On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches Cassini-Hugyens probe on 7-year voyage to Saturn
On Oct. 15, 1997, NASA launched the Cassini spacecraft on a mission to explore Saturn and its moons. It lifted off aboard a Titan 4B rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It took almost seven years for the Cassini spacecraft to reach Saturn , with the spacecraft entering orbit around the ringedContinue Reading
SpaceX’s Terafab: How Elon Could Scale to TSMC Levels
Can SpaceX’s Terafab reach the scale of TSMC? The answer starts with understanding the sequence: develop the process, prove the production line, then replicate it. The useful question about Terafab is how it gets from a working production line to an enormous chip-manufacturing operation. That requires a sequence. Acquire the expertise. Develop and qualify theContinue Reading
LIVE: Alex Murdaugh back in South Carolina court
Richard “Alex” Murdaugh appears in court for a pre-trial hearing ahead of his retrial. In May, South Carolina’s highest court overturned the murder conviction of the former lawyer, who was serving two consecutive life sentences for allegedly shooting his wife and 22-year-old son dead in June 2021. #alexmurdaugh #crime #legalContinue Reading
Meet British Airways’ Oldest Boeing 777: 30 Years Old & Still Crossing The Atlantic
A routine Boeing 777 service between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) was recently disrupted due to a cabin pressure abnormality. The long diversion for British Airways BA295 occurred when the aircraft’s pressurization system failed at an altitude of 36,000 feet. An immediate controlled descent, aContinue Reading
Chicago O’Hare Just Retook The Americas Connectivity Crown Despite Losing 300 Daily Flights
There are some airports that are seemingly connected to all parts of their region and the world. Within the US, the world’s largest aviation market, there are multiple hubs that are connected to dozens upon dozens of destinations with hundreds of daily flights. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has longContinue Reading
Istanbul’s worst floods in 80 years leave 4 dead
Homes and businesses were flooded as water covered streets and parks across the city. Vehicles were washed away and many ended up piled up at the bottom of hills.Continue Reading
Elon Musk Becomes Senate Leadership Fund’s Main Donor In Quarter Three
New FEC filings show the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, has become the dominant funder of the Senate Leadership Fund, the leading Republican Senate super PAC. Musk was responsible for 58% of the fund’s third-quarter fundraising, and his latest contributions bring his total giving to the Republican groupContinue Reading
Hong Kong police launch AI-powered national security platform for school pupils
The tech allows students to generate personalized stories on China’s “holistic approach to national security” – a framework advocated by President Xi Jinping covering areas from politics and economy to ecology and technology…Continue Reading
3 children, 1 teacher, killed during shooting in Oregon elementary school
Police say officers have responded to a possible school shooting in Bend, Oregon. Continue Reading
Medicare open enrollment begins as millions face fewer plans, higher costs
Open enrollment for Medicare began Thursday, and millions face fewer coverage options as private insurers discontinue plans.Continue Reading
The hopes and risks of bringing humanoid robots into our homes
Life-like, humanoid robots have captured our imagination for decades. Now, those robots work in factories and assembly lines all over the world. Will they soon be working in our own homes? Horizons moderator William Brangham explores our robotic future with Aaron Ames of the California Institute of Technology. Watch PBSContinue Reading
Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness
A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school.Continue Reading
The Soviet Roots of Russia’s Modern Disinformation War
Anti-Semitism, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pronounced while repudiating an anti-Israel resolution adopted at the 1967 National Conference for New Politics, is “immoral.” Accordingly, the civil rights leader would surely have been dismayed at the prevalence of that age-old prejudice in the wake of the barbarous October 7,Continue Reading