The Department of Defense is sticking with SpaceX and United Launch Alliance as its two primary launch services for U.S. national security missions for the foreseeable future.
24 hour ‘Compass Challenge’ ride raises over £3k for charity
Two R5K members raised more than £3000 for Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and 16th Warrington West (1st Burtonwood) Scout Group by attempting to visit all four corners of Mainland Britain in 24 hours.
WhatsApp working on multiple device support with chat sync
Facebook-owned WhatsApp appears to be working on new multiple device support with synchronized chat history. WABetaInfo reports that WhatsApp is testing the ability to use an account on multiple devices, including a separate iPad app. WhatsApp currently supports multiple devices through WhatsApp Web, which connects back to a phone account.
Driven: Avalon and TRD actually fit together quite nicely
I was perplexed when the email arrived offering me a week in a 2020 Toyota Avalon TRD.
Physicists watch quantum particles tunnel through solid barriers. Here’s what they found.
The quantum world is a pretty wild one, where the seemingly impossible happens all the time: Teensy objects separated by miles are tied to one another, and particles can even be in two places at once. But one of the most perplexing quantum superpowers is the movement of particles through […]
Dieselgate: Volkswagern loses appeal over UK group action lawsuit
VW’s appeal over emissions cheating scandal is rejected by UK courts, meaning lawsuit over 1.2 million affected group vehicles can push forward.
On This Day in Space! Aug. 10, 1972: ‘Great daylight fireball’ zooms over North America
On Aug. 10, 1972, an Earth-grazing fireball burst through the sky over North America. It didn’t hit the ground, but instead it passed straight through the sky.