GE Aerospace has done something amazing at Kennedy Space Center. Their Atmospheric Test of Launched Airbreathing System (ATLAS) Flight Test Vehicle, powered by a solid-fuel ramjet (SFRJ), flew earlier this month on an F-104 Starfighter. This is a stripped down, beautiful piece of engineering with zero moving parts designed to go beyond Mach 5.
Kirk Mihelakos, a filmmaker with an eye for detail, took the iPhone 17 Pro and turned San Francisco into a visual poem. His short 4.2K video, shot using the phone’s new Open Gate feature, captures the city’s foggy hills, vibrant markets and sunlit bay with a clarity that’s almost too good for a phone.
As the leaves change and the evenings get longer, the need to beef up your doorstep gets stronger. Holiday packages pile up on the porch and unexpected visitors notice your string lights. Meet Blink Outdoor 4, priced at $34.99 (was $79.99), Amazon’s latest wireless security camera that pairs with the Sync Core for the simplest setup ever.
Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 1.5 models are a huge step toward robots that think, plan, and act intelligently, potentially changing how machines interact with our world.
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Coachmen RV just debuted the RVEX, an all-electric Class B motorhome. This van-sized rig comes from a company with a long history in the RV industry and arrives at a time when more people want to travel without the noise and emissions of a gas engine. Built for those long stretches between plugs, the RVEX has 270 miles on a single charge—enough to cruise backroads or chase sunsets without hesitation. At around $150,000, it enters a market where electric options seemed out of reach and silent, smoke-free camping becomes a reality.
Sagittarius B2, a giant cloud of gas and dust near the center of the Milky Way, is churning out stars at an incredible rate. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has trained its infrared eye on this star factory and has captured images that are both breathtaking and baffling. This region, just a few hundred light-years from the galaxy’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*, holds secrets about how stars are born that Webb’s advanced technology can only partly reveal.
