The Real Reason Why The KC-46 Pegasus Became Both Essential & Deeply Troubled
Many of the US Air Force’s refueling wings are still flying the KC-135 Stratotanker, which was made in the Eisenhower era and is rapidly approaching an average age of 70. Recent midair mishaps and structural wear have made the KC-135 increasingly dangerous to operate. Yet its replacement, the Boeing KC-46Continue Reading
Longer Wings Could Be The Biggest Change On Airbus’ Next Narrowbody
What will be the next major leap in environmental and operational efficiency for aviation? Plenty of advancements have been made over the last few decades, which leaves many to wonder what more can actually be done to continue to push the industry forward.Continue Reading
Gaza Tribunal Co-Chairs MP Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon & Shahd Hammouri on U.K. Complicity in Genocide
From London, we revisit the Gaza Tribunal, an independent, nongovernmental inquiry into the United Kingdom’s complicity in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The tribunal, held nearly one year ago, was chaired by our three guests: former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Israeli professor of human rights law NeveContinue Reading
SimpleX Chat Wants Its 400K+ Users to Become Investors Too
The world is in a messed-up state where surveillance and eroding people’s rights are rewarded, and those who oppose are labeled unpatriotic, anti-national, radicals, criminal sympathizers, and what not. Yet, that doesn’t stop people from investing time and money in securing their data by opting for open source mobile operatingContinue Reading
Scientists turn Starlink into a giant scanner for Earth’s upper atmosphere
Researchers have found a clever new way to map a part of Earth’s upper atmosphere that is notoriously difficult to observe. Using orbital data from roughly 1,200 Starlink satellites, they reconstructed changes in atmospheric density about 500 kilometers above Earth. The approach could sharpen satellite tracking and help reduce theContinue Reading
NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke Leaves NASA, Career Includes 4 Spaceflights
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock prior to the start of the third spacewalk for the STS-134 mission. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spentContinue Reading
Pursuing a Dream of Working for NASA
Lindsey Waitt, engineer with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program, participates in a terminal countdown simulation for Artemis III on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA/Clayton Rougelot As a young girl raised inContinue Reading
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Roman Home About Roman Mission Overview Why is Roman Important? Who is Nancy Grace Roman? Frequently Asked Questions Mission Timeline Partners Meet the Team Science Science Overview Dark Energy Dark Matter Exoplanets Planned Observations General Investigator Program Observatory Roman Observatory Wide Field Instrument Coronagraph Instrument Interactive Telescope Diagram Roman/Webb ComparisonContinue Reading
APOD: 2026 August 12 – Perseids over a Little Planet
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 12 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
Physical Assets (FAQs)
Physical Assets (FAQs) Q: What happened to all the former Shuttle facilities? A: KSC and the Shuttle program conducted a thorough review of assets funded by the Shuttle program and determined which were needed for Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion programs. Assets that were not needed but had theContinue Reading
China’s Methanol Revolution: A Success Story in Clean Transport Innovation
China has emerged as a global leader in the electric vehicle market, with companies like BYD and Geely dominating. However…Continue Reading
US consumer inflation mild in July, but economy not out of the woods yet
US consumer inflation mild in July, but economy not out of the woods yetContinue Reading
Ninth Circuit Rewrites Section 230 To Remove The Part That Actually Mattered
For all the talk of “reforming” or “repealing” Section 230 in Congress, the fact is that the courts over the past three or four years have effectively chipped away so steadily at the law that it’s lost a significant chunk of its usefulness. The latest comes from the Ninth Circuit,Continue Reading