Sylvester Stallone writing memoir ‘The Steps’ inspired by ‘Rocky’s iconic run at Philadelphia art museum
– Sylvester Stallone is writing his first memoir titled “The Steps”, inspired by the famous scene in Rocky where his character runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. – The memoir is scheduled to be published in 2025 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. It was acquired in a heated bidding […]
NASA HQ picked their best photos of the year
– NASA recently shared its picks for the best photos of 2023 on Flickr, selecting 100 images out of what was captured last year. – Some of the highlighted photos include the successful return of the OSIRIS-Rex sample capsule to Earth, the launch of the Psyche spacecraft, SpaceX crew dragon spacecraft landings and launches, and […]
Former NASA Engineer Says He’s Invented a Thruster That Doesn’t Require Propellant
– A former NASA engineer named Charles Buhler is the co-founder of a new space startup called Exodus Propulsion Technologies. – The company claims to have discovered an entirely new type of propulsion technology that could power spacecraft thrusters without the need for propellant. They call it a “new force of nature”. – Buhler presented […]
Camila and Matthew McConaughey’s 3 Kids Look All Grown Up at Rare Red Carpet Appea
– Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila Alves McConaughey attended the 2024 Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala fundraiser with their three kids: Levi, 15, Vida, 14, and Livingston, 11. – It was a rare red carpet appearance for the whole family. Matthew wore a navy suit while Camila wore a strapless black dress. Their sons […]
Meet Britain’s cutting-edge stealth aircraft – that flies at the speed of a bicycle
– The article introduces the Zephyr, Britain’s largest aircraft made by Aalto. Despite its large 85-foot wingspan, the aircraft only weighs 65kg. – The Zephyr’s light weight allows it to reach stratospheric heights of over 60,000 feet, far above commercial airliners. However, it flies very slowly, at the speed of a bicycle. – The aircraft […]
NASA’s Fermi space telescope finds a strange supernova with missing gamma rays
– NASA’s Fermi gamma-ray space telescope observed a nearby supernova called SN 2023ixf in the galaxy M101, located 21 million light-years away. – Supernovae are expected to produce gamma rays when cosmic rays (high-energy particles) are accelerated by the supernova shockwave. However, Fermi did not detect any gamma rays from SN 2023ixf. – This lack […]
Why is it so hard to send humans back to the moon?
– why it is so difficult to send humans back to the moon compared to the Apollo missions from 1969-1972 that first landed astronauts on the lunar surface. – A key reason is funding – the Apollo program received around 5% of the entire federal budget at its peak, whereas today NASA receives less than […]
New Frontier Aerospace and HyBird get in on innovation research grants from NASA
– Two Washington state aerospace companies, New Frontier Aerospace and HyBird Space Systems, have received Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from NASA. – The SBIR program provides funding for small businesses to conduct research and development that has the potential for commercialization and benefits NASA’s goals. – New Frontier Aerospace received funding […]
“It’s A Dream Come True… Anything Can Happen!” How White Lotus star Alexandra Daddario Went From Would-Be Vogue Intern To Dior Girl
Alexandra Daddario, star of The White Lotus, attended the Dior pre-fall 2024 fashion show in Brooklyn. She was pinching herself to be seated next to stars like Naomi Watts and Michelle Williams. Daddario expressed that working with Dior was a dream come true and she couldn’t believe she had access to this world as an […]
Before and after: See Dubai flooding from space
– Dubai experienced unprecedented flooding last week due to torrential rains, recording a year’s worth of rain in just 12 hours. Nearby areas saw almost 2 years’ worth of rain in under 24 hours. – Satellite imagery from NASA’s Landsat 9 shows large pools of floodwater still present in Dubai and Abu Dhabi days after […]