The Pic of the Day: Acting Secretary of Defense pushes for more aggressive missile defense

ARLINGTON, Virginia, January 17 — Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks during a Missile Defense Review announcement on January 17, 2019 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. President Trump pushed for a more aggressive missile defense system to counter threats from North Korea, Russia, and China.   Photo by Martin H. Simon – Pool/Getty […]

The Pic of the Day: US attorney general nominee William Barr attends confirmation hearings

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 15 — U.S. attorney general nominee William Barr testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 15, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Barr, who previously served as attorney general under President George H. W. Bush, was confronted about his views on the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert […]

The Pic of the Day: Trump serves fast food feast to the Clemson Tigers

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 14: (AFP OUT) At the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump presents various fast food items to the Clemson Tigers team to celebrate their national college football championship.   Photo by Chris Kleponis-Pool/Getty Images   Watch footage from the dinner below:

The Pic of the Day: China’s Moon sprouts only lasted a day

On January 12, China announced that cotton seeds aboard its Chang’e 4 lunar lander had sprouted — marking a historic, but short lived, first. The seedling promptly died that night, as the biosphere failed to insulate the experiment from the intense cold. Image courtesy of Chongqing University   Watch China’s Chang’e 4 landing below:   […]

The Pic of the Day: US Coast Guard misses its first paycheck

Members of the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team fast-rope onto the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, during a joint exercise on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 near Miami. The training was a three-day exercise held between the Coast Guard units […]

The Pic of the Day: SpaceX’s Mars mission vision

According to SpaceX‘s press release: SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy Rocket represent a fully-reusable transportation system designed to service all Earth orbit needs as well as the Moon and Mars. This two-stage vehicle, composed of the Super Heavy rocket (booster) and the Starship (ship), will eventually replace Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Dragon. By creating […]

The Pic of the Day: Federal workers protest the partial government shutdown

CHICAGO, January 10 – Government workers protest the government shutdown during a demonstration in the Federal Building Plaza on January 10, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The protest, on the 20th day of a partial shutdown, was one of several held around the country today. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Watch President Trump’s full remarks to […]

The Pic of the Day: Living in the aftermath of a tsunami

BANTEN, Indonesia, December 28 – A man looks at a fishing boat that was driven onto land by the tsunami on December 28, 2018 in Banten, Indonesia. Flights have been rerouted and the alert lever for the Anak Krakatau volcano raised to the second-highest level as it continues to erupt, sending massive clouds of ash […]

The Pic of the Day: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents conduct readiness drills

TIJUANA, Mexico, January 10 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents walk on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border during a “large-scale operational readiness exercise” on January 10, 2019, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico. President Trump is currently visiting the southern border of Texas.   Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images   Watch footage […]

The Pic of the Day: Elon Musk breaks ground on new Tesla factory in China

BEIJING, China, January 09 – Tesla CEO Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as he arrives for a meeting at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound on January 9, 2018 in Beijing, China.   Photo by Mark Schiefelbein – Pool/Getty Images   Watch Musk deliver remarks at the groundbreaking, below: