Well, howdy there, Internet people. It's Dana again. And today you're at Research Road.

This is a weekly series where we go through science and tech news with a bit of dry humor.

Then we do a dive into a science topic and we close out by answering some questions from y'all.

Today is the 15th of July 2025. And on this date in 1965, NASA's Mariner 4 spacecraft flew by Mars,

snapping photos and forever changing our view of the red planet. Today is National Respect

Canada Day. It's also our 52nd weekly episode, so that's cool. So starting off with tech news.

Electric bills are projected to go up by a lot because of Trump's budget bill because it embraces

dirty, obsolete, and more expensive tech. And in related news, while the U.S. is pretending

like fossil fuels are the future,

Saudi Arabia is dumping 8 billion more into solar.

Solar adoption will move slower in the U.S.

And projected growth has been cut by 100 gigawatts.

Doge officials reportedly told regulators to rubber-stamp approvals.

Yeah, I'm sure that's going to make the public

more comfortable about a power source that has a lot of negative connotations about safety.

And now on to space. Meteorite NWA 167-88, which is the largest known chunk of Mars found on

Earth, is going up for auction.

If you're interested in trying to buy it, bidding starts at 1.9 million, but is expected to go for

closer to 4 million. Obviously, this development has reignited the debate of private ownership

of scientifically important artifacts. NASA obtained a series of images of the

Sun from closer than ever before. They're worth checking out. Uranus is hotter than researchers

initially believed. Now it's time to talk about the developing climate crisis.

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