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Here’s What SpaceX’s Massive New Floating Spaceport Look Like Up Close
Deimos and Phobos SpaceX has bought two huge oil rigs to convert into floating spaceports for its Mars-bound Starship spacecraft. Named Phobos and Deimos, after the two Martian moons, SpaceX intends the massive structures to support super heavy lift launches. Thanks to recently captured photos, now we get to see the enormous scale of the […] More
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Top Biden Appointee Suggests Cracking Down on Bitcoin
Crypto Crackdown Early signs suggest that the Biden White House might be tougher on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin than the Trump or Obama administrations. Janet Yellen, Biden’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, emphasized crypto’s role in illegal transactions and money laundering during her confirmation hearing this week, according to Business Insider. Responding to a question […] More
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This is the World’s First Home Hydrogen Battery
Hydrogen House Australian energy company Lavo is throwing down the gauntlet to Tesla’s Powerwall with a home battery storage system that doesn’t conventional batteries at all, New Atlas reports — opting for hydrogen as fuel instead. For both systems, the idea is to soak up any excess energy generated through solar or wind energy systems, […] More
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Biden Predicts That More Than 600,000 Americans Will Die From COVID
In a national address on Friday, newly elected U.S. President Joe Biden said that the US is “expected to reach well over 600,000” coronavirus deaths. So far, about 412,000 Americans have died as a result of COVID-19 according to the latest numbers — meaning that the White House is anticipating at least 200,000 more deaths, […] More
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2021 Toyota Sienna Platinum review: The Prius of minivans
It gets long-overdue redesign, adding a standard hybrid powertrain, some flash. Source link More
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The New Variant of Coronavirus May Be 30-40 Percent Deadlier
According to UK researchers, the fast spreading B117 variant of the coronavirus may be responsible for increasing the death rate by 30 to 40 percent, The Guardian reports. In a publicly filed document, the UK’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (NERVTAG) announced that “preliminary analyses” showed “that there may be an increase […] More
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This Free Noise Cancelling App Works on Both Ends of Calls and Video Conferences
In the last year, for reasons we’re all familiar with, working from home became “the new normal” for millions of people. That, in turn, means that more and more of us are realizing the annoyances and distractions that come with video conferences. Zoom meetings and other online video calls can be easily interrupted or derailed […] More
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2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge First Drive Review: It’s Electric
Volvo has said it plans to move away from internal combustion, but right now it only sells one car without a gasoline engine: The 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge. The Recharge is an all-electric version of the Volvo XC40 crossover, which launched for the 2019 model year. While the gasoline XC40 competes with pint-sized utility vehicles […] More
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SpaceX Poised to Crush Record for Most Spacecraft Launched on One Rocket
Record Setter A SpaceX mission slated for Saturday is poised to set a new record for the most spacecraft launched on a single spaceflight, as Teslarati reports. The Transporter-1 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launching from Cape Canaveral in Florida at around 9:40 am Eastern time, will involve launching “133 commercial and government spacecraft (including […] More
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Electric Cars Are About to Become Cheaper Than Gas Ones
Smart Choice In the near future, electric cars are poised to finally become cheaper than gas-burning vehicles, a crucial economic tipping point that experts say will likely lead to a much greater adoption of clean transportation. The recent drops in price — and related uptick in car sales — are mainly attributable to improving battery tech, […] More
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Trump’s Bungled COVID Response Probably Caused Many Deaths
Top United States infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told CNN this morning that the Trump administration’s bungled response to the COVID-19 pandemic “very likely” cost American lives. “Particularly when you’re in the situation of almost being in a crisis with the number of cases and hospitalizations and deaths that we have — when you start […] More
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China Is Sending a Mission to Study the Sun
Solar Probe China has is making massive strides in space exploration. The country has successfully sent multiple probes to the surface of the Moon and is making moves to establish its very own orbital space station — as well as landing on Mars. Now it’s also angling to get a closer look at the Sun, […] More
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