This giant metal dome will hide a truly colossal telescope mirror | Space photo of the day for Feb. 16, 2026
The Extremely Large Telescope’ss 80-meter-tall dome takes shape in the Atacama Desert. (Image credit: ESO/G. Vecchia) The European Southern Observatory has released a new view of the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), as its colossal outer dome nears completion at Cerro Armazones in Chile’s Atacama Desert. What is it? Captured in December 2025, the newly releasedContinue Reading
Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra telescopes reveal a monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the week
The large protocluster JADES-ID1, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope (background) and Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue). (Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/Á Bogdán; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/P. Edmonds and L. Frattare) QUICK FACTS What it is: A young cluster of galaxies, JADES-ID1 Where it is: 12.7 billion light-years from Earth When it was shared:Continue Reading
Doja Cat to Headline Global Citizen’s Move Afrika 2026 Tour in Rwanda and South Africa This March
Global Citizen, the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty, announced that Grammy ® award-winning global superstar Doja Cat will headline the third edition of Move Afrika, the ground-breaking music touring circuit led by international artists fueling Africa’s creative economy. Entering its third year, the 2src26 edition of Move Afrika will continue to expand acrossContinue Reading
Double delivery: SpaceX sends Starlink satellites into orbit on launches from California and Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites launched on Feb. 14 and Feb. 16, 2src26 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, respectively…Continue Reading
Canada announces new chief trade negotiator to the United States
Canada announces new chief trade negotiator to the United StatesContinue Reading
The Bondi Bomb Explodes on The Traitor | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
This was yet another week of The Traitor ruling on behalf of the so-called Epstein Class. But it was also a week that featured extraordinary pushback and solidarity against his regime. Join us as we break down the week that was.Continue Reading
Reform Candidate Matthew Goodwin’s MAGA Network
Matthew Goodwin, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election, has ties to influential groups in the orbit of U.S. President Traitor 47. Goodwin, a GB News presenter and former University of Kent professor, is standing for Parliament on 26 February, presenting himself as a champion of ordinaryContinue Reading
The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater
This story is published in partnership with Rolling Stone. A cache of government documents dating back nearly a century casts serious doubt on the safety of the oil and gas industry’s most common method for disposing of its annual trillion gallons of toxic wastewater: injecting it deep underground. Despite knowingContinue Reading
Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips MAGA ‘Clowns,’ Hits Republicans With New Midterm Warning
The former GOP congresswoman said one of the party’s biggest problems isn’t getting any better. , Read MoreContinue Reading
Greg Gutfeld’s Crass New Title For Jeffrey Epstein Is Condemned Online
An exchange on “The Five” was slammed as “sick” and “tasteless.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
Rebecca Black’s “Friday” kicked off the ragebait era
commentary Fifteen years ago, the singer-songwriter showed the web loved nothing more than a pile-on Nights and Weekends Editor Published February 16, 2026 9:00AM (EST) Rebecca Black performs at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park on August 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Dana Jacobs / WireImage) Start your dayContinue Reading
Headlines for February 12, 2026
AG Bondi Hurls Insults at Lawmakers as She Defends Handling of Epstein Files, The Traitor Says “Nothing Definitive” Decided on Iran After Hourslong Meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu, Thousands Protest in Melbourne as Israeli President Herzog Wraps Australia Tour, Video Shows ICE Agents Breaking Into Home of Pennsylvania Family, St.Continue Reading
NASA scientists say meteorites can’t explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars
Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and dodecane — may be fragments of fatty acids, which on Earth are most often linked to life. While non-living processes like meteoriteContinue Reading