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A team of astronomers were able to track down a mysterious fast radio burst thanks to years of previous research allowing them to predict when it woke up.
Science & Energy

That Mysterious Space Signal Just Woke Up Again, Just as Predicted

This time, astronomers were ready.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronomers spotted a galaxy some 500 million light-years away that looks suspiciously like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars.'"
Science & Energy

NASA Amused by Galaxy That Looks Like a TIE Fighter

"The first time I saw the results, I immediately thought it looked like Darth Vader’s TIE fighter spacecraft from 'Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.'"

By Victor Tangermann

A machine learning algorithm created by a team of scientists at Warwick University just confirmed the existence of 50 new planets in a world first.
Artificial Intelligence

An AI Just Confirmed the Existence of 50 Planets By Digging Through NASA Data

The search for other planets just got a huge upgrade.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have found new evidence that Earth is moving through the remains of exploded stars for at least the last 33,000 years.
Science & Energy

Scientists: Earth Moving Through Radioactive Debris of Exploded Stars

Our planet is being showered with dust from ancient supernovae, according to new research.

By Victor Tangermann

The Air Force just showed off a prototype of a flying car — and it looks, well, like something out of an early 2000s Pixar animation movie.
Advanced Transport

The Air Force’s Flying Car Looks… Incredibly Goofy

The tiny cabin is held aloft by 18 drone-sized rotors.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists say that bacteria "scream" as they die, giving off chemical alarms that warn their brethren of danger like antibiotics.
Science & Energy

Scientists: Unfortunately, Bacteria Scream When They Die

Sorry.

By Jon Christian

For the first time, experts were able to confirm that a former COVID-19 patient has been reinfected by the coronavirus, but that's no cause for concern.
Viruses

Doctors Confirm For First Time That Patient Caught COVID Twice

"Our results prove that his second infection is caused by a new virus that he acquired recently rather than prolonged viral shedding."

By Victor Tangermann

President Donald Trump accused the Food and Drug Administration this weekend of purposefully delaying COVID-19 vaccine trials without showing any evidence.
Developments

Trump Wants to Approve a COVID Vaccine Before They’re Done Testing It

He reportedly wants to get it out in time for the election.

By Victor Tangermann

This week, Elon Musk plans to show off progress by Neuralink, his startup that's working on an interface between human brains and computers.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Is Planning to Show Off Neuralink Progress This Week

“Will show neurons firing in real-time on August 28th. The matrix in the matrix.”

By Jon Christian

In a new study, two astronomers argue that 'Oumuamua can't be a giant lump of molecular hydrogen. It's probably too old and wouldn't survive as an iceberg.
Science & Energy

Astronomers: There’s Still a Chance ‘Oumuamua Is Alien Tech

Scientists are still arguing over the origins of this interstellar space rock.

By Victor Tangermann

TikTok has officially sued the Trump administration for banning transactions with its parent company ByteDance.
Future Society

TikTok Officially Sues the Trump Administration Over Ban in US

Tick tock.

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla fanatic and DIY tinkerer extraordinaire Rich from Rich Rebuilds built a full-scale take on the "Cyberquad," the ATV cousin of the Cybertruck.
Advanced Transport

This Guy Built a DIY Cyberquad and It’s an Absolute Monster

Tesla teased an ATV. This guy actually built it — and it goes 102 mph.

By Victor Tangermann

Engineering firm Furrion has built a four-legged exo-suit, a 9,000 pound monstrosity straight out of "Pacific Rim" — and it wants you to pilot it.
Robots and Machines

This Fully Functional, 9000 Pound Mech Suit Looks Absolutely Amazing

And they're looking for pilots.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA recently put out a weird little cartoon that introduces kids to surprisingly complex topics like special relativity and the scale of the universe.
Physics

Video Shows NASA’s Bizarre Guide to Near-Light-Speed Travel

It's mind-blowing.

By Dan Robitzski

The Arecibo Observatory, a staple of the SETI research community, will be out of commission for months after a supper cable mysteriously fell.
Science & Energy

SETI Telescope Down for Months After Mysterious Damage

"This is just another bump in the road."

By Dan Robitzski

The number of unemployment claims for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program is growing exponentially, raising the alarm.
Future Society

Economists Predict “Tsunami” of Unemployment

"The labor market is in the ICU."

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have developed a new deep learning algorithm that can detect heart disease just by analyzing four photographs of a person's face.
Studies

Algorithm Detects Heart Disease by Analyzing Selfies

"This could be a cheap, simple and effective [method] of identifying patients who need further investigation."

By Victor Tangermann

The Russian government is about to start a 40,000-person experiment on its COVID-19 vaccine, which is usually something that happens before they approve it.
Viruses

40,000 Russians Are About to Get That Untested COVID-19 Vaccine

"It’s essential we don’t cut corners in safety or efficacy."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA warns that harvesting lunar ice for future settlers' drinking water could make it impossible to study the ice down the road.
Moon

Mining Lunar Ice Could Irrevocably Damage the Moon’s Environment

Harvesting lunar ice could ruin future scientific research.

By Dan Robitzski

A new NASA facility will communicate with distant spacecraft via lasers, vastly improving the bandwidth of interplanetary communications.
Science & Energy

NASA Facility Will Beam Messages to Space Through Lasers

NASA wants a laser relay to connect Earth to distant spacecraft.

By Dan Robitzski