US Government Increasing Efforts to Protect the Earth from Incoming Asteroids

 The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to protect the planet from incoming asteroids that could wipe out entire regions or even continents. The National Science and Technology Council released a report Wednesday calling for improved asteroid detection, tracking and deflection. NASA is participating, along with federal emergency, military, White House and other officials. A […]

Picture of the Day: USMC Sgt. Andrew Mocarski, CH-53E Super Stallion Crew Chief

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Andrew Mocarski, a CH-53E Super Stallion crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, views the USS Lewis B. Puller during flight operations in the U.S. 5th fleet area of operations, June 13, 2018. The 26th MEU and IWO ARG are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet […]

Watch: Want to Break the Speed of Sound? MiGFlug MiG-29 Edge of Space Flight!

If you have the money, you can break the sound barrier, climb to 65,000 feet, see the curvature of the Earth and experience 8 G’s on a MiG-29 ride. The famous MiGFlug MiG-29 Edge of Space flight (also known as Stratosphere or high altitude flight) makes the news regularly as it probably is the craziest […]

Violent Turbulence Causes Qantas Flight to Free Fall for Ten Seconds

Passengers got a wild ride when Qantas flight QF94 from Los Angeles to Melbourne encountered severe turbulence. QF94 passenger Janelle Wilson told The Australian the “three-quarters-full” plane suddenly entered a “free-fall nosedive … a direct decline toward the ocean” for about 10 seconds. “It was between 1½ and two hours after we left LA and all of a sudden the […]