Astronomers say a new, huge satellite is as bright as the brightest stars
"BlueWalker 3 is a big shift in the constellation satellite issue."
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Astronomers capture black hole gobbling up a star in a “hyper-feeding frenzy”
“It’s probably swallowing the star at the rate of half the mass of the Sun per year.”
New device can make hydrogen when dunked in salt water
Device structure does energy-free desalination before water is split.
Quack who sold sham COVID “immunization pellets” gets nearly 3 years in prison
Before sentencing, Juli Mazi claimed she had "sovereign immunity."
SpaceX set to launch two spacecraft to the Moon tonight
ispace is seeking to become the first private company to successfully land on the Moon.
SpaceX fires up 11 engines as it prepares massive rocket for orbital test
Nothing blew up, which is always a win.
It took nearly 500 years for researchers to crack Charles V’s secret code
Holy Roman Emperor wrote of being targeted by Italian mercenary, among other topics.
Musk’s Twitter abandons COVID misinfo policy, shirking “huge responsibility”
"In cases like this pandemic, good information is life-saving."
Behavior-changing parasite moves wolves to the head of the pack
A parasite associated with bold behavior is also associated with pack leadership.
Traces of ancient hurricanes on the seafloor are a warning for coastal areas
Evidence from millennia of Atlantic storms is not good news for the coast.
Orion flies far beyond the Moon, returns an instantly iconic photo
"It’s really hard to articulate what the feeling is."
China links COVID outbreak to man’s jog through a park; scientists skeptical
The man reportedly infected 39 people in one outdoor jog through a park.
What’s the best design for splash-free urinal? Physics now has the answer
The optimal splash-reducing angle for the average human is approximately 30 degrees.
Florida tokers inadvertently smoked rat poison; 52 sickened, 4 dead
It's not the first time rat poison has shown up in fake weed.
Post-impact images of DART mission have not disappointed
Ground, space-based telescopes, and a nearby cubesat have all captured the impact.
