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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took a jab at Roscosmos. Fuming, the head of Russia's space agency aired his frustration in a lengthy column for Forbes Russia.
Off-World

Russia Is Furious, Saying the US is Mocking Its Space Program

SpaceX's success has enraged the head of Russia's space program — and he sounds like he's going to blow a gasket.

To show solidarity with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and to draw attention to racism in their workplaces, black academics are organizing a strike.
Future Society

Black Researchers Are Holding an Academic Strike to Support BLM

"I feel pushed to make decisions, go to meetings, and to 'show up.' I'm just not ready."

In order to give high-energy researchers better working conditions, one physicist proposes building a particle collider on the Moon.
Physics

This Madlad Wants to Build a Particle Collider on the Moon

He wants to build a giant ray gun on the Moon — and use it to shoot radiation at the Earth.

Several employees were instructed to stay at home after testing positive for the coronavirus after Tesla defied lockdown orders in California.
Tesla

After Tesla Defied Lockdown, Workers Started Catching Coronavirus

"It’s like nothing but with a mask on."

The artificial intelligence system Microsoft uses to post articles to MSN recently confused two women of color, showing how algorithmic bias is happening.
Artificial Intelligence

Robot Journalist Accused of Racism

MSN fired journalists and replaced them with AI. Now its AI is being accused of racism.

Tesla's Chinese battery supplier CATL announced that it has created a power pack that lasts for 2 million kilometers or 1.24 million miles.
Tesla

Tesla Supplier: New Battery Will Last a Shocking 1.2 Million Miles

"If someone places an order, we are ready to produce."

Physicists just linked a record-breaking 15 trillion atoms together through quantum entanglement, and they think the technique could help find dark matter.
Physics

Scientists Quantum Entangled a Record-Breaking 15 Trillion Atoms

"Entanglement is one of the most remarkable quantum technologies, but it is famously fragile."

NASA just discovered that Saturn's moon Titan is creeping out into space 100 times faster than they previously thought it was.
Science & Energy

Saturn’s Moon Titan Is Drifting Off Into Space, NASA Says

It's escaping 100 times faster than NASA previously believed.

Florida has seen a record resurgence in new COVID-19 cases, with new cases exceeding 1,000 for five days straight. Yet the state is reopening this week.
Developments

Data Suggests the Pandemic Could Be Coming Back With a Vengeance

"Sadly and quietly, the pandemic is roaring back to life."

At protests across the country, police have frequently been showing up without wearing their medical masks during a pandemic.
Developments

Here Are a Bunch of Photos of Cops Not Wearing Masks

Why can't they take this simple step to avoid spreading the coronavirus?

Police in Massachusetts say they seized one of the Boring Company's Elon Musk flamethrowers during a routine traffic stop.
Elon Musk

Police Seize Elon Musk Flamethrower During Traffic Stop

The street finds new uses for things.

In a Saturday tweet, billionaire Elon Musk said that he didn't get why people are still in prison for dealing marijuana while stores are selling it.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Imprisoning People for Selling Weed is Wrong

"Doesn’t make sense, isn’t right."

New research into the effects of dark energy suggests that our universe is flat rather than bubble-like. The finding may finally settle the Hubble constant.
Physics

Scientists Claim the Universe Is Actually Flat

"We're making really precise measurements now."

The NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx recently flew near the surface of the asteroid Bennu to map out alternative landing sites for its sample collection mission.
Science & Energy

NASA Snaps Closeup Shots of Potential Asteroid Landing Site

The flyby helps NASA find a good spot to touch down and harvest samples.

Scientists under lockdown revisited an Einstein ring discovered in 1987 to fill in some of the gaps in our understanding of space.
Science & Energy

This Quasar Warps Itself Into a Ring by Distorting Spacetime

This is a mind-bender.

A team of astronomers have discovered a "fast radio burst" (FRB) signal, mysterious flashes of millisecond wave energy, that repeats itself every 157 days
Science & Energy

Astronomers Record Signal Coming From Deep Space Every 157 Days

Scientists can't explain these mysterious signals from space — but they're trying.

In an email obtained by CNBC, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told his space company's staff that they should "please consider the top SpaceX priority to be Starship."
Starship

Elon Musk in Leaked Email: Starship Now “Top SpaceX Priority”

Musk just turbocharged SpaceX's plans to send astronauts to the Moon.

A biotech company wants to release millions of genetically modified mosquitoes in Texas and Florida to curb insect-spread disease.
Genetics

Scientists Fight Plan to Release Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes in TX, FL

Needless to say, experts have some concerns.

A team of researchers from Université de Sherbrooke in Canada have created a badass waist-mounted hydraulic arm that's capable of smashing through walls.
Robotics

Watch a Badass Wearable Robot Arm Hulk Smash Through a Wall

It's like a comic book dream come true.

For the first time, scientists managed to directly observe the flow of light as it traveled through a nonoscopic crystal.
Physics

New Microscope Is So Powerful It Can Watch Light Move

This is pretty cool.