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Over the weekend, the Trump administration gave TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance 45 days to sell off the app — or get kicked out of the US market.
Future Society

Microsoft Offers to Buy TikTok Following Trump Crackdown

The Trump administration just gave TikTok just 45 days to sell — or get kicked out of the US.

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic just announced it's working with Rolls-Royce to develop a supersonic jet meant for air travel.
Advanced Transport

Virgin Galactic Shows Off Sleek Supersonic Jet Concept

It's designed to fly at three times the speed of sound.

After two NASA astronauts splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday afternoon, more than a dozen private boats came up right to the capsule.
SpaceX

More Than a Dozen Private Boats Came Out to Greet SpaceX Astronauts After Splashdown

"This lack of regard for safety is something that the Coast Guard takes very seriously."

After undocking with the International Space Station Saturday evening, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley made it safely back down to Earth.
Crew Dragon

Mission Accomplished: SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down in Atlantic

"Welcome back to planet Earth. Thanks for flying SpaceX."

Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told lawmakers that he is "cautiously optimistic" a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine will be ready this year.
Developments

Fauci Says He’s “Cautiously Optimistic” There’ll Be a COVID Vaccine This Year

"One can never guarantee the safety or effectiveness unless you do the trial."

Israel startup Urban Aeronautics announced this week that it's partnering with hydrogen fuel cell maker HyPoint to devise a hydrogen-powered flying car.
Advanced Transport

New Hampshire Passes Law That Allows Flying Cars

"There was nothing on the books that would have allowed this type of vehicle on the road."

A letter sent out to employees of Chinese state-owned travel companies claims that two experimental coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective.
Viruses

China Is Giving People a COVID Vaccine That Isn’t Done Being Tested

How early is too early?

Details are starting to emerge about how hackers accessed the Twitter acounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West and a rash of other public figures.
Elon Musk

This Is How Hackers Accessed Elon Musk’s Twitter Account

Did hackers access Elon Musk's direct messages?

Aerospace giant Airbus is planning to bring back the first ever rock samples from Mars using what it claims to be the "first interplanetary cargo ship."
Robots and Machines

Airbus Is Officially Building an “Interplanetary Cargo Ship”

The goal is to bring samples of ancient life back from Mars.

Shortly after rocketing into orbit, NASA's Perseverance rover experienced a couple of small hiccups: a minor communications and temperature glitch.
NASA

NASA’s New Rover Hit a Glitch After Launch, Entered “Safe Mode”

"When a spacecraft enters safe mode, all but essential systems are turned off until it receives new commands from mission control."

Scientists have a bizarre idea for protecting astronauts from cosmic rays: Shield them with the radiation-absorbing fungus near Chernobyl.
Off-World

Fungus Growing at Chernobyl Could Protect Astronauts From Cosmic Rays

Scientists suggest building shields for Mars settlers out of self-healing, radiation-absorbing fungus.

The Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Task Force is set to begin reporting some of its findings to the public in a matter of months.
Future Society

The Pentagon’s UFO Task Force Is Finally Ready to Report Findings

"It no longer has to hide in the shadows."

After being dragged to the surface and fed a little snack, ancient oceanic bacteria from over 100 million years ago sprang back to life.
Science & Energy

Scientists Revive 100-Million-Year-Old Lifeforms

What could possibly go wrong?

A team of scientists encoded the entire "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" into a double strand of DNA to demo a vastly improved storage technology.
Biology

Scientists Stored “The Wizard of Oz” on a Strand of DNA

Somewhere, over the guanine…

GitHub sealed away its entire open-source depository in the Arctic World Archive, where it will hopefully survive society-ending catastrophes.
Future Society

GitHub Just Sealed All Its Open Source Code in an Apocalypse-Proof Vault

It's so deep, they say it could survive a nuclear blast.

According to Musk, brain computer interfaces in the future will allow us to ditch the headphones and beam music straight to our brains.
Elon Musk

Elon Musk Says Neuralink Will Stream Music Straight Into Your Brain

So long, ear buds.

Studying the rings of photons swirling around the black hole Pōwehi can help scientists understand the history of the universe.
Physics

We May Be Able to Extract “Movies” of the Universe From Black Holes

"Together, the set of subrings are akin to the frames of a movie."

The White House's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told ABC News that "if you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it."
Viruses

Fauci Says Coronavirus Can Infect You Through Your Eyeballs

"If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it."

Scientists managed to capture images of an antibody neutralizing the coronavirus, and they say studying its moves could lead to vaccines or treatments.
Viruses

Amazing Electron Microscope Images Show Antibodies Fighting the Coronavirus

An epic battle — in a drop of human blood.

China is installing massive 20-megawatt generators to its warships to power high-energy weapons, including lasers and rail guns.
Energy

Chinese Navy Installs Generators to Power Rail Guns, Energy Weapons

These turbo generators could be used to fire rail guns and laser weapons.