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Lufthansa BMW The BOW VIP Cabin

Lufthansa and BMW Just Unveiled a Private Jet Cabin That Adapts to Any Group Trip, Called The BOW

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Lufthansa BMW The BOW VIP Cabin
Lufthansa Technik designers partnered with BMW’s Designworks studio to create something unique for narrowbody aircraft. It’s called The BOW, and it’s a VIP cabin concept that makes group flights feel cozy, providing individualized experiences for up to twenty-eight passengers who want some solitude while still being able to communicate while on the fly. That means groups of friends, colleagues, sports teams, or traveling bands may go somewhere that can accommodate anything they desire, whether it’s quiet time or a celebration.

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Hubble Space Telescope NGC 3137 Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3137 Lights Up with Fresh Stars in Hubble’s Latest View

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Hubble Space Telescope NGC 3137 Spiral Galaxy
NGC 3137 is a spiral galaxy located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia, and the Hubble Space Telescope has captured it in exquisite clarity. It captured images of this galaxy at six different wavelengths, enabling astronomers to combine ultraviolet, visible, and hydrogen emission data into a single complete picture. At first impression, the image is beautiful, with the galaxy dominating the frame at a sharp angle and its loose arms fanning out like feathers in a summer wind. The older stars in the galaxy’s center have a warm golden tone, whilst the hotter, younger groups of stars on the periphery appear pale blue.

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NASA X-59 Jet Flight Test Mojave

NASA’s X-59 Jet Advances Through Key Flight Tests Above the Mojave Desert

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NASA X-59 Jet Flight Test Mojave
Photo credit: NASA / Lori Losey
On April 14, video footage captured NASA’s X-59 silent supersonic research aircraft speeding through the skies over California’s Mojave Desert. Lockheed Martin built the jet, which has a needle-shaped nose and an engine located high on its back. It is nearly 100 feet long and has a wingspan of little under 30 feet. Engineers published the recording as part of an update to the QueSST program, which aims to enable supersonic travel over land by reducing the thunderous boom into a soothing thud.

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Maclock Clock Macintosh Mini Mod

This Twenty-Dollar Maclock Clock Boots the Real Macintosh Desktop

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Maclock Clock Macintosh Mini Mod
Plenty of people scroll past cheap desk gadgets online without a second thought. One particular alarm clock shaped like the original 1984 Macintosh caught the eye of builder Wells Riley. Sold on AliExpress for around twenty dollars, the Maclock looks shockingly close to the real thing from the outside, complete with the distinctive beige case, floppy disk slot detail, and even a small screen area. Inside, though, it held nothing more than basic clock circuitry and a speaker for alarms.

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