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| Sep 9, 2026 | Lonnie Bunch to retire from Smithsonian leadership following clash with Trump administration | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lonnie Bunch is stepping down from the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution following a tumultuous year in which President Do... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Falcon 9 Workhorse Nears Shuttle Reuse Record as Cape Canaveral Starlink Era Ends | By Morris Robinson
Published: Aug 25 2026, 11:46 AM EDT
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| Aug 10, 2026 | Boulder-run microsatellite model now on display at the Smithsonian | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum now displays a model of a microsatellite operated by Boulder’s Southwest Research Institute — one that’s helped better predict tropical storms and hu... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Rochester Airshow 2026: Thunderbirds, F-35B Jump Jet, and Local Pilot Flying Home | By Earl Bensen
Published: Aug 04 2026, 2:44 PM EDT
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| Jul 14, 2026 | SpaceX’s B1080 Targets 600th Falcon Booster Reuse on Its 28th Flight Tuesday | By Roger Satterfield
Published: Jul 14 2026, 5:24 AM EDT
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| Jul 6, 2026 | From wagons to air ambulances: Medevac keeps the fight alive | Safely transporting injured service members from the battlefield has always been a challenge, but tools, technology — and the people behind them — have enhanced the medical evacuation process to save warfighters.
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| Jul 1, 2026 | NSF Discovering Our Universe' gallery to open July 1 | The new "U.S. National Science Foundation Discovering Our Universe" gallery is opening to the public July 1 at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., in celebration of the museum's 50th anniversary.
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| Jun 19, 2026 | Советский вундеркинд, клепавший в школе роботов, часть 2 | Итак, Вадим Мацкевич заканчивает школу. Заканчивает, кстати, блестяще, не смотря на то, что овладел далеко не всем науками, по его словам. Но многочисленные грамоты и парижский робот приносят ему аттестат с отличием и золотую медаль.
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| May 29, 2026 | What to Look for When Buying a Telescope for Stargazing and Night Sky Viewing | By Glanze Patrick
Published: May 29 2026, 02:50 AM EDT
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| May 12, 2026 | U-2: история легендарного самолета, который четыре года был недосягаем | Источник.
1 мая 1960 года, 05:20 по московскому времени. С авиабазы в Пешаваре на северо-западе Пакистана поднимается в воздух странный самолет. Черный, длинный, с крыльями размахом 24 метра, как у планера, только с реактивным двигателем. Н... |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Шаттлы, бомбардировщики, космические лаборатории: история аэрокосмических компьютеров IBM 4 Pi | Утром 12 апреля 1981 года, ровна 20 лет спустя после дня, когда Юрий Гагарин стал первым человеком в космосе, в небо Флориды с грохотом устремился космический шаттл. При первом взлёте шаттла им управляли командир Янг и пилот Криппен. Но на ... |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Баг на тёмной стороне Луны | Код бортового управляющего компьютера космического аппарата Аполлон (AGC) — одна из самых тщательно исследованных кодовых баз в истории. Её прочитали тысячи разработчиков. Учёные публиковали статьи о её надёжности. Эмуляторы выполняют её ко... |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Top Attractions You Can Access with USA Experience Tickets | Share
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| Sep 10, 2025 | Урок, который SpaceX извлекла из последнего полёта Starship: «Нам нужно герметизировать плитки» | Десятый испытательный полёт космического корабля SpaceX Starship завершился приводнением в Индийском океане. Фото предоставлено SpaceX
В следующем году SpaceX планирует осуществить орбитальный полет Starship с кораблем нового поколения.
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| Sep 2, 2025 | Самая большая в мире цифровая камера — величайшее достижение этого космолога | Камеры Тони Тайсона раскрыли тёмное содержимое Вселенной. Теперь, с камерой обсерватории Рубин с разрешением 3,2 миллиарда пикселей, он готов изучать тёмную материю и тёмную энергию с беспрецедентной детализацией.
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| Apr 22, 2025 | Как принимать метеорологические спутники, не привлекая внимание санитаров | Disclaimer: лекция для колхозников ©
Если вы радиоинженер-связист или опытный радиолюбитель, метеоролог или специалист по космической технике, вы едва ли узнаете что-то новое, зато вынужденная вульгаризация изложения может причинить непопра... |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Разбираемся в устройстве 26-килограммового принтера с борта «Шаттла» | На борту «Спейс Шаттла» находился громоздкий принтер, который был нужен для того, чтобы астронавты могли получать процедуры, планы миссий, метеосводки, планы действий экипажа и другие документы. Принтер, необходимый для первого запуска «Шат... |
| Aug 16, 2024 | История Роберта Нойса: создателя интегральных схем и основателя Intel | Практически все современные электронные устройства вроде смартфонов, мониторов или компьютеров содержат десятки и сотни крошечных интегральных микросхем. Микропроцессоры, преобразователи и усилители сигналов, память и так далее — всего и не... |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Реверс инжиниринг 59-фунтового принтера на борту космического челнока | В Space Shuttle был громоздкий принтер, с помощью которого астронавты могли получать планы миссий, прогнозы погоды, планы действий экипажа и другие документы. Этот принтер требовался для первого запуска Shuttle в 1981 году и был разработан ... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | The Moon Landing: A Legacy of Triumph and Controversy**
** | ** On July 20, 1969, humanity took a giant leap. The Apollo 11 mission marked the first time humans set foot on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became icons, while Michael Collins orbited above, a silent guardian of their historic ... |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Moon fests, moon movie and even a full moon mark 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing | The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's giant leap.
Aldrin, 94, the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew,... |
| Jul 20, 2024 | День, когда человек ступил на Луну: высадка экипажа «Аполлона-11» 55 лет назад | 20 июля 1969 года модуль космического корабля «Аполлон-11» опустился на поверхность Луны. Первым человеком, ступившим на реголит, стал Нил Армстронг, через 15 минут к нему присоединился Базз Олдрин. Пробыв почти сутки на Луне, астронавты со... |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Local News | CU Boulder graduate inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame | Ivins was selected in the NASA astronaut class of 1984 as a mission specialist. She flew on five space flights in 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997 and 2001.
“The fact that she was assigned five times to fly indicates to me that the astronaut office h... |
| Jun 19, 2024 | Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum presents ADVENTURE AMELIA: A Conversation with Explorers in Search for Earhart's Plane (July 19) and DEEP DIVE WITH DEEP SEA VISION (July 20) | Featuring Tony Romeo, founder of Deep Sea Vision, ADVENTURE AMELIA will bring together a panel of experts and explorers to discuss the search for Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10-E
Featuring Tony Romeo — founder of Deep Sea Vision — who... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Bezos Learning Center's proposed design is inspired by galaxies | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Newly unveiled design proposals for the National Air and Space Museum's forthcoming Bezos Learning Center lean heavily on spiraling designs inspired by galaxies.
The big picture: The learning center i... |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Total solar eclipse races across North America | VIDEO BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The moon covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Mazatlan, Mexico, today.
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| Mar 25, 2024 | [MYTH] Booking Flights in Incognito Mode Will Not Let You Get Cheaper Tickets | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 25 March 2024, 09:03 am
When you decide to travel with your friends locally or internationally, everyone is shaking when it comes to booking flights. It's indeed a daunting task since it demands a lot of time and pa... |
| Mar 20, 2024 | National Science Foundation prepares activities and educational resources for April’s solar eclipse | The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in collaboration with agency partners will serve as a major source of information, educational activities and experiences on and around the total solar eclipse taking place on April 8, 2024. The ne... |
| Mar 9, 2024 | The once-forgotten flying wing has taken over the US's bomber fleet | Military & Defense The once-forgotten flying wing has taken over the US's bomber fleet
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| Feb 28, 2024 | Here's the science and math behind leap day | Data: Axios research, beda.cz; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals
We have an extra day in 2024: Thursday is Feb. 29, also known as leap day.
Why it matters: If we didn't have leap days, then the months and the seasons would stop lining up the ... |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Почему у нас нет летающих машин? | Летучие авто (a.k.a. пассажирские дроны) давно придуманы. Корпорации и стартапы перодически выкатывают разные прототипы. Однако, мы все еще не можем вызвать дрон, чтобы отправиться на работу или свидание. Сегодня разберем, почему развитие о... |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Odysseues Moon Landing Success: What Happened Since 1972 | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 22 February 2024, 09:02 pm
Almost nine days after the start of Odysseus' mission, it has successfully landed on the Moon, with the latest update from NASA and Intuitive Machines confirming the historical event for... |
| Feb 13, 2024 | From Super Bowl LVIII to the moon landing, here are TV's most-watched broadcasts | Top trends from Super Bowl LVIII
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In a rundown of the most-watched broadcasts in history, Super Bowl games make up nearly all of the top 30.
More people watched the Kansas City Chiefs win their second s... |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Boom Supersonic says it will conduct the first test flight of its ultra-speedy 'baby boom' prototype aircraft later this year | Boom Supersonic hopes to conduct the first flight of its "Baby Boom" prototype aircraft over California's Mojave Air & Space Port by the end of this year. Boom Supersonic
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| Nov 16, 2023 | Aircraft carriers aren't the Russian navy's only problem. It has also struggled for decades to build jets for them. | Military & Defense Aircraft carriers aren't the Russian navy's only problem. It has also struggled for decades to build jets for them.
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| Aug 17, 2023 | The iconic flying boat that helped hunt down Axis warships during World War II is getting a new lease on life | A Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina patrol bomber in an undated photo. Museum of Flight/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images
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The PBY Catalina flying boat was one of the most iconic Allied aircraft of World War II.
PBY Catalinas were used to ... |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Many Americans think NASA returning to the moon is a waste of time and it should prioritize asteroid hunting instead, a poll shows | The International Space Station looking like a white dot as it passes the Moon as seen from Liverpool. Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images
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A new report from the Pew Research Center shows most Americans support NASA but not a m... |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Scythes, Achilles And Buzz Bombs: A New Ukrainian Arsenal Takes Aim At Moscow | Drone strikes have hit Moscow yet again, the third such strike in just over a week. The pace is increasing, and a heavier bombardment is on the way as new Ukrainian drones become operational. |
| Jun 26, 2023 | China is looking all over the world for help building and flying its fighter jets | A Tornado fighter jet pilot with his hands in the air after landing at a base in northern Germany in October 2018. Rainer Jensen/picture alliance via Getty Images
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| Jun 18, 2023 | Women Scientists Help NASA Planetary Defense, Exoplanet Research | Quincy Jon, Tech Times 18 June 2023, 02:06 pm
Two outstanding female astronomers from Edinburgh cooperate with NASA to defend Earth against asteroids and explore habitable exoplanets.
Dr. Cyrielle Opitom, a Chancellor's Fellow at the Univer... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | NASA: Gigantic Asteroid as Large as 84 Orcas to Pass by Earth on Monday | Quincy Jon, Tech Times 12 June 2023, 01:06 pm
A gigantic asteroid is expected to make a near pass to Earth on Monday, June 12, as per NASA's asteroid tracker.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEO... |
| Apr 1, 2023 | I was born and raised in Washington, DC. Here are the 9 biggest mistakes I see tourists make. | Travel I was born and raised in Washington, DC. Here are the 9 biggest mistakes I see tourists make.
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| Mar 10, 2023 | I've flown on 5 US low-cost carriers and I'd fly on all of them again each for different reasons | Flying on a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320neo. Thomas Pallini/Business Insider
I have flown on seven of the eight US low-cost carriers, but am comparing five of the more apples-to-apples options.
JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines have ext... |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Why flying sucks | Redeem now
A plush hotel in New York's John F. Kennedy Airport seems to be haunted by the ghost of aviation's good times.
The TWA Hotel offers guests a luxurious stay, with 500 rooms, a rooftop pool, and a bar in an old retrofitted airplane... |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Meet the 'Arizona Balloon Buster,' the ace WWI pilot famous for shooting down enemy balloons on 'suicide' missions | Lt. Frank Luke can be seen here in this 1918 photo standing next to the wreckage of a kill. He was famous as the "Arizona Balloon Buster," having taken out 14 German observation balloons before he was killed in combat. CORBIS/Corb... |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Military tech is racing towards a dangerous AI future, and Russia's war in Ukraine is paving the way, drone experts say | A Ukrainian soldier watches a drone feed from an underground command center in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, December 25, 2022. Libkos/AP Photo
The war in Ukraine has set the stage for the unprecedented applications of autonomous drones... |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Delta's first-ever Boeing 767 jet was bought for $30 million in 1982 with the help of employees and the public. See the historic plane's full history. | The Spirit of Delta in 1982. Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines just celebrated the 40th anniversary of its first Boeing 767-200 aircraft.
The plane, dubbed "The Spirit of Delta," was purchased by employees for $30 million in 1982.
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| Dec 19, 2022 | The last Boeing 747 has rolled off the assembly line, ending a more than 5-decade era. See 7 ways the jumbo jet changed the industry forever. | The first Boeing 747 at the Everett assembly line. Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images
Boeing's last-ever 747 jumbo jet rolled off the assembly line in Everett, Washington, on December 6.
The event marks the end of a revolutionary era tha... |
| Dec 8, 2022 | National Air And Space Museum Announces Student Architecture And Design Challenge | People entering the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.getty |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Boeing's last-ever 747 just rolled off the assembly line, marking the end of an era. Here's the history of how the revolutionary plane changed the world. | A Pan Am Boeing 747 arriving in London for the first time. Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty
Boeing just produced its last-ever Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which will be delivered to cargo giant Atlas Air.
The first Queen of the Skies was built for Pa... |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Кавалеры золотой гусеницы | Членом этого клуба нельзя стать по собственному желанию. Чтобы вступить в него, нужно повторить то, что сделал 100 лет назад американский военный летчик Харольд Харрис,— спрыгнуть с парашютом с терпящего крушение самолета. Те, с кем это про... |
| Jul 3, 2022 | NASA Perseverance Rover's MEDA Sensor Damaged by Mars Rocks—Reducing Its Efficiency! Can It Still Be Used? | Griffin Davis , Tech Times 03 July 2022, 12:07 pm
NASA Perseverance Rover is still having a hard time observing the plains of Mars. Can NASA still use the MEDA sensor?
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| Jun 30, 2022 | Порхающие дроны и москитный аэрофлот. О новом расцвете орнитоптеров | В моем блоге я неоднократно обращался к темам бионики – вот пара примеров. Бионика – это инженерная дисциплина, изучающая возможности заимствования технологических решений из живой природы. Как правило, бионика сводится к экзотическим проек... |
| May 19, 2022 | NASA Announces InSight Lander Has Only a Few More Months Left of Analyzing Martian Surface | Ryan Epps, Tech Times 19 May 2022, 04:05 pm
NASA's mission to study the Martian surface, titled the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, simply referred to as InSight, is due for slow and certain de... |
| Nov 30, 2021 | How Astronauts in Space Sleep, Shower, and More | Isabella James, Tech Times 30 November 2021, 06:11 am
The outer space is one of the places that many people dream of getting to, but only a select few actually manage to do so. It has, therefore, become a place that has made a lot of people... |
| Oct 31, 2021 | More airlines are choosing single-aisle jets for flights from North America to Europe – see the full evolution of jet-powered transatlantic flying | Widebody vs narrowbody aircraft Boeing, Airbus
Widebody aircraft have historically dominated the transatlantic market due to their high capacity and low costs.
With the rise of long-range narrowbodies, many airlines are opting to put single... |
| Oct 31, 2021 | More airlines are choosing single-aisle jets for flights from North America to Europe — see the full evolution of jet-powered transatlantic flying | Widebody vs narrowbody aircraft Boeing, Airbus
Widebody aircraft have historically dominated the transatlantic market due to their high capacity and low costs.
With the rise of long-range narrowbodies, many airlines are opting to put single... |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Researchers Propose 'PI' Method--Uses Explosives to Smash Asteroids That Could Be a Threat to Earth | Isabella James, Tech Times 23 October 2021, 10:10 am
Researchers have proposed a new way of dealing with near-Earth asteroids that threaten our planet.
The proposed method is called "PI," which is an acronym for "Pulverize It... |
| Oct 8, 2021 | ISS Food Is Not All Bland, Says French Astronaut; But How Exactly Is Food Packed For Outer Space? | RJ Pierce, Tech Times 08 October 2021, 04:10 am
ISS astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who is the current commander of the space station, recently shared a video on Twitter of him showcasing some space food:
La cuisine dans l'ISS ! J’étais tellement... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | A Nazi attack on an ally’s warships introduced the world to a weapon that militaries still love today | A German Dornier Do 217E-2 bomber in 1942 US Navy
In September 1943, the Germans launched their erstwhile Italian allies with an attack on their warships.
To the surprise of the Italians, the bombs turned and glided toward the warships as t... |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Southwest Airlines found success with free booze, arm wrestling, and go-go boots – take a look at the 50-year-old airline’s full history | first flight attendant uniforms Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines, the US’s largest domestic carrier, celebrated its 50th anniversary in June.
The airline found success using unconventional marketing strategies focused on humor, booze, ... |
| Aug 17, 2021 | ‘Primordial’ Comic From ‘Sweet Tooth’ Creator Launches Alt-History Take On The Space Race (First Look) | Primordial #1 coverCourtesy of Image Comics |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Why The Billionaire Space Rivalry Is Great For Everyone | The Billionaire Space Rivalry Is Great For EveryoneLucy Lantosca |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Как космонавтика совмещается с религией | «Гагарин летал, бога не видал». Эта крылатая фраза — почти ровесница первого полета человека в космос. В Советском Союзе космические полеты активно использовались в антирелигиозной пропаганде. А в США, наоборот, был случай обвинения астрона... |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Trying to dislodge the Ever Given ship from the Suez Canal is like trying to move the Empire State Building | The Empire State Building is slightly smaller than the large container ship currently blocking the Suez Canal, the Ever Given. Skye Gould/Insider
Two days after it got stuck, blocking the Suez Canal, the Ever Given remains stationary on Thu... |
| Jan 28, 2021 | From biplanes to drones: How the Navy's carrier aircraft have dominated battlefields for almost a century | USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell/Released
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| Jan 28, 2021 | From biplanes to drones: How the Navy’s carrier aircraft have dominated battlefields for almost a century | USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell/Released
Navy aircraft carriers, and the airwings they bring with them, have projected US power around the world for decades.
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| Jan 25, 2021 | The history of the connected battlespace, part one: Command, control, and conquer | Enlarge / Believe it or not, this fictional version of NORAD shows off the idea of the "connected battlespace" even better than the real thing.
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| Nov 12, 2020 | A short history of US fighter aircraft — from biplanes to stealth jets | F-15C Eagles fly over Okinawa during a solar eclipse. USAF/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren
For the better part of a century, US pilots have fought to control the sky over battlefields all around the world.
Fighter aircraft have always been at ... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | How the US military's fighter fleet has evolved from biplanes to stealth jets | F-15C Eagles fly over Okinawa during a solar eclipse. USAF/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren
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For the better part of a century, US pilots have fought to control the sky over battlefields around the world.
Fighter aircraft have always b... |
| Sep 22, 2020 | NASA just unveiled its step-by-step plan to land astronauts on the moon via the Artemis program — then build a lunar base | NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks at a briefing on the Artemis lunar exploration program, September 11, 2019, in Washington, DC. NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
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| Sep 2, 2020 | A jet pack at LAX? Maybe. Jet packs are very real | It sounds like something out of a movie: An American Airlines pilot calls the control tower at Los Angeles International Airport to warn that his plane just flew past someone in midair — a person wearing a jet pack.
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| Mar 19, 2020 | Learning In The Time Of COVID-19 | Some useful resources to support learning in the time of COVID-19 |
| Jan 4, 2020 | How modern tech has powered our favorite superheroes through the years | Enlarge / Just a small sampling of Stan Lee's work. Indisputably, he was the creator or co-creator of some of the most iconic comic book characters of all time
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| Nov 9, 2019 | 30 of the wildest Guinness World Records set in 2019 | World's largest teddy bear.
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Guinness World Records published the first book of world records in 1955. The company markets itself as an authority of all world records.
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| Jul 28, 2019 | 27 of the wildest Guinness World Records set in 2019 | This art installation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, was made from 168,037 plastic straws.
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Guinness World Records published the first book of world records in 1955. The company markets itself as an authority of all ... |
| Jul 19, 2019 | What Digital Harbor made for the Apollo moon landing anniversary | Fifty years ago on Saturday, a human set foot on the moon for the first time as astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped off a spacecraft as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Even as generations pass, the event remains a milestone of scientific achiev... |
| Jul 14, 2019 | To the Moon! A chronicle of mankind's greatest adventure | Jeffrey Kluger is editor-at-large at Time magazine, and the co-author of "Apollo 13":
On July 16, 1969, "the greatest adventure" in man's history, as CBS News' Walter Cronkite described it, began when three men sat down ... |
| May 1, 2019 | U.S., Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons | Iain Boyd is a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan.
Russia and China have recently touted their progress in developing hypersonic vehicles, which fly much faster than the speed of sound, which is 767 mph. Hypers... |
| Jan 3, 2019 | Why You Should Be Happy About China's Historic Moon Landing | There is a perfectly wonderful map on a playful Facebook cartography page. It shows all of the countries in the world, with a two-color key underneath. Red indicates “countries with moon on the flag.” There are thirteen of them. Blue indica... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | We Interrupt All The Hating On Technology To Remind Everyone We Just Landed On Mars | It was hardly more than 100 years ago that human beings figured out powered flight. Barely 80 since flight became jet-powered, 70 since it broke the sound barrier, and 60 since we mastered jet flight sufficiently for ordinary commercial use... |
| Nov 14, 2018 | 108 years ago, the Navy launched a plane from a ship for the first time and changed naval aviation forever | Redeem now
Eugene Ely made the first carrier takeoff on November 14, 1910.
After less than five minutes in the air, Ely set the plane down on a nearby beach.
He had flown less than 3 miles.
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