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A man from China called Liu Dongsheng has built a working jetpack suit over two years, for just over $100,000 total, according to state news.
Elon Musk

Hey Elon Musk, Hire This Guy in China Who Built His Own Amazing Jetpack Suit

Hear us out.

By Victor Tangermann

Images taken from satellites reveal that a massive amount of electricity is being wasted just to illuminate cities overnight.
Energy

City Uses Satellite to Measure Wasted Energy

"We waste tremendous resources on light that goes out into space and doesn't do anyone any good."

By Dan Robitzski

Research suggests that the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is spinning extremely slowly compared to others.
Physics

Our Galaxy’s Central Black Hole Seems to Be Chilling Out for Some Reason

This could explain a lot about our galaxy.

By Dan Robitzski

This Nonprofit Is Making Sunglasses Out of Recovered Ocean Waste
Science & Energy

This Nonprofit Is Making Sunglasses Out of Recovered Ocean Waste

"We estimate that the proceeds from just one pair of sunglasses will allow us to clean an area of 24 football fields worth of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch."

By Victor Tangermann

Dutch flying car company PAL-V has announced today that its Liberty flying car has passed its road admissions test in Europe, allowing it to drive anywhere.
Advanced Transport

This Flying Car Is Now Allowed to Drive on Highways

"The overall experience is like a sportscar."

By Victor Tangermann

General David Thompson, the Space Force's second in command has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Politico.
Developments

Space Force’s Second-in-Command General Has COVID

"The U.S. Space Force remains operationally ready to answer the Nation’s call."

By Victor Tangermann

During a press conference, cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin told reporters that the leak on board the space station was a "scratch" about two to three cm long.
Space

Space Station Leak Looks Like a “Scratch,” Cosmonaut Says

Interesting.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found some unusual activity coming from a Centaur, or a comet-liked planetary object that orbits deep in our solar system.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Found Unusual Activity on a “Centaur” Planetary Object

The distinctions between Centaurs and similar space rocks, like asteroids and comets, are blurred — hence them being named after the mythical half-man-half-horse creature from Greek mythology.

By Dan Robitzski

Contrary to what Trump has been insisting for the whole pandemic, the surge in new coronavirus cases has nothing to do with how many tests are administered.
Developments

Trump’s Head of COVID Testing Says Trump Is Totally Wrong About COVID Testing

Well, this is awkward.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just dropped its hottest mixtape on Soundcloud — and it's super creepy sounds from space just in time for Halloween.
Science & Energy

NASA Releases Playlist of Spooky Space Sounds

In space, nobody can hear you scream.

By Victor Tangermann

President Trump's re-election campaign website was temporarily defaced by hackers accusing him of spreading fake news and interfering in the 2020 election.
Science & Energy

Trump’s Campaign Site Got Hacked for Spreading “Fake News”

The hackers also accused Trump — without evidence — of helping create COVID.

By Dan Robitzski

A new website uses a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) to turn a picture of anyone's face into a zombie, just in time for Halloween.
Artificial Intelligence

This Neural Network Turns You Into a Zombie

Try it here — just in time for Zoom Halloween!

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists discovered a massive new coral reef lurking near Australia's Great Barrier Reef for the first time in over 120 years.
Environment

Scientists Discover Huge, Unknown Coral Reef

Finally, some good news — a massive, just-discovered reef that's taller than the Empire State Building.

By Dan Robitzski

By analyzing the second 'touchdown' site on comet 67P by the Philae lander, ESA scientists were able to gain valauble insights into the nature of comets.
Science & Energy

Final Clues From Derelict Lander: Comet Interior “Extraordinarily Soft”

The comet's interior is "fluffier than froth on a cappuccino, or the foam found in a bubble bath."

By Victor Tangermann

Consumer Reports has determined that Tesla's Autopilot driving assistance feature is "a distant second" to General Motors' Super Cruise.
Tesla

Consumer Reports: Tesla Autopilot “Distant Second” to GM’s Driver Assistance

"The evidence is clear: If a car makes it easier for people to take their attention off the road, they’re going to do so."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers from the University of Leeds and Edinburgh in the UK have 3D printed the "first ever biomimetic tongue surface."
3D Printing

Scientists 3D Print “Biomimetic” Copy of Human Tongue

"Recreating the surface of an average human tongue comes with unique architectural challenges."

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found that the Arctic is already releasing mass amounts of methane into the air and water, potentially signalling serious climate impacts.
Climate Change

Ah Crap: The Arctic Is Releasing a Ton of New Greenhouse Gas

This could be horrible news for the environment.

By Dan Robitzski

The United States Space Force plans to swear NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins into its ranks during a ceremony aboard the International Space Station.
NASA

NASA Astronaut to Be Sworn Into Space Force in Ceremony Aboard Space Station

"If all goes well, we’re looking to swear him into the Space Force from the International Space Station."

By Jon Christian

A team of NASA scientists has spotted strange flashes known as "transient luminous events" (TLEs) in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter.
NASA

NASA Detects Bright Flashes of Light on Jupiter

Events like these have never been observed on another world — until now.

By Victor Tangermann

A molecular geneticist and quantum biologist argues that our entire conscious experience comes from a field of wayward electromagnetic waves in our brain.
Energy

New Research Claims That Consciousness Itself Is an Energy Field

A professor says this could be the key to building conscious machines.

By Dan Robitzski