Starship wasn’t quite ready to fly today (July 16). SpaceX tried to launch the Starship megarocket on its 13th test flight today but couldn’t quite pull it off. Something went wrong just as the giant vehicle’s 33 first-stage Raptor engines started to fire up, and an abort was triggered. “We’ll take some time, dig intoContinue Reading
Update for 7:10 p.m. ET on July 16: SpaceX’s Starship Flight 13 test launch aborted at the last second on July 16: Read our abort story . Starship is about to take to the skies on a bold new test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket. After several days of testing, SpaceX has stackedContinue Reading
The Guadalquivir is the most important river in Andalusia. Stretching 657 kilometers (4src8 miles), it forms the backbone of Andalusia, from its source in the Sierra de Cazorla mountains to its mouth in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. These facts, along with its name of Arabic origin (Wadi al-Kabir) and its strategic role in the economy…Continue Reading
Testing new aerospace concepts in flight remains one of NASA’s most effective ways to advance knowledge and reduce risk. The Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, supports this mission by using small, remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft as cost‑effective platforms to mature innovative ideas…Continue Reading
After an eight-year run, OnePlus announced today that it has exited the United States. It’s bittersweet, as the brand has been on a comeback tour of sorts with its excellent OnePlus 15 and widely praised (though still too expensive) OnePlus Open. The writing has been on the wall for a while now…Continue Reading
The wealth gap is wider than it’s been in three decades., ‘The Traitor Accounts’ are symbolic, not effective at closing wealth gap NewsFeed The wealth gap is wider than it’s been in three decades. Traitor 47 has offered an investment account with $1,000 to every child born during his administration.Continue Reading
The meeting comes after Xi visited Kim, promising closer diplomatic, law enforcement and military cooperation., The meeting comes after Xi visited Kim, promising closer diplomatic, law enforcement and military cooperation. By Al Jazeera Staff, Reuters and AFP and News Agencies North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has held talks withContinue Reading
An open source, speech-to-text tool for Linux called Vocalinux has just introduced its 0.14 beta release, bringing about a mix of refinements that touch keyboard shortcuts, remote transcription, and Wayland reliability. We kick things off with the most important usability addition. Earlier, users were stuck with the default toggle orContinue Reading
The idea that Wayland has worse input lag than X11 has been floating around Linux gaming circles for years. Some numbers backing the claim did come up back in 2025, when a developer measured GNOME’s Wayland session against X11 and reported some considerable extra latency. More recently, Marco Nett decidedContinue Reading
As we continue our conversation with Congressmember Pramila Jayapal, we turn to recent developments involving the United States military. On Wednesday, Jayapal was one of over half of all House Democrats to vote in favor eliminating over $3 billion in military aid to Israel. Although the proposed amendment was ultimatelyContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AGN SIG Spotlight Series, July… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources AGN SIG Spotlight Series, July 21st, 1:00pm ET 16 July 2026 AGN Enthusiasts, we invite everyone to join us forContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community DGCE SIG Seminar, July… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources DGCE SIG Seminar, July 23rd, 4:00pm ET 16 July 2026 From Micro to Macro: Connecting the Physics of Galaxy FormationContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AMMB STIG Seminar Recording… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Astrophysics from the Moon, Mars, and Beyond STIG Seminar Recording Posted 16 July 2026 Please follow the link to theContinue Reading