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SpaceX’s Starship Scrubs First High-Altitude Test at Last Second
Starship

SpaceX’s Starship Scrubs First High-Altitude Test at Last Second

That could've been epic.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA just published a detailed report on the upcoming Artemis Moon missions, including information on the planned lunar base camp.
Moon

NASA Releases Detailed Plan for 2024 Moon Base Camp

By the end of the decade, NASA plans to have established a base on the Moon's south pole.

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Says He Has Moved to Texas
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says He Has Moved to Texas

So long, California.

By Victor Tangermann

On Monday, police raided the home of data scientist and whistleblower Rebekah Jones, who had refused to manipulate data for the state Health Department.
Future Society

Police Raid Home of COVID-19 Whistleblower

Cops pushed into her home and pointed guns at her children.

By Dan Robitzski

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is effective after just two weeks following a single dose, according to FDA data.
Developments

COVID Vaccine Is Effective After Just Two Weeks

"This is what an A+ report card looks like for a vaccine."

By Victor Tangermann

A company called Ghost Robotics is building dog-like robots explicitly for military use. Soon, they'll guard an Air Force base in Florida.
Robot Dogs

Oh No: This Company Is Building Robodogs Specifically for Combat

It sounds like that one episode of "Black Mirror."

By Dan Robitzski

The Smellicopter, a small autonomous drone that tracks down scents, relies on the biological machinery of a live moth antenna.
Drones

Tiny Cyborg Drone Navigates Using Surgically Removed Moth Antenna

"Nature really blows our human-made... sensors out of the water."

By Dan Robitzski

Back in July, the White House turned down an offer to buy hundreds of millions of extra doses of Pfizer's vaccine for COVID-19.
Viruses

Trump Turned Down Opportunity to Buy 500M Doses of COVID Vaccine

If the US doesn't have enough doses to go around, it could all be the fault of this one decision.

By Dan Robitzski

51-year-old Georgia resident Victor Hardley Crawley attempted to rob a bank by telling the bank tellers that he would infect them with COVID-19.
Developments

Man Robs Bank by Threatening to Infect Staff With COVID

Okay, this is a new one.

By Victor Tangermann

Iran Insists That Its Nuclear Scientist Was Killed by a “Satellite-Controlled Machine Gun”
Nuclear Fusion

Iran Insists That Its Nuclear Scientist Was Killed by a “Satellite-Controlled Machine Gun”

The weapon was reportedly able to target the scientist in a car — while sparing his wife sitting next to him.

By Victor Tangermann

Eagle-eyed early reviewers of "Cyberpunk 2077" spotted an NPC in the background that looks astonishingly like SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Elon Musk

There Appears to Be an Elon Musk Cameo in “Cyberpunk 2077”

That's totally Elon.

By Victor Tangermann

The Japanese government plans to invest in local prefectures that develop new matchmaking AI to help singles in the area find love.
Artificial Intelligence

Japan’s Government Is Using AI to Set Up Lonely Singles on Dates

"We hope this support will help reverse the decline in the nation's birthrate."

By Dan Robitzski

Are all these monoliths an international Banksy-level art installation or an extraterrestrial race pulling an uninspired prank on humanity? Likely neither.
Future Society

There Are Officially Too Many Damn Monoliths

The number of monoliths is too damn high.

By Victor Tangermann

More and more people were binge drinking more often in mid-April than they were in mid-March, thanks specifically to the pandemic.
Viruses

Binge Drinking Got Way Worse During the Pandemic

Same.

By Dan Robitzski

A team of researchers in South Korea are developing an artificial "skin" that could allow soldiers to perfectly blend in with their surroundings.
Future Society

Researchers Invent Material That Could Create Invisibility Cloak

It even works in infrared.

By Victor Tangermann

Aptera Motors says its upcoming electric car may never need to be plugged in thanks to solar panels that give it 45 miles of extra range every day.
Advanced Transport

Startup Says Solar-Powered Electric Car Never Needs to Charge

Okay, that's pretty cool.

By Dan Robitzski

The federal government says it can dole out 40 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine — enough for 20 million people — this month. Experts say probably not.
Viruses

Experts Say Trump Promise For 20M December Vaccinations is Unrealistic

"I think it’s going to take a couple months."

By Dan Robitzski

Living in “Third Person View” With VR and a Backpack-Mounted Camera
Virtual Reality

Living in “Third Person View” With VR and a Backpack-Mounted Camera

With a VR rig and a backpack-mounted camera, you can experience life from a third person view — like a video game character.

By Dan Robitzski

After spending more than a year studying Ryugu, an asteroid some 180 million miles away, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has returned to drop off some samples.
Off-World

Japanese Spacecraft Returns Asteroid Samples to Earth

"We collected the treasure box. The capsule collection was perfectly done."

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to an array of electrodes implanted in their brains, two monkeys were able to "see" and recognize individual shapes — without using their eyes.
Prosthetics and Devices

New Device Sends Images Directly Into Monkeys’ Brains

Monkey see, monkey do.

By Victor Tangermann