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A team of SpaceX enthusiasts have created a stunning video of what a launch of the space company's Starship rocket could one day look like.
Starship

Elon Musk: This Fan-Made Video Is “Very Close” to Showing Actual Starship Flight

The ultimate seal of approval.

By Victor Tangermann

A pilot program in Jackson, Mississippi would give police real-time access to participants' Amazon Ring security cameras.
Future Society

Amazon Will Let Police Livestream Your Ring Doorbell Camera

Should cops be allowed to tap into your doorbell camera?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA astronaut and mission commander Mike Hopkins will have to sleep in SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule while on board the ISS.
SpaceX

The Space Station Is About to Be so Crowded That One Astronaut Will Have to Sleep in the SpaceX Capsule

"We are currently short one crew quarters on board station."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have a counterintuitive approach to distributing limited COVID-19 vaccines: Inoculate the superspreaders who'd otherwise keep infecting others.
Viruses

Scientists: We Should Vaccinate Social Butterflies Before the Vulnerable

To stop the coronavirus, inoculate the people actually spreading it.

By Dan Robitzski

Biden has said very little about space. Here's what NASA could look like under his administration.
NASA

Joe Biden Was Behind NASA’s Historic SpaceX Launch This Week

Without Joe Biden, there would be no deal between NASA and SpaceX.

By Victor Tangermann

A massive scientific review that combined the results of thousands of studies found that regularly eating chili peppers is linked to major health benefits.
Food

Huge Meta-Study: This Food Appears to Actually Make You Live Longer

People who eat these on the regular might live longer and have healthier hearts.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study by researchers at Oxford, 20 percent of those previously infected with the coronavirus develop a mental illness within 90 days.
Health & Medicine

Oxford Research: 18% of COVID Patients Develop Mental Illness Within Months

This is ominous.

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. Army is developing a series of Robotic Combat Vehicles armed with powerful weapons that can semi-autonomously navigate a battlefield.
Robotics

US Army Readies Robot Tanks Fitted With Chainguns, Missile Launchers

The future of warfare is looking a lot more like the opening to "The Terminator."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists think that Jupiter's moon Europa might glow in the dark and that by measuring that glow they can detect what's hidden in its oceans.
Science & Energy

NASA Project Could Peer Inside Europa to Find Alien Life

Magnetically charged, radioactive ice could reveal Europa's secrets.

By Dan Robitzski

The universe has been steadily heating over billions of years due to the violent process of dragging matter together into new galaxies.
Physics

The Universe Is Getting Steadily Hotter, According to New Research

"Temperature has increased about 10-fold."

By Dan Robitzski

A top British general speculated that in the 2030s, robot soldiers could make up as much as a quarter of the British army.
Robotics

Top General Says “Robot Soldiers” Could Make Up 25 Percent of British Army

"I suspect we could have an army of 120,000, of which 30,000 might be robots, who knows."

By Dan Robitzski

More bad news for the alien-hunting Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico: a second cable has fallen, crushing the intricate reflector dish below.
Science & Energy

More Damage Reported at Alien-Hunting SETI Facility

"Now this."

By Victor Tangermann

When Joe Biden takes office, he may shift NASA's priorities away from space exploration and toward a renewed focus on climate change.
Climate Change

Biden May Slow Down Moon Program to Focus NASA on Climate Change

The Democratic Party platform suggests new priorities.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered a new brown dwarf with a radio telescope, revealing a new way to find celestial bodies too cold to pick up in infrared.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover a “Failed Star” Too Cold to Show up in Normal Scans

"This work opens a whole new method to finding the coldest objects floating in the Sun's vicinity."

By Dan Robitzski

Engineers at BMW have created a chest-mounted set of electric motors that allow a wingsuit to accelerate to a blistering 186 mph.
Advanced Transport

Electric Wingsuit Lets You Fly at 186 MPH

Watch a guy wearing it jump out of a helicopter — and soar over the Austrian Alps.

By Victor Tangermann

Joe Biden will become the 46th U.S. President, and scientists are thrilled to have someone who wants to fight climate change and the pandemic in office.
Future Society

Scientists Are Thrilled About President-Elect Biden

"Our long national nightmare is over."

By Dan Robitzski

McDonalds is launching a plant-based platform called McPlant. Menu items based on the platform, including a sandwich, will be made available next year.
Science & Energy

McDonald’s Is Making a Huge, High Tech Push Into Fake Meats

Get ready for McPlant. No, seriously, that's what they're calling it.

By Victor Tangermann

In the middle of the Nevada desert north of Las Vegas, the first-ever passengers just completed a major milestone over the weekend: riding the "Hyperloop."
Hyperloop

The First-Ever Passengers Just Rode a Functional Hyperloop

"It felt not that much different than accelerating in a sports car."

By Victor Tangermann

A new robotic arm wraps around and grabs onto objects like a snake or a robot's trunk, allowing it to safely handle delicate objects.
Robotics

Unsettling Robot Grips Like an Elephant’s Trunk

Watch the tentacle-like robot delicately grip a cucumber.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is planning to step aside once president-elect Joe Biden is taking over, according to Aviation Week.
Future Society

The Head of NASA Is Quitting After Trump Defeat

"I would not be the right person for that in a new administration."

By Victor Tangermann