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NASA will be commencing its first planetary defense system test, known as DART, by flying a spacecraft straight into an asteroid. Here's how to watch.
NASA

How to Livestream NASA Smashing an Asteroid to Test Planetary Defense Plan

You don't want to miss this.

By Frank Landymore

The National Center for Education Statistics released a report that found COVID-19 and the pandemic caused student performance to backslide.
Future Society

American Kids’ Math and Reading Scores Have Plummeted Since the Pandemic

"Students in 2022 are performing at a level last seen two decades ago."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Apparently, invested brands don't care that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse looks like garbage. Horizon Worlds is ugly and just fine!
Metaverse

Brands Say Everybody’s Wrong, Actually the Metaverse Looks Great

"Is it going to be better than the best games out there? No, it's not. But it's not meant to be."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Hackers are using James Webb Space Telescope image files to spread malware on Windows computers, according to cybersecurity firm Securonix.
Hacking

Devious Hackers Are Hiding Malware in a James Webb Image

Is nothing sacred anymore?

By Victor Tangermann

The US and China are gearing up for an awkward confrontation if both decide to land their respective lunar rockets on similar spots at the Moon.
Moon

Awkward! The US and China Are Looking at the Same Moon Landing Sites

"This could be the first potential point of conflict over resources beyond Earth."

By Noor Al-Sibai

On the day of its next launch attempt, NASA's Moon-bound Space Launch System is dealing with a fuel leak on the launchpad.
Moon

NASA Moon Launch Canceled When Super Expensive Rocket Starts Leaking on Launch Pad

Oops.

By Jon Christian

Here's what Chris Farley might have looked like as the Joker, thanks to the magic of text-to-image artificial intelligence Midjourney.
Artificial Intelligence

Here’s How It’d Look If Chris Farley Played the Joker, According to AI

Why so serious?

By Jon Christian

According to new research, there may be ways to improve or even reverse disabilities associated with Down syndrome with the use of a new hormone treatment.
Gene Editing

Scientists Say New Treatment May Improve Cognition for People With Down Syndrome

More research is needed, but the potential is immense.

By Victor Tangermann

Many kids — and their parents — have stumbled on a fascinating discovery: that yelling “poop” at their Alexa devices made a certain song play.
Artificial Intelligence

Genius Musicians Are Making Songs That Play When Children Yell “Poop” at Alexa

Children just... do that a lot, okay?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Amazon — which made solar power a key pillar of its plan to reach zero emissions by 2040 — secretly switched off all rooftop warehouse solar panels.
Solar Power

Amazon Secretly Shut Down All Its Solar Rooftops After They Started Catching Fire

"The rate of dangerous incidents is unacceptable, and above industry standards."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In conversation with Futurism, a former NASA administrator discusses everything from the SLS to Russia to early meetings with Elon Musk.
Moon

Here’s What the Former Head of NASA Has to Say About the Moon Mission Delay

"Oh, Elon Musk was in my office pretty regularly."

By Noor Al-Sibai

Following a complaint filed by the DMV calling FSD's name misleading, California lawmakers have passed a law that would force Tesla to drop the title.
Self-Driving Vehicles

California Legislature Passes Law That Would Force Tesla to Change Name of Full Self-Driving

"Are we just going to wait for another person to be killed in California?"

By Frank Landymore

Amazon has shelled out over $700 million for its Lord of the Rings reboot, but for a moment it couldn't even get the first episode online.
Future Society

Amazon Bungles Release of Most Expensive TV Show in History

All that money... for this?

By Frank Landymore

The newly-appointed head of Roscosmos, the space agency in Russia, says the International Space Station (ISS) is turning into a hunk of junk.
International Space Station

Russia Says the International Space Station Is a Dangerous, Decrepit Mess

"An avalanche-like process of equipment failure is beginning, cracks are appearing."

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new study has found that, counter to popular belief, smoking weed doesn’t appear to actually make people lazy and apathetic after all. 
Neuroscience and Brain

Pot Smokers Not More Likely to Be Apathetic or Lazy, Scientists Find

Finally, some good news!

By Jon Christian

NASA estimates there are thousands of asteroids big enough to be "semi-apocalyptic" near Earth's orbit. Why isn't the White House worried?
Space

White House Pushes to Delay Killer Asteroid Telescope

Doesn't seem like a great choice.

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A guy with no background in film or artificial intelligence is working on making an entire movie, in an ambitious attempt to open filmmaking to the masses. 
Artificial Intelligence

Someone’s Making an Entire Movie Using Video Generated by AI

“To me this is as big as the invention of photography.”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Astrophysicist and Harvard professor Avi Loeb is convinced that a meteor that crashed into the ocean years ago may have been alien in origin.
Exobiology

Experts Puzzled by Harvard Scientist Looking for Alien Wreckage in Ocean

"An absolute travesty."

By Frank Landymore

Moving a huge rocket is tough. John Giles, the man in charge of doing just that, is not happy at the prospect of a delay forcing his team to do it all over.
Moon

Guy Who Has to Move NASA Moon Rocket Back to Hangar Very Annoyed

"I went to my management and said, 'I'm not bringing it back. It stays here.'"

By Frank Landymore

Chinese astronauts onboard China's Tiangong Space Station are reported to have successfully hatched rice seedlings in space.
Off-World

Chinese Astronauts Successfully Grow Rice Seedlings on New Space Station

"We have to find a sustainable food source for long-term space explorations."

By Maggie Harrison Dupré