The Pic of the Day: Back when the space shuttle needed to hitch a ride

People may have called what NASA’s Space Shuttle did upon reentry “flying,” but in truth, the best the Shuttle could muster was a controlled glide. When one of these technological behemoths needed to do some real flying, they did it on the back of one of only two specially modified 747s that could manage the […]

The Pic of the Day: James Mattis honors Paul Ryan’s public service

U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis honors the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C, Nov. 28, 2018.   DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando   You can watch the ceremony below: https://youtu.be/w4ZumaTHFbA

The Pic of the Day: Virgin Galactic takes suborbital space flight

Per NASA’s statement: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo successfully flew to suborbital space Dec. 13 with four NASA-supported technology payloads onboard. The rocket motor burned for 60 seconds, taking the piloted spacecraft and payloads beyond the mission’s 50-mile altitude target. “The anticipated addition of SpaceShipTwo to a growing list of commercial vehicles supporting suborbital research is exciting,” […]

The Pic of the Day: New Mars lander ‘InSight’ spotted from space

Per NASA’s press release: On Nov. 26, NASA’s InSight mission knew the spacecraft touched down within an 81-mile-long (130-kilometer-long) landing ellipse on Mars. Now, the team has pinpointed InSight’s exact location using images from HiRISE, a powerful camera onboard another NASA spacecraft, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The InSight lander, its heat shield and parachute were […]

The Pic of the Day: Divers continue searching for missing WWII personnel

U.S. Navy Diver 1st Class James Mostek, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Company ONE-SIX, embarked aboard USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), waits on a diving stage during a two-hour decompression stop after diving to 240 feet off the coast of Madang, Papua New Guinea, Dec. 7, 2018. The sailor is completing a Defense POW/MIA Accounting […]

The Pic of the Day: FLOTUS aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

First Lady Melania Trump, joined by U.S. Navy Capt. Chris Hill, interacts with sailors on the bridge of USS George H.W. Bush Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, during a holiday visit to the aircraft carrier.   (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)   See footage of the First Lady visiting servicing members and their families […]

The Pic of the Day: Coast Guard dive operations under the Artic ice

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Harris, a member of a joint Coast Guard-Navy dive team deployed on the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, holds a Coast Guard ensign during a cold water ice dive off a Healy small boat in the Arctic, July 29, 2017. The joint dive team successfully completed the first shipboard […]

The Pic of the Day: Service members’ remains return from the Philippines

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) conduct an honorable carry for the remains of unidentified U.S. service members at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 2018. The remains were recently disinterred from graves at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines as part of DPAA’s effort to identify personnel that […]

Is Artificial Intelligence making fingerprint security obsolete?

Although Apple went all-in on facial recognition, most manufactures still use fingerprint sensors. To improve “convenience,” even major banks, such as Wells Fargo and HSBC, are letting customers increasingly use fingerprints to log in their checking accounts. However, the results of the DeepMasterPrints experiment highlight how AI can be deployed by criminals to bypass security measures. […]