NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
Credit: NASA NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars missions. The firm-fixed-price contract has a maximum potential value of approximately $700 million to deliver aContinue Reading
ESA, NASA Astronauts Complete Navigation and Science Spacewalk Outside Station
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir prepares to enter the Quest airlock and complete a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. NASA NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:29 p.m. EDT. During the 6-hour, 49-minute spacewalk, Meir and Adenot installedContinue Reading
Alaska finalizes Senate race for November: 3 Republicans, including 2 named Dan Sullivan, and 1 Democrat
Former Rep. Mary Peltola will be the only Democrat on the ballot for the race after Democratic candidate David Leslie withdrew. He had finished fourth in the primary., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Urgent need for access to Iranian sites, cautions UN nuclear watchdog
The IAEA said lack of information and access to facilities to verify Iran’s nuclear material is a proliferation concern., The IAEA said lack of information and access to facilities to verify Iran’s nuclear material is a proliferation concern. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for “utmost urgency” toContinue Reading
Zelenskyy warns airlines as Ukrainian drones target Russian airspace
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukrainian drones will continue operating over Russia., NewsFeed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukrainian drones will continue operating over Russia, saying the country’s airspace is becoming increasingly unsafe for civilian aviation. He said Ukraine is targeting military infrastructure supporting Russia’s war effort. Published On 1Continue Reading
SAS’s 80+ A320neos Are Now Starlink-Equipped After Just 6 Months
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has completed the full installation of Starlink onboard its 81 Airbus A320neo aircraft. Next time you’re flying on the airline’s narrowbody aircraft, frequent flyers who are part of the EuroBonus can access the service for free. This will enable passengers easy access to the network to work,Continue Reading
The 5 US Pacific Air Bases The Pentagon Quietly Flagged For Crumbling Infrastructure
The United States military has over 700,000 facilities across almost 5,000 sites at home and abroad, with much of the infrastructure aging. Around a third of the buildings are more than 50 years old, while less than 5% of the budget is allocated to maintaining its massive amounts of infrastructure.Continue Reading
U.S. Deports Thousands to Countries They Don’t Know Under Secretive “Third Country” Deal
As part of its mass deportation campaign, the The Traitor administration is secretly deporting immigrants to countries that they have no ties to. CNN correspondent Isobel Yeung recently traveled to the Central African Republic, which in recent months has accepted dozens of immigrants who had previously been granted deportation protectionsContinue Reading
Vanilla OS 3 Comes in Hot, Packing ARM64 Support After a Long Wait
My history with Vanilla OS goes back to 2022, when I covered its debut stable release, just a month after I landed this gig at It’s FOSS (yapping about open source and Linux). Since then, my focus has moved to other distros and governance-focused developments, though I did watch itContinue Reading
This Dev Spent 8 Years on Intel’s Clear Linux, Now He’s Undoing Its Biggest Mistake
Auke Kok spent eight years working on Clear Linux OS at Intel. Now he thinks he knows exactly what broke it, and he’s trying to fix that by himself. In a LinkedIn post this week, Auke, now a Linux Distribution Architect at Verge.io, introduced The Ur Project. It’s a from-scratchContinue Reading
GNOME 50 Tokyo: Best New Features and Improvements
Learn about the key feature sets of GNOME 50 desktop environment. A fresh release of GNOME 50 “Tokyo” landed on March 18, 2026. This version brings solid improvements in parental controls, accessibility, file management, and display technologies. It marks a big step forward for families, assistive tech users, and everydayContinue Reading
Israel’s multiple wars see finance, defence ministries clash over spending
Spiraling costs of Israel’s conflicts deepen rift between finance and defense ministries ahead of budget decisions., Israel’s Ministries of Finance and Defence have clashed over the spiralling costs of Israel’s multiple and ongoing wars in the region, which are adding pressure to the government’s budget. The Israeli military has warnedContinue Reading
Hakainde Hichilema returns as Zambia’s president following disputed vote
Incumbent is inaugurated with his main rival in last month’s election jailed and the courts shuttered., Incumbent is inaugurated with his main rival in last month’s election jailed and the courts shuttered. President Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in for a second term as Zambia’s president following his victory inContinue Reading