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Exobiology

A Very Strange Radio Signal Is Coming From the Closest Star

"It is the first serious candidate [for an alien technosignature] since the 'Wow! signal.'"

By Jon Christian

A satellite company called Capella Space just launched its platform for SAR imaging satellites that can peer through clouds and even some buildings.
Off-World

A New Satellite Can Peer Inside Some Buildings, Day or Night

But don't worry — the company says it can't see inside your home.

By Dan Robitzski

The team in charge of recovering China's successfully returned lunar samples in Inner Mongolia wore exoskeletons to help them trudge through the snow.
Moon

China Used Exoskeletons to Recover Moon Samples

Recovery teams used exoskeletons to trudge through deep snow to get to the capsule.

By Victor Tangermann

Mattel has just announced its delaying the delivery of its Hot Wheels remote-controlled Cybertrucks, as Bloomberg reports.
Advanced Transport

Toy Cybertrucks Will Be Delivered Too Late For Christmas

First the pandemic, now this.

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview, John Brenann, ex-CIA officer who served under Obama for four years, said that we shouldn't disregard videos of recent UFO sightings.
Future Society

Former CIA Director Says UFO Videos Are “Quite Eyebrow-Raising”

"I think it's a bit presumptuous and arrogant for us to believe that there's no other form of life anywhere in the entire universe."

By Victor Tangermann

President-elect Joe Biden reportedly plans to nominate Michael Regan as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. It would be his third time at the EPA.
Environment

Biden’s EPA Pick Seems to Actually Care About the Environment

What a refreshing change.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers have spotted a distant galaxy without its accompanying supermassive black hole — despite its enormous suspected mass.
Science & Energy

A Supermassive Black Hole Is Missing, NASA Says

It's gotta be here somewhere!

By Victor Tangermann

According to US Space Command (USSC) officials, Russia has launched a new anti-satellite missile test, the third one this year alone.
Space Force

Space Force Claims That Russia Just Tested an Anti-Satellite Missile

Anti-satellite warfare could get seriously messy, with a cascading debris cloud that makes orbit a deadly place.

By Victor Tangermann

Ian McKellen says he feels "euphoric" after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, and he urges everyone who can to get vaccinated as well.
Viruses

Ian McKellen Says He Feels “Euphoric” After Taking COVID Vaccine

Magneto has officially taken the vaccine.

By Dan Robitzski

In a matter of just two to three years, electric cars are set to become cheaper than their gasoline-powered alternatives according to a new report.
Advanced Transport

Report: Electric Cars Could Be Cheaper Than Gas Ones in Just 2 Years

Electric vehicles are about to get a lot cheaper.

By Victor Tangermann

In exchange for technical support from Canada, NASA will fly a Canadian astronaut to lunar orbit, making them the first non-American to reach the Moon.
Moon

NASA Says It Will Fly a Canadian to the Moon

"This will make Canada only the second country after the U.S. to have an astronaut in deep space."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists modified a Boston Dynamics Spot robot that they say could explore Mars to find a suitable location for a human outpost.
Boston Dynamics

NASA Suggests Sending Boston Dynamics Robodog to Mars

Okay, this is a pretty interesting idea.

By Dan Robitzski

A Space Force member was 30 minutes late for a fitness lesson because he was at a nearby Target to snag a PlayStation 5. He was knocked down a rank.
Future Society

Space Force Airman Disciplined for Playing Hooky to Buy PlayStation

When his superior officer reprimanded him, he responded "YOLO."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study by researchers from the CDC, "brain-eating amoeba" are slowly making their way northwards from the southern United States.
Developments

Brain-Eating Amoeba Is Spreading in United States, Scientists Say

And we have climate change to blame.

By Victor Tangermann

On Wednesday, Trump signed SPD-6 which calls for off-world nuclear reactors and nuclear propulsion systems for spacecraft.
Off-World

Trump Signs Directive Calling for Nuclear Reactors in Space

"Space nuclear power and propulsion is a fundamentally enabling technology for American deep-space missions to Mars and beyond."

By Dan Robitzski

The US might have far more doses of Pfizer's vaccine than initially thought thanks to the manufacturer overfilling vials to insure against spills.
Developments

The US Seems to Have Way More Vaccine Doses Than It Thought

"Given the public health emergency, FDA is advising that it is acceptable to use every full dose obtainable."

By Victor Tangermann

A strip club in Oregon has created a drive-thru strip club experience to keep their business going during a worldwide pandemic.
Viruses

Strip Clubs Are Offering “Drive-Thru” Experiences During Pandemic

Masked-and-gloved adult dancers? We've reached "Cyberpunk 2077" levels of neo-dystopia.

By Victor Tangermann

Wall Street is about to launch futures contracts tied to the price of water for the first time in US history, as Business Insider reports.
Future Society

Wall Street Is Now Betting on the Future of Water Supplies

When water supplies run low, should investors profit?

By Victor Tangermann

Etsy account "Makebuilder" will sell you a hand crafted ten-foot-tall "Utah monolith replica" made out of 7 gauge 304 stainless steel for $10,000.
Off-World

You Can Now Buy a $10,000 Replica Monolith on Etsy

Exit through the gift shop.

By Victor Tangermann

A retired Israeli general turned whisteblower has claimed that aliens are not only real, but have made contact, and that the world isn't ready to know.
Exobiology

Former Israeli General: Aliens Exist, and Earth Is Not Ready to Deal With Them

A retired Israeli general has some, uh, interesting news for the end of 2020.

By Foster Kamer