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Rocket Report: Astra shares grand plan, can Falcon Heavy out-lift Delta IV?

Enlarge / Space shuttle Atlantis launched on Friday, July 8, 2011, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. This was the final launch of the space shuttle program. (credit: NASA) Welcome to Edition 4.06 of the Rocket Report! After years and years of promises, the era of suborbital space tourism is really and truly upon us. What […]

Roshan accidentally reveals that it is usually testing ads in Windows Traveler

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica ) House windows 11 testers are regularly acquiring new Windows 11 features of which Microsoft wasn’t ready to demonstrate anyone yet. Sometimes that implies digging up a new Task Manager or tabs for the File Explorer . And often it means selecting advertisements for other Microsoft goods as […]

Scientists spy on Mount Etna with fiber-optic cables

Enlarge / Buried fiber-optic cables at Etna’s summit pick up subtle volcanic activity, potentially improving early warning systems. (credit: M.A. Gutscher) Towering 11,000 feet above a million humans, Mount Etna is one of the most thoroughly monitored volcanoes on Earth. Hundreds of sensors dot its flanks, and for good reason: it’s Europe’s most active volcano, […]