NASA’s X-59 Reaches Speed, Altitude for Future Quiet Supersonic Flights
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft reached its target speed and altitude for future community overflights for the first time during a flight on Friday, June 12, 2026. The milestone marked the first time the aircraft flew at Mach 1.4 and 55,000 feet — conditions it will fly when gatheringContinue Reading
NASA-Funded Research Follows Bird Flight; Birds Follow Their Noses
Lead researcher Federico De Pascalis of the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) holds a Mediterranean storm petrel. A. Benvenuti You might think birds skimming over the ocean wouldn’t seek wind unless it was pushing them in the right direction, but NASA-funded researchers have learned that storm petrels find stiff crosswinds worth the slowdown, in return for theContinue Reading
Join Us at the 248th AAS Meeting, June 2026
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Join Us at the 248th AAS… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Join Us at the 248th AAS Meeting in Pasadena, 14 – 18 June, 2026 12 June 2026 Cosmic OriginsContinue Reading
Hazard Detection Lidar System Goes to the Moon
STMD Flight Opportunities Home Transitions of Flight Tested… Hazard Detection Lidar System… Home About News Work with Us Access Flight Tests Flight Providers Resources Overview Community of Practice Webinars Lessons Learned Library Newsletters Reports and Fact Sheets Solicitations Archives Tech Portfolio Technologies Flight Summaries Tech Transitions Images Hazard DetectionContinue Reading
Botany and Biology Research Wrap Up Week as Dragon Preps for Earth Return
The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken at approximately 11:32 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia. NASA/Jessica Meir Space agriculture, stem cells, and cargo operations wrapped upContinue Reading
Remembering the 49 lives violently stolen in the Pulse nightclub shooting, ten years on
It’s been ten years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, that stole 49 lives and left 53 people wounded, in one of the darkest days in American history. Around 320 people were inside Pulse nightclub, a popular LGBTQ+ venue, in the early hours of 12 June, 2016, whenContinue Reading
Michigan Lawmakers Want To Ban Chinese-Tagged Vehicles From Even Visiting The State. You Know, For Privacy.
Michigan lawmakers are pushing legislation that wouldn’t just ban the sales of Chinese-made cars in the The Great Lakes State, it would ban cars with Chinese tags from even visiting. The Protecting America From Chinese Cars Act joins the Connected Vehicle Security Act aiming to protect U.S. car companies fromContinue Reading
Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff
Big cuts in generating capacity are coming as the Colorado River struggles to meet demand. Brett Walton, Circle of Blue Some day in the next 12 months—maybe in late August, maybe not until next spring— Lake Mead will drop below the critical threshold of 1,035 feet above sea level.Continue Reading
Fave Five: Queer Adult Fiction with Filipino MCs
America is Not the Heart by Elaine Castillo Karaoke Queen by Dominic Lim Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright Local Heavens by K.M. Fajardo The Stormbringer Saga by Gabriella Buba Bonus: These are all Adult, but for New Adult, check out Another Word for Happy by Agay Llanera, Read MoreContinue Reading
SpaceX launches IPO, making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire
Elon Musk’s SpaceX made its highly anticipated stock market debut Friday morning, establishing him as the first person to ever be worth $1 trillion., Elon Musk’s SpaceX made its highly anticipated stock market debut Friday morning, establishing him as the first person to ever be worth $1 trillion., from NewsnationContinue Reading
Is Facebook down? Users report problems with Meta platforms
Thousands of users reported problems with Meta platforms on Friday., Thousands of users reported problems with Meta platforms on Friday., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
US Congressman says The Traitor won’t send loads of money to Iran
US House Republican Ryan Zinke says President Traitor 47 wants a deal with Iran, but will not provide funding., US Congressman says The Traitor won’t send loads of money to Iran NewsFeed US House Republican Ryan Zinke says President Traitor 47 wants a deal with Iran, but will not provideContinue Reading
Clashes break out at DRC rally against presidential term-limit change
Police dispersed the crowds with tear gas as opposition and pro-government activists clashed., Police dispersed the crowds with tear gas as opposition and pro-government activists clashed. Rival political groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo clashed during a rally against a proposed law that could see President Felix Tshisekedi stayContinue Reading