NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, wrapping up nearly one year in orbit, rode a Russian Soyuz spaceship back to Earth on Wednesday with Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov and flight engineer Pyotr Dubrov. The crew returned home from the International Space Station and landed in Kazakhstan at 7:28 a.m. EDT (1128 […]
101 Must-See Cosmic Objects: The Coma galaxy cluster
As you might guess, the Coma galaxy cluster resides within the boundaries of the constellation Coma Berenices. If you have access to a large amateur telescope, you can search for it 2.7° due west of magnitude 4.2 Beta (β) Comae Berenices. The Coma Cluster is huge, with over 1,000 galaxies […]
Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station
After extending the record for the longest single spaceflight in history by an American to 355 days, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth on Wednesday, March 30, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov.
The space industry has a big, ugly sexual harassment problem
Humanity is making a giant leap back to the moon and to Mars. But one giant obstacle continues to plague the humans making this progress possible: sexual harassment.
Subtly brilliant: A flawless BMW R75/6 from 46Works
In the rarified world of artisan bike builders, Shiro Nakajima stands apart. His bikes are usually functional, and sometimes even practical: the kind of models a factory might conceivably build. Some are designed to win races, and others to tackle the occasional dirt road. And then there are the machines […]
Los Angeles-Barstow-to-Vegas Easy Route, the Hard Way
Finding joy in the struggle during one of the nation’s oldest group motorcycle rides, Los Angeles-Barstow-to-Vegas.
Yamaha TY-E 2.0 Electric Trials Bike Preview
The art of balance, power and control—meet the new Yamaha TY-E 2.0 electric trials bike.
Lapsus$ and SolarWinds hackers both use the same old trick to bypass MFA
Not all MFA is created equal, as script kiddies and elite hackers have shown recently.
The Download: A US oil-drilling hotspot is kicking out far more methane than we thought
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A US oil-drilling hotspot is kicking out far more methane than we thought The news: One of the largest and fastest-growing oil production sites in the US is […]
A brief overview of Y Combinator’s Demo Day for the Winter 2022 batch, with 414 companies in total and the first batch to receive YC’s new standard deal (TechCrunch)
TechCrunch:A brief overview of Y Combinator’s Demo Day for the Winter 2022 batch, with 414 companies in total and the first batch to receive YC’s new standard deal — The TechCrunch team spent today covering the first day of Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 Demo Day, which featured half of the […]