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Inside NASA’s X-59 Low-Boom Demonstrator

As the first major piloted NASA X-plane to fly in a generation and the first crewed, purpose-built U.S. high-speed research aircraft since the X-15 of the 1960s, the X-59 low-boom ...
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NASA defense test kicked asteroid off course - and changed its orbit around the sun

NEW YORK, United States - Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could ...

Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different ...

NASA's DART test for planetary defense proved it can shift an asteroid's solar orbit

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it—a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks.
New York Post

Boozy Texas dentist accused of operating on kid while drunk — flunks sobriety test

A Texas dentist was busted for allegedly performing surgery on a child while drunk – and flunked a sobriety test when staff flagged her suspicious behavior to police, cops said. Kelly Buck, 36, was ...

Therapists say if you can’t take a compliment without mentioning a flaw, it’s probably not modesty but conditioning that goes back to your childhood

Deflecting praise can look like humility, but sometimes it’s a reflex you learned long ago to stay small and avoid attention.
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Environmental Test Conditions and Their Impact on Semiconductor Failure Analysis

Are your environmental test results exposing true device weaknesses, or just reflecting extreme stress conditions?
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Hypersonic TA 1 test vehicle could shape future US defense

Hypersonic TA 1 test vehicle could shape future US defense Posted: February 16, 2026 | Last updated: February 16, 2026 A single experimental aircraft could determine the future of hypersonic weapons.
Wired

The Best Alternative Operating Systems to Get Google Off Your Phone

Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...
TechCrunch

Waymo robotaxis are now operating in 10 US cities

Waymo is opening its robotaxi services to the public in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando, as the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company quickens its pace of expansion. Waymo’s rollout will ...
The New York Times

Revolutionary Reads: Do You Know America’s Original Literary Influences?

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. In honor of Gen. George Washington’s birthday on Feb. 22, this week’s super-size challenge is focused ...
The Hindu

Strong Opposition set to test BNP’s dominance as Bangladesh’s new Parliament takes shape

Bangladesh’s 13th Parliament is set to be one of the country’s most politically contested in nearly three decades, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) forming the government after winning a ...