SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is poised to make history this week with the first privately managed spacewalk, a risky endeavour previously undertaken only by government astronauts.
Two of the mission’s four-member crew will venture out of their Crew Dragon capsule in Earth’s orbit for a tethered spacewalk, marking the first major test of
Utah County Commissioner Amelia Powers Gardner was surprised when she saw a video of Governor Spencer Cox circulating on X. The video, which was published by the account @PsyReport on X in June, shows Cox admitting to fraudulently gathering signatures.
Powers Gardner knew at a glance the video was fake. Cox’s eyes twitch, his blinks are forced, and his skin coloration appears warped. And looking further, there was a w
The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other offenses, French media reported Sunday.
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A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleverly tracked down the suspected thief, police said.
The woman had had several items stolen from her mailbox at the Los Alamos Post Office already when she thought of the idea, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff̵