Rob Verger, assistant tech editor at Popular Science, discusses SpaceX's successful launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket that propelled Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster into orbit. The release of the car into space has prompted people to ask the question, "what now?"
Verger notes that it will take two and a half years for the rocket to orbit around the sun and end up back where it started from. It will be another five years before we could potentially see it with a telescope.
Verger says the Roadster will face significant deterioration due to radiation and a "sandblasting" of dust that will cause the car to lose its cherry red color. He talks about the vastness of space, noting it's unlikely the car would be destroyed by an asteroid.
Two women hiking in Nevada during the heat wave there were found dead.
The severe heat wave that's led to record temperatures in the southwest is set to expand this week, according to the National Weather Service.
A new study has reviewed the most commonly recommended happiness strategies to try and figure out which work.
A new study suggests that the next global pandemic could come from the meat supply industry in the U.S.
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Heat records continue to be broken in the U.S. and abroad, with data showing June was the hottest month in recorded history.
A House committee is set to hold its first public hearing on UFOs.
Record-setting temperatures continue in the U.S. and abroad.
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