NASA’s Swift Observatory Burns Up Over Sumatra After Nearly 22 Years
NASA’s 1,450-kilogram Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has largely burned up over North Sumatra, ending a mission that operated for nearly…
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California High-Speed Rail Loses $4 Billion as Funds Shift Nationwide
California’s high-speed-rail program is losing $4 billion in federal support just as it tries to convert years of construction into…
Study finds NASA’s Artemis II caused 3,100-mile disturbance disrupting GPS across America
About 3,100 miles: That is the reported length of an ionospheric disturbance produced by NASA’s Artemis II lunar-flyby mission. Researchers…
Fictional Mid-Engine Ford Mustang Would Demand a Costly New Supercar Platform
The fictional “Maranellostang” solves one appealing design problem by creating several expensive engineering ones. Its Ford Mustang-inspired body places the…
ExoMars Orbiter Links Gas Spikes and Fresh-Looking Fissures to Possible Volcanism
A European Space Agency orbiter has repeatedly detected hydrogen chloride near narrow, fresh-looking fissures around Alba Mons, raising the possibility…
Homeowner Avoids $3,100 Water-Heater Replacement With $150 Pipe Repair
A homeowner facing a $3,100 water-heater replacement instead paid $150 for a pipe repair that restored hot water. The more…
Ukrainian Drone Strike Reportedly Leaves Samara Hub Burning Two Days, Briefly Halts Kazakh Crude
Kazakh crude was moving again, but the Russian oil hub receiving it was reportedly still burning. A reported Ukrainian drone…
Arab Air Carriers’ Organization Projects $4.3 Billion Loss After $11 Billion Profit
Arab Air Carriers’ Organization members are projected to move from an approximately $11 billion net profit in 2025 to a…
Ford Maverick Recall Repair Finished, but Official Record Stayed Open
A 2024 Ford Maverick Lariat owner says a mobile technician installed a towing-safety recall update at his home, yet Ford’s…
Canberra Activates Tesla Battery for One-Third of Peak Demand, but Only Two Hours
500 megawatt-hours is the figure that defines both the scale and the limit of Canberra’s newly operating grid battery. The…
Transportation Department Blocks California’s 2028 Disposable Camping Propane Canister Ban
California planned to replace familiar disposable camping-propane canisters with refillable cylinders beginning in 2028. The U.S. Department of Transportation has…
Croatia Airlines Loss Triples to €64.7 Million Amid 73 Months of Airbus A220 Delays
Croatia Airlines is nearing the end of a fleet-renewal program intended to simplify its operation, yet the transition is becoming…
Satellite Images Show Badly Damaged Su-57 in Russia’s 21-Jet Fleet
A heavily damaged Russian Su-57 fighter appears on scorched ground in commercial satellite imagery from Akhtubinsk airfield, potentially sidelining or…
Ukrainian Drone Strike Ignites Ozon Hub in Southern Russia, Rerouting Orders
A Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire at an Ozon logistics center in Adygeysk in southern Russia on Nov. 4,…
Vympel Reportedly Agreed to Produce 90 Missile Launchers for Iran, Delivery Unconfirmed
Commercial records reportedly show that Russian defense manufacturer Vympel agreed to produce 90 guided-missile launchers for Iran during 2024 and…
Textron M-346N Becomes Only Bid Left for Navy Trainer Replacement
Textron Aviation Defense’s M-346N is the only submitted bid left in the U.S. Navy’s long-delayed effort to replace its T-45…
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Reopens After Failures and $16.4 Million Contracts
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopened on Nov. 2, restoring access to its surrounding pathways nearly seven months after a…
US Strikes Qeshm Island After Weeks of Undisclosed Attacks Near Hormuz
The United States struck Iran’s Qeshm Island on Nov. 2, the latest in a series of smaller attacks conducted over…