Trump says U.S. is "in charge" of Venezuela, Maduro jailed in New York after U.S. military operation

Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs ...
Space.com

11 upcoming space and sci-fi games to be excited for in 2026

Some big sci-fi names are making their return to the gaming landscape this year, with Halo: Campaign Evolved and Dawn of War ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

2026 astronomy, space flight events over Northern Nevada

Nevada skywatchers, what will you see in 2026? No solar eclipses, unfortunately. We’re about two decades away from seeing another one in our neighborhood. But we can expect a blue moon, a total lunar ...
The Escapist

New flight sim controller, Echo Aviation, has me considering X-Plane in 2026

I love a weird controller, and Honeycomb’s Echo Aviation controller might be my new “I don’t need it, but I want it”. It’s made specifically for flight simulators, like Microsoft Flight Simulator and ...
SpaceNews

Rhea Space Activity applies optical navigation to military rendezvous missions

WASHINGTON — Rhea Space Activity, a Washington, D.C.-based space technology startup, is adapting navigation software originally developed by NASA for military use under a U.S. Space Force contract, ...
Yahoo

Blue Origin launches first wheelchair user into space on historic flight

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paraplegic engineer Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user to travel to space during a Blue Origin mission over the ...
The New York Times

In a First, a Wheelchair User Joins a Short Flight to Space

A paraplegic engineer was part of a crew that made a suborbital journey on a spacecraft operated by Jeff Bezos’ private company, Blue Origin. By Adeel Hassan A paraplegic engineer from Germany became ...
GeekWire

Blue Origin breaks the accessibility barrier by sending the first wheelchair user to space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture added a page to the space history books today by sending the first wheelchair user into space. “It was the coolest experience,” said Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a ...
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Highlights from when Virgin Galactic Unity ascended to space with 1st Pakistani astronaut

Namira Salim (Pakistan), Trevor Beattie (UK) and Ron Rosano (US) flew on Virgin Galactic's Galactic 04 mission. Salim became the first Pakistani astronaut to fly to space. In the cabin was Virgin ...
People

Traveler Reclines Seat on 9-Hour Flight, Then the 'Unfriendly Giant' Behind Them Starts 'Yelling' About 'Invading His Space'

"Is reclining in economy now considered bad etiquette?" the user asked on Reddit Nicki Cox joined the PEOPLE team in 2025 as a Staff Editor, Society and Culture. Her work previously appeared in Page ...
Houston Chronicle

Blue Origin's launch with Michaela Benthaus, first wheelchair user, could make space more accessible

Michaela “Michi” Benthaus made history from West Texas on Saturday when she became the first person who uses a wheelchair to go to space. Benthaus launched at 8:15 a.m. with five other crew members ...