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For years, astronomers have been speculating that Betelgeuse was about to explode in a supernova. But such an event could still be a long way off.
Science & Energy

Astronomers: This Star Isn’t As Giant As We Thought, Just Closer

Oops! Objects in telescope may be closer than they appear.

San Francisco-based engineering company Edge Innovations has designed and built a robot dolphin that looks and acts just like the real thing.
Robots and Machines

Ultra-Realistic Remote Controlled Dolphin Looks Like the Real Thing

It's meant to replace dolphins kept in captivity for our entertainment.

While a popular politically-motivated document calls for the U.S. to focus on herd immunity against COVID-19, but doctors agree that it would be disastrous.
Viruses

Experts: Herd Immunity Is an Absolutely Terrible Idea, You Idiots

"Instead of selling false hope that will predictably backfire, we must focus on how to manage this pandemic in a safe, responsible, and equitable way."

Cruise just got permission from the California DMV to test out fully-driverless cars in the state, and it plans to be the first to test in San Francisco.
Advanced Transport

CA Says General Motors Can Test Fully Driverless Cars on Its Roads

It's going to test a fully driverless car on the streets of San Francisco.

Mars was in opposition while passing near Earth this week, so space photographers had a field day with the rare occurrence.
Mars

Mars Was so Close This Week That You Can See Its Surface From Your Backyard

Here are our favorite shots.

BepiColombo, the European-Japanese spacecraft headed to Mercury, snapped some incredible selfies while making a close flyby past Venus.
Science & Energy

Spacecraft Shoots Epic Selfies With Venus in the Background

The spacecraft got within 6,660 miles (10,720 kilometers) of Venus.

Two massive pieces of space junk might crash into each other on Thursday night, potentially making low Earth orbit and even more dangerous minefield.
Science & Energy

Experts Predict Sizeable Chance of Epic Space Junk Collision Tonight

Place your bets!

This year, Dr. Fauci says that Thanksgiving is too risky for his family, and suggests more Americans should cancel their plans as well.
Developments

Dr. Fauci: It’s Too Dangerous to See My Kids This Thanksgiving

The pandemic isn't over just because the holidays are coming up.

NASA Awards SpaceX $53 Million for Orbital Starship Refueling Test
Starship

NASA Awards SpaceX $53 Million for Orbital Starship Refueling Test

It's a critical step to get to the Moon and Mars.

The oxygen supply system providing the Russian segment on board the International Space Station with air has failed, Agence France-Presse reports.
International Space Station

Oxygen Supply Fails on Leaking Segment of International Space Station

More trouble on the rickety old ISS.

The Arctic Ice Project wants to protect and rebuild crucial ice formations by covering the Arctic in reflective glass beads.
Environment

The Plan to Sprinkle Reflective Glass Over the Arctic

Could turning the Arctic into a giant reflector reverse ice loss?

A newly-discovered tardigrade can survive dangerous levels of ultraviolet radiation, and it glows blue whenever it's exposed.
Science & Energy

Newly-Discovered Tardigrade Glows Blue to Block Deadly Radiation

A new tardigrade just dropped.

On Monday, The Flaming Lips played a show where every member of the audience was safely sealed away inside a plastic bubble.
Future Society

Band Plays Show With Each Audience Member Inside a Plastic Bubble

The Flaming Lips just debuted the world's strangest mosh pit.

A woman died after catching the coronavirus, even though she had recovered from COVID-19 months prior. It's the first confirmed death linked to reinfection.
Viruses

Woman Dies After Catching COVID-19 a Second Time

It's the first confirmed death of someone who caught the coronavirus twice.

In a now deleted tweet, Tesla CEO Elon Musk elaborated on the Boring Company's vision in the future: "We will make a dense Tesla if it matters."
Tesla

Elon Tweets About New Tesla Vehicle, Then Deletes Tweet

Did Elon just reveal plans for a Tesla bus?

German automaker Audi has introduced new LED headlights can project images just like a movie projector for its new lineup of electric SUVs.
Advanced Transport

Audi’s New Headlights Can Project Images Like a Movie Theater

Okay, this is pretty cool.

Research shows that fracking releases airborne radioactivity that can be carried great distances to nearby towns on the wind.
Energy

Fracking Releases Airborne Radioactivity, Harvard Scientists Say

"If you asked me to go and live downwind [of fracking sites], I would not go."

The ESA is experimenting with satellites that use flax fiber instead of steel-like carbon fibers so that they incinerate easier upon retirement.
ESA

The ESA Is Weaving Flax Fiber Into Satellites So They Incinerate Better

Welcome to 2020, where satellites are made out of plants.

In a Fox News interview over the phone on Sunday, Trump was asked why the Department of Defense has set up a UFO task force. His answer was perplexing.
Military

Trump Implies That the US Military Could Defeat Aliens If They Show Up

Trump is going to have "a good, strong look" to see if there are UFOs.

On Twitter, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off a picture of the underside of the SN8 Starship prototype, featuring three massive Raptor engines.
Starship

Elon Musk Shows Off Underside of Gigantic New Starship Prototype

SpaceX is inching closer to its most spectacular Starship test flight yet.