Daily Archives: Dec 11, 2025

Charles Mitchell

7 Shocking Fighter Jet Failures: What Made These Icons ‘Flying Coffins’?

A fighter aircraft is only as good as its weakest design flaw. This old standby among military engineers has been verified time and again by some of the worst-notorious aircraft ever to fly. Though the outline of a fighter aircraft brings to mind visions of might and technological superiority,...
Charles Mitchell

Why the Sig Sauer M18’s Safety Crisis Is Shaking Military Sidearm...

It started with a single, senseless photograph a U.S. airman slain while under fire at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, causing the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command to temporarily halt the Sig Sauer M18 pistol. The incident, still being investigated, again sparked an angry controversy among the defense...
James Thompson

Rubin’s Early Glimpse: How a Giant Camera Unlocked the Secrets of...

Could a random coincidence of sky and telescope reshape our understanding of cosmic travelers? That's just what happened in Chile's Andes, where the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's enormous digital eye recorded a passing guest from another star system days ahead of official announcement. 1. Rubin Observatory's Fortuitous First Light While performing...