Pinned
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Oct. 25, 1925: Tennis aces, meet air aces. Barnstormers Gladys Roy and Ivan Unger go through the motions of a volley on the wings of a Curtiss biplane 3,000 feet above Los Angeles. This much-reproduced shot is taken from another plane for International News Service. 1/2
October 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Oct. 25, 1925: Tennis aces, meet air aces. Barnstormers Gladys Roy and Ivan Unger go through the motions of a volley on the wings of a Curtiss biplane 3,000 feet above Los Angeles. This much-reproduced shot is taken from another plane for International News Service. 1/2
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USS Benjamin Franklin limps into Brooklyn Navy Yard after suffering heavy damage in March of 1945. “Big Ben” lost 800 crew in the attack, making it the most damaged American carrier to survive WW2.
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
USS Benjamin Franklin limps into Brooklyn Navy Yard after suffering heavy damage in March of 1945. “Big Ben” lost 800 crew in the attack, making it the most damaged American carrier to survive WW2.
USS Benjamin Franklin limps into Brooklyn Navy Yard after suffering heavy damage in March of 1945. “Big Ben” lost 800 crew in the attack, making it the most damaged American carrier to survive WW2.
October 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
USS Benjamin Franklin limps into Brooklyn Navy Yard after suffering heavy damage in March of 1945. “Big Ben” lost 800 crew in the attack, making it the most damaged American carrier to survive WW2.
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Close call: On February 28th, 2024, the TIMED satellite passed within 30 feet of the defunct Kosmos 2221 satellite.
October 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Close call: On February 28th, 2024, the TIMED satellite passed within 30 feet of the defunct Kosmos 2221 satellite.
Close call: On February 28th, 2024, the TIMED satellite passed within 30 feet of the defunct Kosmos 2221 satellite.
October 15, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Close call: On February 28th, 2024, the TIMED satellite passed within 30 feet of the defunct Kosmos 2221 satellite.
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Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus creating streamer channels in the planet's "F" ring.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus creating streamer channels in the planet's "F" ring.
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Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr wore the larger helmeted Gemini G5C Spacesuit for Gemini 7. On the second day of the mission, Lovell became the first astronaut to remove their suit during space flight…an act undertaken in an area little larger than the driver’s seat of a car.
October 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr wore the larger helmeted Gemini G5C Spacesuit for Gemini 7. On the second day of the mission, Lovell became the first astronaut to remove their suit during space flight…an act undertaken in an area little larger than the driver’s seat of a car.
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr wore the larger helmeted Gemini G5C Spacesuit for Gemini 7. On the second day of the mission, Lovell became the first astronaut to remove their suit during space flight…an act undertaken in an area little larger than the driver’s seat of a car.
October 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr wore the larger helmeted Gemini G5C Spacesuit for Gemini 7. On the second day of the mission, Lovell became the first astronaut to remove their suit during space flight…an act undertaken in an area little larger than the driver’s seat of a car.
Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus creating streamer channels in the planet's "F" ring.
October 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus creating streamer channels in the planet's "F" ring.
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Before transatlantic flight became practical, engineers dreamt up artificial island airports called "seadromes" where planes could land, refuel, and pick up passengers ferried by ship.
October 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Before transatlantic flight became practical, engineers dreamt up artificial island airports called "seadromes" where planes could land, refuel, and pick up passengers ferried by ship.
Before transatlantic flight became practical, engineers dreamt up artificial island airports called "seadromes" where planes could land, refuel, and pick up passengers ferried by ship.
October 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Before transatlantic flight became practical, engineers dreamt up artificial island airports called "seadromes" where planes could land, refuel, and pick up passengers ferried by ship.
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The map generated by this event via UC Berkeley showed a large island surrounded by a lake of relatively young lava.
September 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The map generated by this event via UC Berkeley showed a large island surrounded by a lake of relatively young lava.
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Jupiter's moon Europa passing in front of its highly volcanic moon Io. The yellow dots are lakes of lava. This occultation on March 8th, 2015 helped researchers make a map of Loki Patera, the largest lava lake on Io.
September 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Jupiter's moon Europa passing in front of its highly volcanic moon Io. The yellow dots are lakes of lava. This occultation on March 8th, 2015 helped researchers make a map of Loki Patera, the largest lava lake on Io.
Jupiter's moon Europa passing in front of its highly volcanic moon Io. The yellow dots are lakes of lava. This occultation on March 8th, 2015 helped researchers make a map of Loki Patera, the largest lava lake on Io.
September 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Jupiter's moon Europa passing in front of its highly volcanic moon Io. The yellow dots are lakes of lava. This occultation on March 8th, 2015 helped researchers make a map of Loki Patera, the largest lava lake on Io.
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The Vickers Type 161 is a classic “1/1” aircraft…a pusher biplane with a cannon that fired upwards. An ambitious approach of the type only interwar designers could dream.
September 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Vickers Type 161 is a classic “1/1” aircraft…a pusher biplane with a cannon that fired upwards. An ambitious approach of the type only interwar designers could dream.
The Vickers Type 161 is a classic “1/1” aircraft…a pusher biplane with a cannon that fired upwards. An ambitious approach of the type only interwar designers could dream.
September 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The Vickers Type 161 is a classic “1/1” aircraft…a pusher biplane with a cannon that fired upwards. An ambitious approach of the type only interwar designers could dream.
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The F-104 Starfighter’s wings were a mere 22 feet across and only 2” thick at their tips.
September 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The F-104 Starfighter’s wings were a mere 22 feet across and only 2” thick at their tips.
The F-104 Starfighter’s wings were a mere 22 feet across and only 2” thick at their tips.
September 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The F-104 Starfighter’s wings were a mere 22 feet across and only 2” thick at their tips.
Russia, three years and a million men deep into a stagnant campaign to capture the entirety of Ukraine:
“Sure, you can copy our homework.”
“Sure, you can copy our homework.”
Leaked docs show Russia supplying China with gear and training for airborne forces, parachutes, vehicles, tactics... moves analysts say prep Beijing for a Taiwan invasion.
September 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Russia, three years and a million men deep into a stagnant campaign to capture the entirety of Ukraine:
“Sure, you can copy our homework.”
“Sure, you can copy our homework.”
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During the interwar period, Italian aviation took chances on designs that looked unlike anything else of the time. The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was no exception, with its large dorsal hump sporting 2x Breda-SAFAT machine guns.
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
During the interwar period, Italian aviation took chances on designs that looked unlike anything else of the time. The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was no exception, with its large dorsal hump sporting 2x Breda-SAFAT machine guns.
During the interwar period, Italian aviation took chances on designs that looked unlike anything else of the time. The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was no exception, with its large dorsal hump sporting 2x Breda-SAFAT machine guns.
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
During the interwar period, Italian aviation took chances on designs that looked unlike anything else of the time. The Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero was no exception, with its large dorsal hump sporting 2x Breda-SAFAT machine guns.
Russia seems to have scored a hit on a Patriot radar unit over the past day, according to Reddit.
September 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Russia seems to have scored a hit on a Patriot radar unit over the past day, according to Reddit.
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Orbital Science/Northrop Grumman’s air-launched rocket system components were named Stargazer (mothership) and Pegasus (rocket) after the ships that Picard and Riker served on prior to the Enterprise (respectively).
September 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Orbital Science/Northrop Grumman’s air-launched rocket system components were named Stargazer (mothership) and Pegasus (rocket) after the ships that Picard and Riker served on prior to the Enterprise (respectively).
Orbital Science/Northrop Grumman’s air-launched rocket system components were named Stargazer (mothership) and Pegasus (rocket) after the ships that Picard and Riker served on prior to the Enterprise (respectively).
September 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Orbital Science/Northrop Grumman’s air-launched rocket system components were named Stargazer (mothership) and Pegasus (rocket) after the ships that Picard and Riker served on prior to the Enterprise (respectively).