Virgin Galactic delays next commercial spaceflight to 2027

This still from a Virgin Galactic video shows the company’s new “Delta class” suborbital space plane. (Image credit: Virgin Galactic) Virgin Galactic’s next customers will have to wait a bit longer to get off the ground. The suborbital space tourism company hasn’t been to the final frontier since June 2024. It had been targeting lateContinue Reading

On this day in space! Aug. 13, 2014: Game-changing WorldView-3 Earth-observing satellite launches to orbit

On Aug. 13, 2014, a company called DigitalGlobe launched what was then the sharpest-eyed satellite of all time. WorldView-3 is a high-resolution imaging satellite that can resolve features as small as 1 foot (31 centimeters) across. Its instruments allow it to peer through fog and smoke to see Earth’s surface at a level of detailContinue Reading

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Exploring cultural displays featuring traditional clothing, artifacts and Chinese history. ** Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App: https://www.ctvnews.ca/app Must-watch stories and full programs at http://www.ctvnews.ca/video CTVContinue Reading

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Ebola outbreak has killed 2,128 people out of around 4,566 recorded cases in the DRC, according to government figures., Ebola outbreak has killed 2,128 people out of around 4,566 recorded cases in the DRC, according to government figures. The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spreadContinue Reading

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analysis Her defeat in the state’s gubernatorial primary shows why the left needs happy warriors like AOC and Mamdani Published August 13, 2026 9:45AM (EDT) Inarticulate in interviews and weak on the stump, Francesca Hong’s defeat in the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary is a gift in disguise to progressives (ScottContinue Reading