SpaceX launches sixth mission in 17 days

Continuing a record-breaking launch cadence, SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket aloft Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with 53 more satellites for the company’s Starlink internet network, the sixth Falcon 9 launch in 17 days and 33rd overall this year.

101 Must-See Cosmic Objects: The Whirlpool Galaxy

M51, the fabulous Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici, is the largest (in apparent diameter) and brightest face-on spiral in the night sky. It sports the iconic visage of what astronomers call a “grand-design spiral galaxy” — one that displays clearly defined and well-organized spiral structure unwinding in orderly fashion from […]

Speed Read, July 24, 2022

We kick this week’s edition of Speed Read off with further proof that Yamaha SRs make great café racers. We also cover news of Guy Martin’s latest exploits, and a custom Yamaha RD400 and Honda CB750. Yamaha SR250 by deWolf Moto Co. Built in his hometown of Zaragoza, Spain, this […]

Netflix rolls out a button for iOS and iPadOS users to take them directly to its site to sign up, which avoids the App Store cut via an API for “reader apps” (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:Netflix rolls out a button for iOS and iPadOS users to take them directly to its site to sign up, which avoids the App Store cut via an API for “reader apps”  —  Earlier this year, Apple began allowing “reader” apps to provide external links for customers […]