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Climate change is interfering with sensitive observatories and telescopes, making it harder for astronomers to study the cosmos.
Climate Change

Astronomers Complain That Climate Change Is Making Telescopes Worse

Even the most advanced telescopes were designed for a cooler planet.

A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a "pi Earth," an Earth-sized planet that orbits its star every 3.14 Earth days.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Discover “Pi Earth” Planet That Orbits Every 3.14 Days

And its orbit is a circle!!

Engineers designed a new orbital space habitat that tries to accomodate everyday people rather than just specially-trained astronauts.
Off-World

A New Space Habitat Design Simulates Gravity by Spinning

It could house 8,000 people — in space.

European aerospace corporation Airbus has come up with three "ZEROe" airplane designs that rely on hydrogen power — not polluting aviation-grade kerosene.
Future Society

Airbus Unveils Three Designs for Hydrogen-Powered Planes

Is this the future of zero-emission air travel?

German Aerospace Center (DLR) has come with a fully modular futuristic vehicle concept that looks unlike anything we've seen before.
Advanced Transport

German Space Agency Shows Off Outrageous Modular Vehicle Prototype

It can transform into a shuttle, a bus, a cargo van, or even a mobile storefront.

Nikola founder and executive chairman Trevor Milton is officially stepping down from the company's board of directors following fraud allegations.
Tesla

Founder of Tesla Competitor Nikola Steps Down Amid Fraud Scandal

"I intend to defend myself against false allegations leveled against me by outside detractors."

In a new paper in the journal Science, a team of scientists has a blunt request: please stop injecting yourselves with homebrewed COVID vaccines.
Viruses

Professors: We Are Begging You to Stop Injecting Yourselves With Homebrewed COVID Vaccines

"People should be aware that just because they’re experimenting on themselves doesn’t make it legal without approval."

NASA has built a system that could make landing on the Moon or Mars a whole lot less risky — and it already has plans to test it out on an upcoming mission.
Moon

NASA Has Figured Out a New Way to Safely Land on the Moon

How to land on the Moon without a human pilot.

"Pandemic fatigue" is causing numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 to surge in parts of Europe, particularly in France and Spain.
Developments

WHO Says Europe Is Headed Into Another Potential Pandemic Crisis

"We have a very serious situation unfolding before us."

During a media briefing, a Ford VP claimed that the company's upcoming F-150 EV pickup will be a "real" work truck" — not a "lifestyle" truck.
Advanced Transport

Ford VP Disses Cybertruck, Calling Electric F-150 a “Real” Work Truck

Ford has no interest in "competing for lifestyle customers."

According to raw video footage uploaded to YouTube on Thursday, Lucid completed a lap of Laguna Seca in a blistering 1:33 using a tri-motor Air prototype.
Tesla

Tesla Competitor Lucid Beats Model S Prototype Record on Racetrack

Step aside, Tesla and Porsche.

According to satellite imagery and ship tracking data, China is preparing to launch its Chang'e-5 sample return mission to the Moon.
Off-World

China Planning to Launch Lunar Sample Return Mission in November

The mission will attempt to return around two kilograms of lunar samples.

The Trump Administration is taking the unprecedented step of barring Chinese-owned mobile apps WeChat and TikTok from US app stores starting Sunday.
Future Society

Trump Admin to Shut Down TikTok App Downloads on Sunday

US users will no longer be able to update their TikTok and WeChat apps starting Sunday night.

Last month, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took a gorgeous new close-up image of Jupiter some 406 million miles from Earth, with Europa off to the left.
Science & Energy

Hubble Catches Massive New Storm Brewing on Jupiter

It's a big one.

Space Hero, a US-based production company, has figured out a way to secure a spot on a 2023 mission to the International Space Station
International Space Station

Reality TV Show Says It Will Send Contestant to International Space Station

It says it'll send the winner into orbit on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.

A team of researchers are suggesting we could use one of the most common organic polymers on Earth to construct shelters on Mars.
Mars

Scientists: We Could Build Mars Shelters Out of Insect Polymers and Martian Soil

"It feels like concrete but much lighter."

The consulting CTO of Oculus says he's "kind of embarrassed" at Facebook's feeble attempts to leverage VR during the pandemic lockdown.
Virtual Reality

Oculus CTO Says He’s “Embarrassed” by Facebook’s Handling of VR

"We had let the previous products more or less rot or go away."

Beijing-based private space mining company Origin Space is launching its first ever "space mining robot" in November on top of a Long March series rocket.
Space

Chinese Startup Launching Space Mining Robot in November

The space mining race is only getting started.

Thousands of people in northwest China have caught a bacterial disease after a leak caused an outbreak at a biopharmaceutical last year, CNN reports.
Bacteria

Thousands Infected by Bacteria After Leak at Chinese Pharmaceutical Factory

They failed to disinfect waste gas, which infected thousands in the area.

German startup Volocopter just announced its taking reservations for the first-ever public electric air taxi rides on board its VoloCity aircraft.
Advanced Transport

This Company Just Opened Reservations for Public Air Taxi Flights

You'll want to read the fine print first.