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NASA has detected a rogue celestial object speeding through the Milky Way at an incredible velocity, which could soon propel it out of our galaxy. This discovery was made by citizen scientists collaborating on NASA’s ‘Backyard Worlds: Planet 9’ project, identifying the object as potentially 27,306 times larger than Earth. Traveling at a staggering one million miles per hour, the …

On Thursday, TikTok presented its case in a federal appeals court, challenging the U.S. Department of Justice’s portrayal of its connections to China. The company is fighting a law that mandates its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations or face prohibition. TikTok contends that the Justice Department has misrepresented the facts, arguing that it does not pose …

NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams find themselves unexpectedly stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) due to complications with their return vehicle. They traveled to the ISS aboard the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, which was undergoing its inaugural manned test. Originally planned for an eight-day mission, their return has been postponed because of technical issues with the spacecraft. The …

On Friday, OpenAI disclosed that it had shut down accounts operated by an Iranian group known as Operation Storm-2035. This group used OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot to create various types of content aimed at influencing the U.S. presidential elections and other topics. This content, which included commentary on U.S. election candidates and issues like the conflict in Gaza and Israel’s participation …

The United States is currently facing its most severe summer surge of COVID-19 in over two years, leading to a significant rise in infections and hospital visits. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), viral activity levels in the nation’s wastewater have reached their highest point since July 2022. As of August 10, the activity level in …

NASA and MIT scientists have decided to bring seven rock samples back to Earth, which contain minerals believed to have formed in the presence of water on Mars. These samples were discovered in the “fan front” of Mars’ Jezero Crater, suggesting that they were either formed in watery environments or deposited by water, highlighting the crater’s watery past. In 2022, …

The infamous asteroid that struck Earth around 66 million years ago, leading to the mass extinction of dinosaurs, is believed to have originated from our solar system, specifically beyond Jupiter. A recent study, published on August 16, supports this claim. This catastrophic impact left geochemical evidence, including elevated levels of iridium, in a thin rock layer found across various countries …

A man in the United States with ALS, a muscle degeneration disease, has successfully “spoken” using a brain-computer interface (BCI), bringing new hope to thousands who are unable to speak due to similar conditions. Casey Harrell, 45, utilized the BCI, which interpreted his brain signals and converted them into text. This text was then spoken aloud by a computer with …