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Operation Warp Speed officials just announced that the first coronavirus vaccines would be distributed based on state population rather than need.
Viruses

Here’s How the First Coronavirus Vaccines Will Be Distributed

Does this seem fair?

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has started stacking booster segments of its first heavy-lift Space Launch System at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA

NASA Is Officially Assembling the SLS in Florida

Its first flight is set for some time next year.

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 is having some seriously strange effects on the nervous system — including wreaking havoc on the patient's sense of smell.
Developments

After COVID, Your Favorite Foods May Smell Like Rotting Meat

"The big question is, does the coronavirus directly attack and kill neurons?"

By Victor Tangermann

An amateur astronomer may have found where the elusive Wow! Signal came from, tracing it back to a sun-like star in Sagittarius.
Space

Strongest-Ever Candidate For Alien Message Came From Sun-Like Star, Researcher Says

New research claims to have identified the source of a 72-second extraterrestrial signal captured in 1977.

By Dan Robitzski

A new class-action lawsuit alleges that Tesla refused to fix and even covered up a safety issue with Model X and Model S suspensions.
Tesla

Tesla Accused of Covering Up Safety Issues in Class Action Lawsuit

"Tesla is gambling with the lives and safety of hundreds of thousands of additional drivers and passengers."

By Dan Robitzski

Utah public safety officials are calling for the removal of an "illegal" metallic monolith eretced in the middle of the Utah wilderness.
Future Society

Utah Authorities Say Mysterious Monolith Is Illegal, Even If Aliens Put It There

"It is illegal to install structures or art without authorization on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you’re from."

By Victor Tangermann

This past weekend, 3 million Americans passed through an airport, flying in the face of CDC and expert warnings to limit travel.
Developments

If You’re Traveling For Thanksgiving, You’re an Absolutely Terrible Person

Seriously, just stay home.

By Dan Robitzski

The government of the Solomon Islands, a nation of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific, is defending its decision to temporarily ban Facebook.
Future Society

An Entire Island Nation Is Banning Facebook

Critics say it's a way to silence opposition.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists identified massive ripples on the surface of Mars likely formed by an ancient megaflood and planet-covering storm clouds.
Science & Energy

NASA Data Shows Evidence of Ancient “Megafloods” on Mars

A meteor impact appears to have released Martian floods that make the one in the Bible seem laughable.

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has dethroned Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Just Became the Second Richest Person in the World

Okay, that's pretty impressive.

By Victor Tangermann

In the latest perplexing turn of events, state officials say the a mysterious monolith has vanished from the Utah desert.
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover Mysterious Metal “Monolith” in Utah Wilderness

Alien artifact, or guerilla art installation?

By Victor Tangermann

UK’s Oxford University and European pharmaceutical AstraZeneca found their COVID-19 vaccine is 90 percent effective because of a dosing error.
Developments

Pharmaceutical Accidentally Gave Wrong Dose in COVID Vaccine Trial

Oops.

By Victor Tangermann

The Army is developing a system that can hide or replicate the electromagnetic signals given off by a soldier's gear to make them harder to track.
Military

The Army Is Developing a Way to Spoof Soldiers’ Electromagnetic Signatures

It's a new cat-and-mouse game over technological tracking.

By Dan Robitzski

China has successfully launched its sample return mission to the Moon as part of the country's Chang'e-5 mission at 3:31 pm Eastern time.
Future Society

China Successfully Launches Lunar Sample Return Mission

It's the first mission of its kind since the mid 1970s.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers have created a sensor that can function for an entire year with a single tiny jumpstart of power by using quantum tunneling.
Quantum Physics

Scientists Create Electronic Gadget Powered by Quantum Tunneling

A tiny jumpstart of energy allows it to run for an entire year.

By Victor Tangermann

A new CDC report confirms what ought to be common knowledge: widespread mask-wearing helps slow down the spread of the coronavirus.
Viruses

New Research: Yes, Mask Mandates Help Fight COVID-19 Spread

"This adds to the growing body of evidence that says large, widespread masking helps to slow the spread of COVID."

By Dan Robitzski

In order to prevent a Day Zero drought in Cape Town, South Africa, scientists suggest reflecting sunlight away from Earth with stratospheric particles.
Climate Change

South African Academics Are Considering Dimming the Sun

To avoid a catastrophic drought, they suggest geoengineering.

By Dan Robitzski

China is about to launch an ambitious mission to the Moon in an attempt to retrieve the first lunar samples and bring them back to Earth since the 1970s.
Off-World

Watch China Launch Its Lunar Sample Return Mission Live

The rocket is already on the pad.

By Victor Tangermann

Greenhouse gas emissions dipped during the coronavirus pandemic, but not enough to have a serious or lasting effect on global climate change.
Viruses

UN: Despite the Pandemic, Greenhouse Gases Are at an All-Time High

"The lockdown-related fall in emissions is just a tiny blip on the long-term graph."

By Dan Robitzski

UK's Oxford University and AstraZeneca have announced their COVID-19 vaccine is up to 90 percent effective according to preliminary study results.
Viruses

Third Major COVID Vaccine Turns Out to Be Super Effective

This one is way cheaper to produce — at just $4 per dose.

By Victor Tangermann