Photos: California’s Coastline Under Siege by Atmospheric River
California’s coast bore the brunt of an atmospheric river, a heavy corridor of moisture in the air that came to ground in the form of some diluvian rains. Atmospheric rivers…
Tesla Driver Allegedly Arrested for Using Apple Vision Pro While Cruising in Car on Autopilot
A video of a Tesla owner wearing the new Apple Vision Pro headset while using the car’s assisted driving features, essentially letting the vehicle drive itself, and purportedly getting arrested…
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Will Do a ‘Wiggle’ Test After Fatal Malfunction
It’s been a week since NASA announced the end of its Mars helicopter mission, and we’re still not over losing our beloved Ginny. But apparently, neither is NASA, as the…
Satellites Are Getting a Constellation of Traffic Cops
Earth’s orbit will be monitored by a watchful set of robotic eyes, the first commercial constellation of satellites with the ability to keep track of objects in space to avoid…
Don’t Want to Fly on a Boeing Plane? There’s a Kayak Filter for That
Photo: Carlos Yudica (Shutterstock) Kayak has a lot of neat features that make traveling easy, including one that allows you to filter out a certain type of plane that ripped…
Boulders Covered in Weird Dust Found on the Moon
Scientists scrutinizing the fine dust covering the Moon have identified a handful of boulders on the lunar surface that they believe may be covered with uniquely magnetized dust. Moon Knight…
Boeing’s Latest Problem: A Cargo Plane’s Exploding Engine
Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP (Getty Images) Boeing, one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, has been in the news a lot lately but not in a good way. Safety incidents…
Surreal Photos Show Exactly Where the Earth Shifted During Turkey’s Devastating 2023 Earthquake
The earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023 caused widespread devastation and killed more than 50,000 people. Now, a team of geoscientists have released striking images and…
iPhone Survives 16,000-Foot Drop From Alaska Airlines Plane That Blew Apart Mid-Air
Photo: Bradley Caslin (Shutterstock) In recent years, “drop tests” have become a popular way to test the durability of new iPhones and their cases. As you might expect, these “tests” typically…
We’ll Get to See NASA’s Sonic Boom-Less Supersonic Plane Next Week
NASA’s supersonic experimental plane—the linchpin of the agency’s Quesst mission—is set to roll out of its warehouse in the California desert next week. We’re gassed for the big moment: the…