This Japanese Ship Sank With Thousands of Allied POWs Aboard, Just Rediscovered
26 Apr 2023, 00:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As astonishing a discovery as this wreck may be, the Montevideo Maru is just one of over 3,800 Allied and Axis ships lost in the Pacific During World War II
Europe's Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Just Went Online, Took 18 Years to Build
23 Apr 2023, 00:26 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With a menacing Russian bear threatening to freeze all of Europe last winter with nat-gas pipeline shutdowns, it couldn't have come online at a better time.
SpaceX's Starship Explodes During First Orbital Launch, Back to Square One
20 Apr 2023, 16:07 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Words of encouragement from NASA's administrator Bill Nelson appear to indicate a friendly competition between the NASA and SpaceX
It’s Easy to Mock SpaceX Scrubbing Starship’s First Orbital Test, Here's Why You Shouldn’t
18 Apr 2023, 02:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Before you mock SpaceX as many did with NASA after its three back-to-back launch scrubs of Artemis I last year, we urge you to refrain from taking to Twitter
These Four Souls Will Bring Humans to the Moon On Artemis II, Here's Why Each Got the Call
3 Apr 2023, 19:43 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In an announcement by NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the twin agencies announced they'd finished the selection process for the Artemis II mission.
Lyte Aviation SkyBus: A 40 Seater eVTOL Concept With Huge Potential
24 Mar 2023, 16:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With a projected range in the vicinity of 1,000 km (540 NM) and a projected top speed of 186 mph (300 kph), the SkyBus means business.
Molten Salt Reactors: The Power Source That May Change Our Lives Decades Before Fusion
23 Mar 2023, 02:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's important to avoid getting caught napping when it comes to the nuclear fission side of things. Molten salt reactors are the real deal.
Rolls-Royce Wants To Put a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon by 2029, Has the Funding To Do It
19 Mar 2023, 20:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With the blessing of the ESA member state UK Space Agency, Rolls-Royce revealed that a new round of funding had been secured to build a Moon reactor
Minnesota Nuclear Reactor Springs Leak, 400k Gallons of Radioactive Water Escapes
19 Mar 2023, 18:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The 600 or so employees working at the facility were alerted to signs of an anomaly within the reactor's coolant water tank on March 16th, 2023
autoevolution Returns to the 2023 NY Auto Show on April 5th, See You There!
17 Mar 2023, 16:33 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In recent years, the New York International Auto Show has evolved into a multi-faceted event that always places spotlighting new vehicles as priority #1
Germany and Spain Declare War On Nuclear Energy, Here's Why They May Regret It
16 Mar 2023, 23:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's possible Germany, and its anti-atomic coalition may one day come to regret their decision to turn their back on nuclear energy.
MQ-9 Reaper: The American Drone That Just Took a Russian Jet to the Face
16 Mar 2023, 16:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Today, let's look at the life of the U.S. Air Force's favorite drone. As you'll find, it was only a matter of time before the thing found itself in some bother.
Westinghouse eVinci: The Pint-Sized Mini Reactor Designed to Kick Diesel to the Curb
9 Mar 2023, 23:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The prospects of a whole fleet of eVinci Mircroreactors replacing great swaths of dirty, cancer-causing diesel power stations sounds like a win to us.
Unmitigated Disaster: How the LIRR Dropped the Ball Opening Grand Central Madison Station
4 Mar 2023, 04:03 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For thousands of New York City commuters, the diversion of LIRR rail cars, usually bound for other stations to Grand Central Madison, has been a nightmare.
U.S. Department of Energy To Upgrade Its Aging Fleet of Nuclear Reactors, Here's How
3 Mar 2023, 00:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Under the guidelines of what's dubbed the Civil Nuclear Credit Program (CNCP), the first round of federal grants is aimed at aging domestic nuclear plants
Beriev A-50: Russia's Prized Quad-Engine Military Jet That Was Just Attacked in Belarus
28 Feb 2023, 16:51 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The Beriev A-50, believed to have been sabotaged and attacked by Belarusian separatists, is an interesting airplane in its own right
2022 Was a Banner Year for Embraer, Brought the Fight to Airbus and Boeing
21 Feb 2023, 21:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / To understand why Embraer laid its own claim to the airliner market, we need to know the remarkable story behind its origin.
A Deep Dive Into VIPER, the Adorable NASA Moon Rover That Will Scout for Artemis Missions
16 Feb 2023, 19:21 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Should it survive, the VIPER rover will join the Chinese Yutu-2 rover as the only two active rovers on the lunar surface.
Australia Wants to Examine America's Newest Stealth Bomber, Can They Though?
3 Feb 2023, 00:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What about the successor airplane to the B-2 Spirit is so irresistible to a non-NATO member? Let's take a look at the details.
20 Years Ago, Space Shuttle Columbia's Tragic Loss Changed Spaceflight Forever
31 Jan 2023, 21:09 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even beyond the unimaginable human loss on February 1st, 2003, the effects of the STS-107 mission affected how NASA operates today on a profound level.