As Virgin Galactic gets swept up in GameStop mania, it gets back to flying
Company says its next window for a test flight opens on February 12. Enlarge / VMS Eve carries VSS Unity for its first captive-carry flight over Mojave. (credit: Virgin Galactic) At a time when non-traditional investors are buying up heavily.....»»
Sparks are flying day and night as SpaceX preps Starship pad to catch a rocket
It's unclear how long upgrades will take or when the FAA will approve a booster catch. Pretty much every day for the last couple of weeks, workers wielding welding guns and torches have climbed onto SpaceX's Starship launch pad in So.....»»
Hubble traces star formation in nearby nebula NGC 261
NGC 261 blooms a brilliant ruby red against a myriad of stars in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Discovered on Sept. 5, 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop, this nebula is located in one of the Milky Way's closest galactic com.....»»
MeerKAT observations detect a mysterious faint radio ring
An international team of astronomers reports a serendipitous discovery of a new radio ring toward the Galactic center. The newfound object is relatively faint and its true nature is yet unknown. The finding was reported in a research paper forthcomin.....»»
A galactic "conspiracy" disproven: Dark matter and stars not interacting as previously thought
A longstanding 'conspiracy' in astronomy—that stars and dark matter are interacting in inexplicable ways—has been overturned by an international team of astronomers, in a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society......»»
Observations investigate the connection of a supernova remnant with a nearby H II region
Chinese astronomers have performed multi-wavelength observations of a galactic supernova remnant known as HB9. Results of the observational campaign, published August 9 on the preprint server arXiv, shed more light on the remnant's properties and its.....»»
I never travel without my Apple Watch because of this one feature
The Apple Watch has a simple (but very useful) tool for flying/traveling, and I can't live without it......»»
This Mpox Outbreak Isn"t Like the Last One
The strain of mpox behind the current global health emergency is believed to be up to 10 times deadlier than the one that swept the globe in 2022......»»
Hubble rings in a new galactic view
The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is situated in the Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, 320 million light-years from Earth. It's a barred spiral galaxy known as MCG+07-07-072, seen here among a number of photobombing st.....»»
Robotic smart screen? Apple already sells that, and it’s flying under the radar
Apple is reportedly developing a new smart home product, a “pricey tabletop home device that combines an iPad-like display with a robotic limb.” The display would use robotics to swivel around and follow your movement. This all sounds a bit over-.....»»
Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking the air with smoke, Maria Salinas harvested grapes......»»
Scientists develop a unique approach to conserve the monarch butterfly
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) is one of the most widely popular butterfly species in North America. We are accustomed to seeing its beautiful orange wings with black-veined outlines flying in gardens and wildflower fields during the sum.....»»
A galactic "comet" called Terzan 5 illuminates a 100-year-old puzzle about cosmic rays
When my colleagues and I set to work on a century-old cosmic mystery, we found an unexpected celestial laboratory in Terzan 5, a dense star cluster currently plunging through our galaxy at breakneck speed......»»
Flying"s never been safer, says MIT study
Flying can be a nerve-wracking experience for many people—but a new study out Thursday finds commercial air travel keeps getting safer, with the risk of death halving every decade......»»
Giant prehistoric flying reptile took off using similar method to bats, study finds
Findings of a study, published in PeerJ, provide new insights into how pterosaurs managed to take flight despite reaching sizes far larger than modern animals. The research sheds new light on the flight initiating jumping ability of these animals, so.....»»
Modern aircraft emit less carbon than older aircraft, but their contrails may do more environmental harm
Modern commercial aircraft flying at high altitudes create longer-lived planet-warming contrails than older aircraft, a new study has found......»»
Astronomers discover new supergiant-rich stellar cluster
Astronomers report the discovery of a new galactic stellar cluster located some 24,000 light years away. The newfound cluster, which received the designation Barbá 2, turns out to host at least several supergiant stars. The finding was detailed in a.....»»
US braces for "catastrophic" flooding as Storm Debby drenches Florida
At least four people were killed as Tropical Storm Debby swept over Florida on Monday, threatening southeastern US states with record-breaking rainfall and potentially catastrophic flooding......»»
Big-time Apple deals today: Apple Watch Ultra 2, M3 MacBook Air $850, M3 MacBook Pro $600 off, AirPods Max, more
Monday is here and the back to school Apple deals are seriously flying now. Alongside the return of Prime Day pricing on just about every Apple Watch Ultra 2 configuration down at $700, Amazon has brought back the best prices ever across the new M3 M.....»»
Gamestop Shuts Down Game Informer After 33 Years of Publication
The shutdown was also confirmed by several writers and staff. The post Gamestop Shuts Down Game Informer After 33 Years of Publication appeared first on Phandroid. Veteran video game publication Game Informer recently announced that it wil.....»»
Airlines are flying blind on third-party risks
The aviation industry has traditionally focused on physical security threats, but recent revelations about risks on Boeing‘s supply chain have spotlighted the critical need to measure and mitigate supply chain risk, according to SecurityScoreca.....»»