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And technicians have figured out why one main parachute didn’t deploy as planned. Boeing’s astronaut taxi remains on track for a December demonstration flight to the International Space Station (ISS) after passing a key safety test earlier this week. [embedded content] See Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner soar in an abort test animation. Boeing CST-100 Starliner: Next-Generation Spaceship On Monday […]
Since the retirement of NASA’s space shuttle fleet in 2011, there’s been just one vehicle ferrying crewmembers to and from the International Space Station (ISS): Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft. [embedded content] Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon ace its 16th parachute test, this one aimed at testing parachute deployment in the event of a low-altitude launch abort. The […]
On Nov. 11, people across most of the world can catch the planet Mercury passing across the sun. This rare event won’t be seen from Earth again until 2032. [embedded content] Mercury will transit the Sun on Nov. 11, 2019. Get all the details here. The smallest planet in the solar system is also the closest to […]
If you think the belief in God is the most common religious belief, think again! There are just as many American people who believe in intelligent alien life. A poll showed the same for German and British people as well. A Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina Diana Pasulka argues that […]
You may think that handbags are a modern obsession. But it’s been claimed that ancient sculptures from several different cultures show deities clutching the same sort of accessory. An Assyrian panel made between 883–859 B.C depicting a ‘winged supernatural figure’ (Picture: Metropolitan Museum of Art) It’s been claimed the unusual bits of luggage appears on […]
In times of great change, such as the present, great courage is called for. Bravery can be running into a burning building to rescue someone or exposing lies and corruption by blowing the whistle. And, there’s another type of courage that the world needs right now. “Courage is the willingness to always know there’s got […]
It’s a long way down as a rocket and its fairing part ways during a launch. An incredible video shows that journey for the nose cone SpaceX will reuse during its next Falcon 9 launch. [embedded content] SpaceX is pushing its reusability even further, as the company plans to refly that rocket piece for the first time […]
Oh, bother! What’s Winnie-the-Pooh doing outside of the Hundred Acre Wood? A fluffy cloud shaped like the lovable bear reportedly appeared over a children’s charity event in Dorset, England. Now, we’re not sure if the photo, which was posted to Imgur, was Photoshopped, but it’s still delightful. In fact, it’s nothing short of “splendiferous!” Britain’s […]
It’s difficult to define the concept of “waking nightmare,” but letting a company slap your face like a silicone flapjack on mass-produced robots that will be used in countless people’s homes sounds like a pretty good example of it. Although if, for some reason, that situation doesn’t seem like the most Twilight Zone-esque development ever, there […]
