Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft is in the wrong orbit during first trip to space
An artistic rendering of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner | Image: Boeing The first flight of Boeing’s new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100
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US votes to raise age for buying tobacco — including e-cigs — from 18 to 21
Photo by Helen Havlak / The Verge The US Congress has voted to raise the age for purchasing tobacco from
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Watch Boeing launch its new passenger spacecraft on its first flight to the space station
(NASA/Joel Kowsky) Tomorrow morning, December 20th, Boeing is poised to launch its brand-new passenger spacecraft, the CST-100 Starliner, from Florida,
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Billionaire Tom Steyer profited from fossil fuels, and now he wants them eliminated
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Over the past decade, billionaire presidential candidate Tom Steyer has reinvented himself from fossil fuel
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After a 20-year drought, US lawmakers fund gun violence research
Gun violence research just got $25 million in federal funds, after a 20-year drought in funding for that purpose. The
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Marijuana vaping hits record highs among teens
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The percentage of 12th graders who said they’d vaped marijuana at least once
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Boeing is set to launch its new Starliner spacecraft on its first flight to orbit
What to expect from the capsule’s debut Continue reading…
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The lightbulb revolution has just begun
Alexander Parkin Lately, there’s been a lot of heat over the simple lightbulb. Over the past decade, manufacturers raced to
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SpaceX successfully launches and lands its rocket, misses catching its nosecone
Update December 16th, 8:05PM ET: SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
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Multiple brands likely responsible for vaping injuries, CDC says
Photo by Mike Wren / NYS Department of Health THC-containing vaping products sold under the name Dank Vapes are the
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