In early 2025, U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (R‑TN) claimed that a senior Navy admiral informed him of an underwater object “as large as a football field” moving at “hundreds of miles per hour” beneath the sea a performance far beyond current human te…
Rolls-Royce Retires Iconic 45-Year-Old Boeing 747-200
While Boeing 747 aircraft in passenger service are somewhat few and far between these days, examples of the older 747-200 variant are even more so.One particularly interesting example active in recent years has been a testbed plane belonging to Rolls-Royce. The British engine manufacturer had a 45-year-old 747-200B on its books used to test turbofans on flights out of Tucson in Arizona.
Wade Sisler: Aficionado of Wonder Serving the Cosmos
Across 42 years at NASA, Wade Sisler — executive producer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland—watched the edge of human knowledge progress. During that time, the tools for visualizing and communicating those discoveries evolved just as rapidly. “I’ve spent my career surrounded by people with amazing curiosity and intellect, pursuing questions that […]
Railway heritage spotlight: 175 years of Britannia Bridge
From Victorian visions and fiery foes to foraging falcons and future-proofing fortifications – we dive into the rich history of Britannia Bridge as part of the Railway200 celebrations Isn’t it supposed to be trolls that live under bridges? In fairytales, maybe, but not in Wales. Not on the way in and out of Anglesey, anyway. […]