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On Wednesday alone, the U.S. confirmed over 107,800 cases of COVID-19, making it the worst day and week of the outbreak so far.
Developments

With 100,000 New COVID-19 Cases, the US Broke its Own Daily Record Again

Let's be frank. The U.S. is pretty screwed.

By Dan Robitzski

The Justice Department seized $1 billion worth of bitcoin after analysts found about 70,000 bitcoins were taken out of a Silk Road-related account.
Bitcoin

US Government Seizes $1 Billion in Silk Road Bitcoin

Aaand it's gone.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists built a low-cost system that can be mounted on a standard camera and make infrared light visible to the human eye.
Physics

Scientists Found a Way to Make Infrared Light Visible to Humans

Okay, that's pretty cool.

By Dan Robitzski

The Trump administration has now formally pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement, but Biden says he'll rejoin on day one if elected.
Climate Change

Biden Says He’ll Rejoin Paris Climate Accord on First Day of Presidency

Should Biden rejoin the Paris climate agreement?

By Dan Robitzski

A new Federal Communications Commission under Joe Biden is likely to revive net neutrality, according to experts. Others are not so sure.
Future Society

A Biden Administration Would Be Likely to Reinstate Net Neutrality

Should Biden bring back net neutrality?

By Victor Tangermann

Oregon just became the first state in the country to decriminalize the possession of all drugs, including small amounts of heroin and cocaine.
Developments

Oregon Is Decriminalizing Drugs Including Heroin and Meth

One expert called this the "biggest blow to the war on drugs to date."

By Victor Tangermann

An anonymous bitcoin wallet holder transferred $1 billion worth of bitcoin from accounts linked to darknet marketplace Silk Road.
Bitcoin

Someone Just Moved $1 Billion in Bitcoin From a Busted Darknet Market

Authorities have no idea who did it.

By Victor Tangermann

After NASA criticized the satellite startup AST & Science for its plans to launch a fleet of telecom satellites, AST's founder fights back.
Science & Energy

The Satellite Startup That NASA Criticized Is Firing Back

"We're not a bunch of cowboys launching satellites."

By Dan Robitzski

According to local road closure filings, SpaceX is getting ready for its next big test flight: Starship's first flight to 12 miles.
Starship

Starship Test Flight to 50,000 Feet Could Happen as Soon as Next Week

It's the test flight we've all been waiting for.

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's SN8 Starship prototype is being fitted with two aerodynamic flaps and a nosecone. In a matter of weeks, it will attempt to fly to 12 miles.
Starship

SpaceX Installing Nosecone on Starship That’ll Fly Miles High

Elon Musk: "Starship is coming together!"

By Victor Tangermann

NASA commissioned Nokia to build a 4G network on the Moon, but doing so could spell doom for radio astronomers trying to filter out all the noise.
Science & Energy

That 4G Network on the Moon Could Ruin Astronomy

"Radio frequency interference is the long-term nemesis of radio astronomers."

By Dan Robitzski

There's a mysterious asteroid stuck in Mars' gravitational pull, and astronomers suspect it might be the Moon's long-lost twin.
Science & Energy

A Stolen Chunk of Earth’s Moon Seems to Be Orbiting Mars

Hey! Give that back!

By Dan Robitzski

Authorities in Denmark have found that a mutation of the coronavirus has spread from minks to humans, and plan to kill all 17 million mink in the country.
Developments

Mutated Form of COVID Spreading Between Mink and Humans in Denmark

"The mutated virus in minks can have devastating consequences worldwide."

By Victor Tangermann

The Air Force opened a new research lab that it says will enable it to build new resilient, high-strain spacecraft and satellites.
Military

Air Force Opens New Lab for Spacecraft Materials

The $4 million Deployable Structures Laboratory opened last week.

By Dan Robitzski

An extremophile bacteria survived a year in space. Scientists uncovered how it pulled off the feat, suggesting microbes could travel among planets.
Science & Energy

New Research Shows How a Microbe Could Survive Journey Between Planets

"These investigations help us to understand the mechanisms and processes through which life can exist beyond Earth."

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have presented new evidence that a magnetar within the Milky Way was the source of a strange fast radio burst recorded in April.
Science & Energy

Astronomers Pinpoint Source of Mysterious Radio Burst Signal

It released an incredible amount of energy in just milliseconds — and we still don't know why.

By Victor Tangermann

The "Osampo Kanojo" is meant to recreate the look, feel, sound, and smell of talking a stroll while holding hands with your partner.
Robotics

Scientists in Japan Build Robot to Hold Hands With Lonely People

It even gets sweaty palms.

By Dan Robitzski

According to scientists, an additional planet located between Saturn and Uranus was yeeted out of the solar system when it was much younger.
Solar Power

New Evidence: There Was Another Planet in the Solar System That Escaped

Researchers say a third ice giant, between Uranus and Neptune, got flung out of our star system.

By Victor Tangermann

After a years-long waiting period, President Donald Trump's ill-advised decision to leave the Paris climate agreement took effect Tuesday.
Climate Change

US Formally Ditches Paris Climate Agreement

"Simply put the US should stay with the other 189 parties to the agreement, not go out alone."

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in the UK claim to have achieved first plasma on an upgraded, experimental fusion reactor.
Energy

Scientists Just Fired Up an Experimental Fusion Reactor

Fusion reactors are usually donut-shaped — but this time, they built it as a sphere.

By Victor Tangermann