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China has confirmed that its Chang'e-5 lunar lander's ascent vehicle has taken off, bringing with it the first lunar samples since the 1970s.
Off-World

Breaking: Chinese Lander Takes Off From Lunar Surface

Well, that was fast.

China's lunar lander Chang'e-5 just beamed back color photos of the surface of the Moon — and they're a lot more beige than what you'd expect.
Moon

Chinese Lander Sends Back Color Pictures of the Moon

Wait, isn't the Moon supposed to be gray?

MIT Team “Accidentally” Invents Blackest Material in Existence
Science & Energy

MIT Team “Accidentally” Invents Blackest Material in Existence

Step aside, Vantablack.

Astrophysics professor Ray Norris discusses how he and his colleagues spotted strange, unusually shaped objects in recent radio astronomical data.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Puzzled by “Ghostly” Unidentified Objects in Deep Space

"None of us had ever seen anything like it before, and we had no idea what it was."

A third monolith appeared on top of Pine Mountain in Atascadero, California, as spotted by local news correspondent Connor Allen. 
Robots and Machines

A Third Monolith Just Appeared in California

A third monolith has appeared.

According to a new book, of course they do. Routinely! According to a phenomenal rundown of booze in space on Supercluster, astronauts are saucing in space all the time.
Off-World

So, Uh, Astronauts Routinely Smuggle Booze Into Space

We're just learning this now. And don't lie: You would too.

To help his war veteran father with PTSD, Tyler Skluzacek invented a smartwatch that can disrupt nightmares by measuring heart rate and body movements.
Devices

The FDA Approved a Device to Stop Nightmares

Bad dreams? There's a gadget for that.

INTERPOL warns that organized crime groups will likely try to hoard COVID-19 vaccines or sell their own fraudulent versions.
Viruses

INTERPOL: COVID Vaccine Will Be “Liquid Gold” to Organized Crime

"High demand combined with a limited supply will make COVID-19 vaccines the equivalent of liquid gold to organized crime networks."

Ian Beer, a professional hacker at Google, found an exploit that lets him completely take over any nearby iPhone with little more than a WiFi antenna.
Science & Energy

Horrifying Hack Takes Over iPhones Just by Pointing an Antenna at Them

Thankfully, Apple already patched the exploit back in May.

China released video footage today of its Chang'e-5 spacecraft approaching and then safely landing on the surface of the near side of the Moon.
Off-World

China Releases Footage of Lander Touching Down on Lunar Surface

Gaze upon the magnificent desolation.

Future Society

The Best DIY Kits and Projects on Sale for Black Friday

27 unique kits you won't want to miss.

In a world's first, US-based company Eat Just's lab-grown meat just went on sale in Singapore following regulatory approval.
Future Society

Lab-Grown Meat Is Officially Going on Sale, for the First Time Ever

The goal is to get the price down below ordinary meat.

Billions of years from now, scientists predict that the Sun's hold on planets will wane and other stars will steal them out of the solar system.
Solar Power

Eventually, Other Stars Will Steal our Solar System’s Planets

Our Sun can't hold onto us forever.

China's robotic Chang'e-5 space probe successfully gathered up lunar samples and is poised to be the first successful lunar retrieval mission since 1976.
Science & Energy

Chinese Robot Mission Successfully Collects Moon Rocks

Now Chang'e-5 just needs to blast off from the lunar surface and return to Earth.

A second mysterious monolith that was spotted near a famous archeological site in northern Romania has disappeared, Reuters reports.
Robots and Machines

The Second Monolith Has Now Also Disappeared

The "structure disappeared overnight as quietly as it was erected."

In the latest perplexing turn of events, state officials say the a mysterious monolith has vanished from the Utah desert.
Robots and Machines

Mystery “Monolith” Disappears From Utah Desert

The mysterious monolith has vanished, officials say.

Security researchers have figured out a way to hack into a Tesla Model X by overwriting the firmware of the car's key fob via a Bluetooth connection.
Tesla

New Hack Steals a Tesla in Minutes via Bluetooth

Tesla has known about the hack since August, researchers say, but still hasn't issued an update.

As soon as the mysterious twelve-foot metal monolith in Utah disappeared, a new mysterious monolith appears in northern Romania.
Robots and Machines

Reports Emerge of Second Mysterious Monolith in Romania

"It is in a protected area on an archaeological site."

AI tech composed a Britney Spears song in the style of Frank Sinatra. It was struck down by copyright claims, launching an unprecedented legal case.
Future Society

A Bot Made Frank Sinatra Cover Britney Spears. YouTube Removed It Over Copyright Claims.

An AI tool made Frank Sinatra sing Britney Spears' "Toxic." What followed was a battle over who owns the rights when AI gets creative.

A group of eagle-eyed Reddit users have already discovered the location of the mysterious ten to 12 foot monolith on Google Earth.
Future Society

Mysterious Monolith Has Been There For Years, According to Google Earth

Wow — Redditors already found it.