Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft fires its engines while berthed to the Unity module, lifting the International Space Station’s orbit on Aug. 27, 2026. NASA Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft today fired its thrusters for 18 minutes boosting the International Space Station’s orbit. The Cygnus XL’s gimbaled delta velocity engine was used to adjustContinue Reading
APOD Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss The Scale of the Universe – Great Debate in 1996 Debate Proceedings Six published papers from the 1996 debate which appeared in the 1996 December Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Included are the two introductoryContinue Reading
Tammann – van den Bergth Baird AuditoriumThe Smithsonian InstitutionNational Museum of Natural History 21 April 1996 Debate Program: 1 – 4:30 pm; Reception: 4:30 – 5:30 pm Sponsors: The Smithsonian Institution Laboratory for Astrophysics,National Air and Space Museum;NASA Compton Gamma Ray ObservatoryScience Support Center;George Mason University Center for Earth ObservingandContinue Reading
ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker, the MAUVE-HST Team A chaotic secret hides within this seemingly serene image of spiral galaxy NGC 4698 taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and released on Sept. 18, 2026. As a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way galaxy, NGC 4698 has spiral arms thatContinue Reading
Former enemies have united against Abiy Ahmed, but disputes over territory, power and command could pull them apart., The formation of a new armed alliance seeking to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed follows a pattern that has plagued Ethiopia – an empire of many nations and nationalities still in theContinue Reading
UN refugee agency says 400 people a day, about 20 times the previous daily rate, now cross from Sudan into eastern Chad., UN refugee agency says 400 people a day, about 20 times the previous daily rate, now cross from Sudan into eastern Chad. More than 55,000 Sudanese refugees haveContinue Reading
PHEVs are often marketed for their dual electric and gas capabilities, but their added complexity leads to 80% more reliability issues than gas-only vehicles, according to Consumer Reports. Adding to these concerns, Test EV, an Australian firm specializing in electric vehicle battery diagnostics, has provided insights into the factors contributing to the higher unreliability ofContinue Reading
High energy prices, an unpopular war, and frustration with the economy are hammering Republicans across the country in competitive races. But they have at least one more card to play: the trans card. Republican groups, including Elon Musk’s America PAC, are spending millions to fund a blizzard of trans-focused attack ads against Democrats…Continue Reading
A 14-year-old boy was killed after a Russian drone tore into a 16-storey apartment block in Kyiv’s Pecherskyi district overnight on Friday 25 September 2026.Continue Reading
A powerful explosion in Athens’ historic Plaka district brought down a two-storey building near the Acropolis on Friday 25 September 2026, injuring at least two people. The cause remains under investigation, although a gas leak is suspected.Continue Reading
EVSE manufacturer Lincoln Electric has earned product-level certification under the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) Make It American program. Contractors, government agencies, fleet operators and other EVSE buyers want to buy (and in many cases, are legally required to buy) hardware that contains a specified proportion of US domestic content.Continue Reading
Sponsored by TTI. DC Fast Chargers provide a practical solution for quickly charging EVs. However, to deliver rapid power, these chargers operate at much higher voltages than standard chargers, bringing both advantages and risks. In this paper, High Voltage Protection in DC Fast Charging by Sensata, we explore the risksContinue Reading
The Traitor’s net approval is below what any past president since Harry Truman had at this point in their term…Continue Reading