Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission

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NASA’s SunRISE mission, which consists of six small satellites, will now fly on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a ULA Vulcan Centaur. (Image credit: Space Dynamics Laboratory/Allison Bills) NASA is shaking things up for its next mission to research the sun. The six satellites of NASA’s Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) missionContinue Reading

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Photographs and video by Pete Mauney Text by Tom Vanderbilt Exposure is a National Geographic series that features photography from around the world that our editors love. See more. It all started with fireflies. In the early 2010s, photographer Pete Mauney was at his home along the Hudson River, in the town of Tivoli, New York, andContinue Reading

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Sponsored by Parker. A key to the advancement of high energy-density, lithium-ion, battery packs is effective management of heat generated during charge and discharge cycles. Heat is often managed by connecting battery cells and/or modules to a cooling plate or pack via thermally conductive materials (gap fillers or adhesives). Typically,Continue Reading

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Operating the world’s longest Airbus A380 route is an achievement that demands far more than simply assigning the aircraft with the greatest passenger capacity. Every flight between Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Auckland Airport (AKL) requires careful planning, significant fuel reserves, favorable weather conditions, and enough operational flexibility to copeContinue Reading

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Codeberg , the nonprofit alternative to GitHub used to host FLOSS projects, will no longer host software that’s “mostly” AI-generated. A vote closed yesterday (22 July, 2026), passing 358 to 144 with 14 abstentions on roughly 50% turnout to stop hosting software that’s largely vibe-coded. A second motion, also passed,Continue Reading