Restored WWII fighter plane tests out .50 caliber machine guns
It’s common to see historic military planes on display in a museum, and they still occasionally perform at airshows. However, it’s much rarer to watch one of these fighter planes…
July 2026
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health
3 min read NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Wakes from Hibernation in Good Health Following its longest hibernation period ever of nearly a year, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has emerged in…
Dragonflies maneuver like fighter pilots
Credit: Samuel T. Fabian et al., 2026 Credit: Samuel T. Fabian et al., 2026 Male dragonflies are known to engage in mid-air “dogfights” to defend their breeding territory, using different…
AI labels a lot of stuff as alien life
Don’t expect a dramatic, AI-assisted sci-fi encounter if humanity ever definitively detects evidence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. Scouring the stars for signs of aliens is less about waiting for giant…
Mystery of Hannibal’s infamous Alps crossing gets a major clue
It’s one of military history’s most exciting chapters. In 218 BCE, Carthaginian general Hannibal crossed the Alps with a squadron of 37 war elephants to invade Italy. While we can’t…
Wild ’90s video shows wooden rollercoaster track shaking with each ride
There is a certain historical charm to wooden rollercoasters, even if many prefer to admire them from a distance these days. Although the thrill ride’s origins technically trace back to…
NRC is (sort of) getting rid of “as low as reasonably achievable” standard
Last week, just before the US started its break for the July Fourth holiday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposed a new rule that would change how it regulated exposure…
Katalyst’s satellite rescue mission is now in pursuit of NASA’s Swift
High above the remote Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and the northernmost part of Australia, an air-launched rocket fired into space on Independence Day weekend to kick off a…
NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies
5 Min Read NASA’s CAPSTONE Completes Extended Mission Testing Lunar Technologies The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) has achieved all primary and extended mission objectives.…
Researchers in Switzerland invent a new type of pixel
Every single day, we’re constantly looking at pixels. The tiny elements make up the displays on our phone screens and televisions, and allow us to capture images on digital cameras.…