What’s the best cabin layout for aircraft evacuation?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires that, in the event of an emergency, all airplane passengers must be able to evacuate any aircraft within a 90-second window. But is that…
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After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida—The two-day countdown for the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission began Monday evening, with clocks timed for the first of six opportunities in early April to…
Fires Tear Through Nebraska Grasslands
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Fires Tear Through Nebraska… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…
The best way to watch the Artemis II launch is on C-SPAN
Navigating streaming services is basically a nightmare at this point. On top of their constantly shifting libraries, it feels like nearly every week includes the announcement of yet another subscription…
World’s largest Cadbury Mini egg weighs as much as an emu
Peter Cottontail would probably pull a muscle trying to lug this giant chocolate egg down the bunny trail. After the success of the world’s largest Cadbury Creme Egg in 2025,…
What happened to Amelia Earhart? New book takes on the case.
Famed aviator Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared in 1937 during an attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the globe. Speculative theories abound about what really happened to Earhart,…
From memory cards to SSDs: How long will your digital media storage actually last?
We never fully lost our love for physical media. Tangible copies of music, movies, and books have never been completely obsolete. In fact, collecting has come back in vogue among…
Georgia man brings abandoned VHS tapes back to life
Have you ever walked into an old garage or antique store, seen a VHS tape gathering dust and wondered: would those sad old pieces of plastic still play? An eclectic…
Polygraphs have major flaws. Are there better options?
When George W. Maschke applied to work for the FBI in 1994, he had already held a security clearance for over 11 years. The government had deemed him trustworthy through…
Explanation for why we don’t see two-foot-long dragonflies anymore fails
Three-hundred million years ago, the skies of the late Palaeozoic era were buzzing with giant insects. Meganeuropsis permiana, a predatory insect resembling a modern-day dragonfly, had a wingspan of over…