The city of Moscow was shaken when a high-ranking Russian general lost his life in a car explosion. The incident, which took place in the eastern suburb of Balashikha, involved a Volkswagen Golf packed with an improvised explosive device. The bomb went off as General Yaroslav Moskalik walked past his parked car. The explosion was so powerful that it left the car in ...
Ukraine has been making waves with its clever use of drones. They have been targeting Russian military bases far from the front lines. One such base is Engels, a big air force base in southern Russia. This base is about 300 miles away from the fighting in Ukraine. The Ukrainians hit this base with drones at night. The explosions were so big that they damaged homes ne...
The Finnish military has a problem. It's not about the soldiers' fitness or their combat skills. It's about their ears. Soldiers in training are at risk of sudden hearing damage. This isn't from small guns. It's from the big ones. The ones that make a huge bang. Even with extra safety steps, these loud noises can still hurt their ears. The military has rules to prot...
Across the United States, winter weather is causing major travel chaos. Thousands of flights are canceled or delayed, and millions of people are under flood alerts on the West Coast. Meanwhile, snow and ice are still hitting several central and eastern states. This is not the only issue on the table. The federal government is experiencing a wave of firings, with th...
Imagine a huge explosion in space, upsetting astronomers' methods to explain it. This event springs to sight when a probe and a swarm of telescopes and space probes witness something bizarre It might have been a gamma ray explosion? Maybe the explosion was a dying star. Or a black hole eating a star was ejected from space. ...
On a Saturday afternoon in Martinez, a leak in a refinery led to a massive explosion and a huge fire. The fire burned fiercely and sent dark smoke across Martinez, Pacheco, and Clyde. The refinery is known for having a lot of problems, so maybe this shouldn't have been a surprise. Luckily, all employees were safe, and only three had minor injuries. The fire was ...
A colossal object has been identified in space by scientists. This enormous space rock, named 2024 YR4, is set to make an unusually close pass to Earth. This is expected to happen on the 22nd of December 2032. We will be in close proximity with this 20-story behemoth. There is a chance it could be dangerous. Humongous space rocks, called asteroids near ea...
On January 16, 2025, SpaceX's Starship megarocket took to the skies for its seventh test flight. The mission started smoothly, with the Super Heavy booster and Ship upper-stage spacecraft separating as planned. However, things took a turn when the Ship spacecraft encountered issues over the Atlantic Ocean, breaking apart roughly 8. 5 minutes after liftoff. Elon Musk,...
On a fateful day in August 2020, the Beirut Port in Lebanon experienced a massive explosion that left over 200 people dead and another 76, 000 injured. This disaster was a national tragedy, leaving deep scars, especially on those who lost loved ones. Three years later, researchers interviewed 13 family members who had lost someone in the explosion, aiming to understa...
On January 1st, Army Master Sergeant Matthew Livelsberger, a decorated Green Beret, took his own life after leaving a note blaming his actions on hopelessness and despair. Before this tragic event, he had planned a highly publicized attack using a Tesla Cybertruck filled with fireworks and gas canisters outside the Las Vegas Trump Tower hotel. The incident has reigni...