed a brand new type of star.
Science & Energy

An Unusual Merger Seems to Have Created a New Type of Star

In X-Ray, it glows bright green.

Because of bad weather here on Earth, a SpaceX Dragon that was supposed to head home from the International Space Station is hanging out in orbit.
Science & Energy

Bad Weather Leaves SpaceX Dragon Stuck at Space Station

Expect delays.

An online database just released all of the UFO-related records ever declassified by the CIA for anyone to download and peruse.
Future Society

The CIA’s Declassified UFO Documents Are Now All Available Online

"Plain and simple, the public has a right to know!"

Before Parler, the far-right version of Twitter, went dark, a hacker and their followers scraped user data from the raid on the U.S. Capitol.
Future Society

The Pro-Trump Twitter Alternative Parler Has Gone Offline

And a hacker says they've downloaded all the posts from the Capitol building attack.

South Korean tech giant Samsung has teased its new domestic household helper robot at this year's virtual-only CES — and it's called "Bot Handy."
Robotics

Watch a Samsung Robot Load Dirty Dishes Into the Dishwasher

This is pretty impressive, from an engineering point of view.

DARPA is developing night-vision goggles that look just like glasses instead of the bulky, binocular-like tech that currently exists.
DARPA

DARPA Working on Night-Vision Goggles the Size of Normal Glasses

Can you see me now?

SpaceX is building a restaurant and a "futuristic bar" at its Starship testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas, according to CEO Elon Musk.
Starship

SpaceX Building Bar and Restaurant at Starship Testing Facility

"Fun to imagine that this place could be packed someday with people getting ready to go to Mars."

Elon Musk became the wealthiest person in the world on Thursday. Here are some ideas for what he could do with his riches.
Elon Musk

5 Things Elon Musk Could Do Now That He’s the World’s Richest Person

Just write it off!

Social media giant Twitter announced on Friday evening that it was "permanently" suspending the account of embattled U.S. president Donald Trump.
Future Society

Twitter Permanently Suspends Donald Trump’s Account

Where will Trump go next?

After being arrested in late 2019 for attempting to take biological samples with him to China, cancer researcher Zaosong Zheng was sentenced to time served.
Cancer

Cancer Researcher Sentenced for Stealing Biological Samples

He was caught at the airport, trying to smuggle them out of the country.

State officials are dispatching refrigerated trucks across the state to hold corpses as the rising COVID-19 death toll is causing funeral homes to fill up.
Developments

California Is Packing the COVID Dead Into Refrigerated Trucks

The bodies are piling up.

Climate change could hit cities particularly hard in the future, heating them up several degrees hotter than the global average.
Climate Change

Climate Change Will Roast Cities More Than Anywhere Else

"Come on, man! When are we going to get serious about this problem?"

According to a recent statement, South Korean automaker Hyundai Motors is in early-stage talks with tech titan Apple to develop an electric car.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Apple Is Trying to Find a Manufacturer For Its Self-Driving Car

Apple is already reportedly in talks with Hyundai.

NASA and the European Space Agency have graced us with six glorious views of mindbogglingly massive galaxy mergers, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA

NASA Releases Hubble Images of Galaxies Smashing Into Each Other

Check them out here.

4,000 Americans were killed by COVID-19 on Thursday, a new national record that will probably be broken yet again very soon.
Developments

More Than 4,000 Americans Died From COVID Yesterday

And it's getting worse every day.

The pro-Trump group storming the Capitol building on Thursday took close to zero precautions to protect themselves from the coronavirus.
Developments

Pro-Trump Rioters Who Looted Capitol Likely Caused Super-Spreader Event

At least two members of Congress have since tested positive.