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President Trump says he caught the coronavirus. If it's true, his weight and age put him at an above-average risk compared to the typical patient.
Developments

People in Trump’s Age Range Are 90 Times More Likely to Die From COVID-19 Than Young Adults

The 74-year-old President is in a vulnerable demographic.

By Dan Robitzski

Astronomers have spotted something strange and unexpectedly sad: a rogue planet floating freely in the dark confines of our galaxy.
Science & Energy

An Earth-Sized Planet Is Floating Around Without a Star

"The universe could be teeming with rogue planets and we wouldn’t even know it."

By Victor Tangermann

In a dramatic twist, US President Donald Trump admitted early this morning that he had tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID.
Developments

President Donald Trump Has Been Diagnosed with COVID

For months, Trump played down the virus's risks. Now he's infected.

By Jon Christian

According to new research, the massive heft of Jupiter may have disturbed Venus's orbit to the point where it was no longer capable of hosting life.
Science & Energy

Research: Jupiter Likely Turned Venus Into an Uninhabitable Hellhole

Scientists say Jupiter's gravity pulled Venus out of an orbit that could sustain life — likely killing most or all organisms living there.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is about to send a $23 million space toilet up to the International Space Station — its first new toilet in 30 years — for a test run.
NASA

NASA’s New Space Toilet Is Heading to the Space Station For, Uh, Tests

"Cleaning up a mess is a big deal. We don’t want any misses or escapes."

By Dan Robitzski

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk argued that fusion energy will probably be more expensive than wind and solar. Experts are divided.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk: Fusion Will Probably Be More Expensive Than Wind, Solar

Elon Musk says he's impressed by the research — with one major catch.

By Victor Tangermann

Pharamceutical companies have different definitions of success for their COVID-19 vaccines, making it hard to tell if the first vaccine will be the best.
Viruses

Pharma Companies Never Agreed What Makes a “Successful” COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

According to existing metrics, even a technically-successful vaccine would let people get sick.

By Dan Robitzski

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency just handed out a $14 million dollar contract to develop a nuclear thermal propulsion system in space.
Moon

DARPA Is Considering a Nuclear Rocket for Moon Missions

Space travel could go nuclear.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA launched a new citizen science project called Planet Patrol that asks for the public to help identify new exoplanets.
Science & Energy

New Website Lets You Help NASA Find Alien Worlds

Here's how you can help.

By Dan Robitzski

Research suggests that restructuring global society could grant every human on Earth a decent quality of life while cutting energy use to 1960s levels.
Energy

We Could Cut Energy use in Half and Still Give 10 Billion People “Decent” Lives

"We still get Duolingo, we still get laptops and internet, you can still... watch TV."

By Dan Robitzski

China just showed off a rocket that could send astronauts to the Moon — but when is still a big question mark.
Moon

China Reveals Rocket to Send Astronauts to Moon

"The world is seeing a new wave of lunar exploration, crewed or uncrewed."

By Victor Tangermann

New demonstrative Toyota robots show how warehouse-like technology could help seniors keep up on housework like the dishes.
Robotics

Toyota Built a Robot to Do Grandpa’s Dishes

The new robots help seniors with housework, but for now are just demo prototypes.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope just spotted a brief, but extremely intense event: a star self-detonating star some 70 million light-years away.
Science & Energy

Hubble Just Watched a Star Explode In a Massive Supernova

Watch it here.

By Victor Tangermann

A team of Russian scientists suspects supermassive black holes may be traversible wormholes, and they have a plan to actually find out.
Science & Energy

Physicists: Supermassive Black Holes May Actually Be Wormholes

"The wormholes we are considering are traversable wormholes, so theoretically spacecraft can travel through them."

By Dan Robitzski

CNBC reports that side effects of several COVID vaccines can include high fever, exhaustion, and headaches. They mostly don't last for more than a day.
Viruses

COVID Vaccines Can Have Some Nasty Side Effects — But Only For a Day

Beats dying, though.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists uncovered a series of epigenetic changes that seem to predict late-onset Alzheimer's disease, hinting at the possibility of future treatments.
RX and Medicine

Scientists Just Found Something That Happens Before Alzheimer’s Sets In

A series of epigenetic changes seem to predict the onset of Alzheimer's.

By Dan Robitzski

It may be many years away — but the Space Force is already considering the possibility of putting the first troops into space and establish a base there.
Moon

US General: Space Force May Build a Moon Base

"At some point, yes, we will be putting humans into space."

By Victor Tangermann

Earth will likely capture a new minimoon in its orbit later this year. But signs suggest that it's actually a hunk of space garbage.
Science & Energy

Earth Appears to Be Capturing a Tiny New Moon

Please welcome the Earth's newest moon!

By Dan Robitzski

Neuroscientists found that crows have conscious and subjective experiences, challenging assumptions about animal intelligence and human superiority.ogical constraints
Science & Energy

Scientists Claim to Have Proved That Crows Have Conscious Experiences

Crows seem to have subjective experiences, just like us.

By Dan Robitzski

Facebook's former head of monetization says that his former employer, like big tobacco companies, worked to make its product as addictive as possible.
Future Society

Former Employee: We Made Facebook as Addictive as Cigarettes on Purpose

"We took a page form Big Tobacco's playbook, working to make our offering addictive at the outset."

By Jon Christian