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After Russia halted its orbital space tourism program in 2010, the country's space agency Roscosmos is planning to send two citizens to the ISS in 2023.
International Space Station

Russia Says It’s Sending Two Tourists to the International Space Station, Including a Spacewalk

This would be the first time a private citizen has ever stepped outside a spacecraft and into the void.

By Victor Tangermann

During an early-morning spacewalk, one of the wrist mirrors on NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy's spacesuit broke off almost immediately.
Science & Energy

A Piece of a NASA Astronaut’s Spacesuit Just Fell Off During a Spacewalk

Does anyone else feel a breeze?

By Dan Robitzski

The first long-term study on vaping has found that it increases a person's chances of developing lung disease by about a third.
Chemistry

Study: Just Three Years of Vaping Increases Lung Disease Risk

You're a third more likely to develop chronic lung disease if you vape.

By Kristin Houser

New proposed legislation would keep facial recognition technology out of the hands of all levels of law enforcement in the U.S.
Future Society

Senators Propose a National Ban on Police Facial Recognition

"As we work to dismantle the systematic racism that permeates every part of our society, we can't ignore the harms that these technologies present."

By Dan Robitzski

The International Space Station is getting a brand spanking new toilet, as Space.com reports. It will improve efficiency and could be used on trips to Mars.
Space

The Space Station Is Getting a New Toilet

Eventually, the goal is to take the water out of astronaut poop and... uh... reuse it.

By Victor Tangermann

In a matter of weeks, NASA is planning to conduct a "demonstration" of the Crew Dragon with four of the five current ISS crew members on board.
Crew Dragon

NASA Planning Mysterious Test With ISS-Docked SpaceX Crew Dragon

A NASA spokesperson declined to elaborate — but one report says the test will be a dry-run emergency evacuation.

By Victor Tangermann

The National Science Foundation is investing in a crypto startup that plans to explore ways to get Americans on the blockchain.
Science & Energy

The US Gov Is Paying a Crypto Startup to Explore a Digital Dollar

Is the U.S. federal government starting to embrace the blockchain?

By Dan Robitzski

With over 500 Starlink broadband-beaming satellites already in orbit, SpaceX is looking to move swiftly ahead with rolling out its internet service.
SpaceX

SpaceX Is Now Taking Requests for Starlink Beta Testers

Here's where you can sign up.

By Victor Tangermann

Peter Williams, formerly a physicist at a nuclear weapons research facility, claims that his superiors tinkered with important models then covered it up.
Military

Lawsuit Alleges Coverup at US Nuclear Weapon Facility

"I couldn't look myself in the mirror if I didn’t do it."

By Dan Robitzski

US armed forces killed the suspected head of a Qaeda affiliate in Syria this month using an inert Hellfire missile warhead with six blades.
Military

The US Military Crushed, Chopped Up Al Qaeda Terrorist With Sword-Covered Hellfire Missile

They basically Slap Chopped an alleged terrorist.

By Victor Tangermann

NASA recently discovered an exoplanet the size of Neptune that whips around its star nearly once per week, all while being bombarded by solar storms.
Science & Energy

NASA Finds Neptune-Sized Planet Whipping Around Star Every Week

It's getting sucked closer and closer to its star.

By Dan Robitzski

In the coming years, NASA plans to crash a SpaceX rocket into a tiny moon as a test run for diverting asteroids. But the moon's name was way too boring.
Science & Energy

NASA Renames Small Moon It Plans to Smash With SpaceX

It's got a new name, but it's still doomed.

By Dan Robitzski

According to digital forensics expert Hany Farid, the pandemic and BLM movement are even higher priorities for disinformation campaigns than the election.
Future Society

Expert: Online Disinfo Now Targeting COVID-19, Black Lives Matter

"There are people who believe that you can kill the virus by blowing a hairdryer down your throat, by drinking silver, by drinking bleach."

By Dan Robitzski

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope just caught the "bat shadow" of a newborn star moving, as if it was a pair of flapping bat wings.
Science & Energy

NASA Says Hubble Observed a “Flapping Shadow” in Distant Space

"The shadow moves. It’s flapping like the wings of a bird!"

By Victor Tangermann

Medical dean Dr. Peter Hotez warns that states like Florida, California, and Texas, are facing a looming "apocalyptic" wave of COVID-19.
Developments

Professor: Looming COVID Surge on “Verge of Being Apocalyptic”

This is dark.

By Dan Robitzski

A new image uploaded by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shows two Starship prototype tanks being assembled "in the midbay." And they're absolutely gigantic.
Starship

Damn, This Photo Shows How Huge SpaceX’s Starship Really Is

Tiny engineers for scale.

By Victor Tangermann

Composer Brian Eno took recordings of the acoustic waves given off by stars and sped them up into a haunting new arrangement.
Science & Energy

This Music Made by Stars Is Actually Extremely Beautiful

Stars constantly give off infrasound waves. Now artists sped them up so we can listen.

By Dan Robitzski

According to a damning investigation, Tesla, knowingly sold Model S cars with batteries that could spontaneously combust.
Tesla

Tesla Reportedly Sold Batteries It Knew Could Catch Fire

A shocking investigation claims that Tesla cut corners — and ignored warnings.

By Dan Robitzski

NASA announced today that it's renaming its Washington, DC headquarters after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black engineer in the space program.
NASA

NASA to Rename HQ After “Hidden Figures” Engineer Mary W. Jackson

"She was a scientist, humanitarian, wife, mother, and trailblazer who paved the way for thousands of others to succeed, not only at NASA, but throughout this nation."

By Jon Christian

A new report by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees finally identified climate change as a reason refugees are forced out of their homes.
Climate Change

For the First Time, UN Warns of “Climate-Related” Refugees

"The impacts of climate change are unevenly weighted against the world's most vulnerable people."

By Dan Robitzski