Dawn’s Mk-II Aurora went supersonic during its latest flight test, and is now the fastest aircraft ever to climb from ground level to 20 km (65,617 ft). The flight, which took place on November 12, 2024, saw Aurora surpassing the speed of sound for the first time, reaching Mach 1.1, and then climbing to a maximum altitude of 82,500 feet.
It’s no Alpine Alpenglow Hy6, but the Toyota GR Corolla H2 concept is also powered by liquid hydrogen, but this vehicle actually raced in the BRIDGESTONE Round 7 Super Taikyu Final Fuji, which took place on November 16-17.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) El Capitan is now the world’s most powerful supercomputer and first exascale system dedicated to national security.
The Logitech G PRO X SUPERLIGHT wireless gaming mouse is ultra light-weight at under 63g, making it perfect for any setup, and you can get one for $81.97 shipped, originally $159.99. An integrated HERO 25K sensor provides precision, speed, and consistency for eSports. Product page.
A real Tesla Bot Action Figure went live on the official shop a couple of days ago for $40 USD, and it immediately sold out, even crashing the website at times during the buying frenzy. It’s modeled after the company’s Optimus Gen 2 humanoid robot, the same one seen at the Robotaxi event.
Unlike this underground house in Las Vegas, Kenton Varda’s amazing LAN Party House was designed for long gaming sessions. Featuring a basement with 12 PCs that are built into the walls and neatly fold away when not in use.
Microsoft used a combination of photogrammetry, AI, and digital preservation to create the world’s first 3D digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City with 400,000 images. This recreation will enable visitors to explore it in detail from anywhere in the world, whether they be from Italy or the US.
NASA / ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunning side-on view of spiral galaxy UGC 10043, located 150 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens. We can observe the galaxy’s disc as a sharp line through space, with dust spread across its spiral arms.
