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Astronomers say they've found a new kind of signal coming from our galaxy's supermassive black hole, which they think are rapidly-rotating flare ups.
Physics

Astronomers Detect Signal Coming From the Heart of Our Galaxy

There's unimaginable chaos at the core of our galaxy.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA just cleared SpaceX the go-ahead for its historic launch scheduled for May 27. "We are go for launch!" NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted.
Crew Dragon

NASA Clears SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission for Liftoff

All systems are go for next week's historic launch.

By Victor Tangermann

Musk took the time to reflect on a bizarre and intense number of weeks in an interview with Bloomberg, noting that some of his tweets were "extremely dumb."
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Some of My Tweets “Were Definitely Extremely Dumb”

"Some of the things I say, I would like to retract them."

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study involving 96,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine was linked to an increased risk of mortality.
Viruses

Large Study: Hydroxychloroquine Linked to Increased Death Risk

Just three days ago, Trump bragged to reporters that he's taking hydroxychloroquine.

By Victor Tangermann

Astronaut pee may be a priceless resource on future Moon settlements. It turns out it makes for a phenomenal building material.
Moon

On the Moon, the Real Gold Might Be Human Urine

"Water is very, very valuable on the lunar surface."

By Dan Robitzski

To convince Tesla CEO Elon Musk to open a new factory in the city, a 75-foot statue in Tulsa, Oklahoma just got an Elon Musk makeover.
Elon Musk

This 7-Story Statue of Elon Musk Looks Absolutely Terrible

What were they thinking?

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers claim their AI can make accurate personality judgments based on selfies alone — and even better than some humans.
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers: This AI Can Judge Personality Based on Selfies Alone

Could this neural network really be better at predicting personality traits than humans?

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian startup called Anahit Therapeutics is trying to get ahead of the psilocybin legalization curve by building cultivation facilities in Jamaica.
Future Society

This Startup is Building a Huge Magic Mushroom Farm in Jamaica

It's betting big on the future — and science — of psilocybin.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers have discovered that a massive rotating disk galaxy called the Wolfe Disk dates back to only ten percent of our universe's current age.
Future Society

Astronomers: Ancient “Wolfe Disk” Should Never Have Existed

The universe is stranger than we ever suspected.

By Victor Tangermann

Experts say that China is becoming the new international leader in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. They hope for newfound international cooperation.
Science & Energy

Experts: China Is Pulling Ahead in Race to Identify Extraterrestrials

"China is now catching up with, and in some areas surpassing, Western achievements."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is working on simplified, scaled-down nuclear reactors that it hopes will power future settlements on the Moon and Mars.
Moon

Scientists Want to Build Nuclear Reactors to Power Moon Colony

On a distant world, power will be important.

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX Director of Crew Mission Management Benji Reed said he expects a "high chance" of bad weather delaying next week's astronaut launch.
SpaceX

SpaceX Says “High Chance” Human Launch Will Be Pushed Back

SpaceX will need calm seas to safely launch astronauts next week.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are working on a swarm of tiny, cell-sized robots that can travel inside a patient's bloodstream and target cancer cells.
Cancer

Scientists Disguise Cancer-Hunting Nanorobots as Blood Cells

Day 10: The other cells still suspect nothing.

By Dan Robitzski

Oil companies in Texas reportedly started to pay buyers to take oil off their hands and even pumping it underground for storage.
Science & Energy

Oil Companies Are Pumping Worthless Oil Back Underground

Texas is allowing companies to store hundreds of thousands of barrels underground.

By Victor Tangermann

Neuroscientist Christof Koch is grapping with why so many people experience blissful near-death experiences, a rush that he compares to extreme activities.
Science & Energy

A Famed Neuroscientist Is Investigating Near-Death Experiences

"I accepted the reality of these intensely felt experiences."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA is looking for participants to spent eight months together inside a spaceflight simulator at the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow.
Mars

NASA Will Pay You to Chill in a Fake Mars Mission for 8 Months

Beats self-isolating, right?

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers claim they have created a proof-of-concept bionic eye that holds the potential to surpass the sensitivity of the human eye.
Robots and Machines

This Bionic Eye Is Better Than a Real One, Scientists Say

"A human user of the artificial eye will gain night vision capability."

By Victor Tangermann

A British team of biologists have created the first-ever large-scale map of algae blooming across the Antarctic that's turning parts of the peninsula green.
Climate Change

Scientists: Climate Change Is Turning Parts of Antarctica Green

"I think we will get more large blooms in the future."

By Victor Tangermann

Engineers built tiny, iron nanobots that they can implant and track inside a patient's body, which they say could be used to kill off cancer cells.
Cancer

These Scientists Say Nanobots Could Kill Individual Cancer Cells

They could also be used to track, target, and deliver anticancer drugs to tumor cells.

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists may have caught pictures of a planet being born around a young star using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.
Science & Energy

Stunning Images Appear to Show a Planet Being Born

For the first time in history, astronomers say they've spotted a planet forming. The images are beautiful.

By Victor Tangermann