Day: August 24, 2026

A gas giant 520 light-years away has equatorial atmospheric motion approaching 33,000 kilometres per hour—around 16 times Neptune’s fastest winds. When announced in January 2025, it was the fastest planetary jet stream yet measured, although an even faster one was reported on another exoplanet just a month later.

A planet called WASP-127b, roughly 520 light-years from Earth, has a jet stream ripping around its equator at up to 33,000 km/h — more than 18 times faster than Neptune's winds, the fastest found anywhere in our own Solar System.

For 28 days in early 2025, WASP-127b held one of planetary science’s most striking records. Atmospheric material around the equator of this distant gas giant was inferred to be moving at close to 9 kilometres per second, or approximately 33,000 kilometres per hour. That is around 16 times the strongest winds commonly quoted for Neptune, … Read more

SoCal weather forecast: Most dangerous heat of the year so far

SoCal weather forecast: Most dangerous heat of the year so far

The National Weather Service is warning Angelenos of extreme highs later this week of 100 to 110 degrees in “all areas” between five and 10 miles inland from the coast. Temperatures are expected to reach triple digits on Tuesday or Wednesday and remain elevated through Saturday, the Oxnard weather service said Sunday afternoon in an … Read more

Thailand’s prime minister meets security chiefs after coordinated attacks in southern provinces

Thailand's prime minister meets security chiefs after coordinated attacks in southern provinces

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, already facing a flooding crisis in the country’s north, held an urgent meeting Sunday with top security officials in response to coordinated violence overnight in three southern provinces where a small-scale Muslim insurgency is active. The meeting, held shortly before Anutin flew north to inspect the severely … Read more

What Is Chuwi, The Laptop Brand Challenging Apple?

What Is Chuwi, The Laptop Brand Challenging Apple?

We may receive a commission for purchases made through links. Apple’s MacBook Neo has been widely acclaimed for striking the balance between performance and value, all while blending the familiar macOS environment and signature material. The Neo was launched at a turning point in the consumer electronics space when artificial intelligence companies bought time and … Read more

Falcon 9 booster B1067 was originally built around a goal of at least ten flights without major refurbishment. It has now launched and landed 36 times in barely five years—only three flights short of the 39 missions Space Shuttle Discovery accumulated across its entire 27-year career.

Falcon 9 booster B1067 was originally built around a goal of at least ten flights without major refurbishment. It has now launched and landed 36 times in barely five years—only three flights short of the 39 missions Space Shuttle Discovery accumulated across its entire 27-year career.

On 3 June 2021, a clean white Falcon 9 lifted NASA’s CRS-22 cargo mission from Kennedy Space Center. The first stage was new. NASA’s live account made a point of saying so, then showed the booster landing on the drone ship Of Course I Still Love You about eight minutes after launch. That stage was … Read more