United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its heavy-lift rocket on Friday at 7:25 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Other than that, the flight was nominal. ULA’s heavy-launch vehicle lifted off for its second certification test flight on October 4.Image: ULA The rockets first test flight in Januarylaunched Astrobotics Peregrine lander to the Moon. Since there were no paying customers on Cert-2, ULA absorbed the full cost of the launch....

One in particular, apparently, made its debut with a clear homage toPeter Jacksons movie trilogy. We definitely had the sort of dual moment of like.. And then we were like Oh my god,Narsil! She knows she has to stay. © Prime Video But Im hopeful that she wont just wither away in a prison. I think theres definitely more to their story. Season two ofRings of Poweris now streaming on Amazon Prime Video....

Their data shows that some players spend seven hours a month reviewing footage on Balltime. At $25 per month for a player, Balltimes recruiting package isnt for everyone. The club boasts several former players who are now professionals and dozens more at top college programs. © Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP via Getty Images This whole AI piece takes us to that next level to be able to do that, Wilson said....

Ten years ago today,Star Warsset off in a fantastic new direction. All of which started a year prior, October 2013, the first time we wrote aboutRebelson the site. you’re free to see it in the below link. Let’s reflect on 10 years of Star Wars Rebels.Image: Lucasfilm [Note: These little bolded boxes are our highlighted articles and will continue throughout.] Here were io9s thoughts. But of course that was completely unfathomable at the time sinceStar WarsTV wouldnt exist for another four years....

Not the Witches Road, we learn, but on tour in a hotel fire. As you may have guessed, todays episode will be an Alice-centric one. Whats the problem now? © Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel she asks the group. A woman is dead, answers Calderu. Not without a replacement Green Witch. © Marvel Enraged, Teen interjects people cant be replaced, suggesting Sharons death was everybodys fault. We were supposed to look out for each other, but we didnt....

Bird flu appears to have devastated big cats living at two zoos in South Vietnam. Dozens of cats in these zoos died recently after contracting the viral infection, according to state-owned media reports. Since 2022, H5N1 strains have increasingly started to spread from birds to mammals. © Zocha_K via Getty This year in particular, H5N1 has spread widely among dairy cattle and other livestock in the United States. How Worried Should We Be About Bird Flu Right Now?...

Geminiextensionswill allow the AI to access users more Google apps rather than just Gmail or YouTube. If it works as intended, it could be the first true cross-phone AI integration. Currently, Gemini can work with Gmail, Maps, and YouTube. Gemini is now the dejure assistant on Android. In the next few weeks, it should be truly interoperable with the most-used Workspace apps.© Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Google showcasedsome of these featuresat its bigAugust showcase,revealing thenew Pixel 9 seriesalongsidenew watchesandPixel Buds....

The storm follows an x-class solar flare and coronal mass ejection which occurred on the Suns surface on Tuesday. Heres what you oughta know about the upcoming storm. What is a geomagnetic storm? An X9.0 solar flare seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Thursday morning.Image: NASA/SDO A geomagnetic storm is a space weather phenomenon resulting from explosions on the Suns surface. There are two different solar events that come into play here: solar flares and coronal mass ejections....

The biggest sin committed byJoker: Folie a Deuxis its inabilityto be a proper sequel. Director and co-writer Todd Phillips continually teases interesting new ideas and themes but never makes good on them. In fact, at times he purposefully sets something up only to tear it down. Lady Gaga joins Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie à Deux.Warner Bros. As a result,Joker: Folie a Deuxmight be the most non-sequel sequel ever made....

On July 26, Elon Muskshared a videoof Kamala Harris on X that had been manipulated using AI. The parody campaign spot had altered Harriss voice to say things shed never said and likely would never say. Ill be signing a bill in a matter of weeks to confirm it is, he wrote. Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference where he signs legislation related to oversight of oil and gas wells, and community protections on Wednesday, Sept....

Its past time for RentGrow to clean up its act. News from the future, delivered to your present. RentGrow is used by market-rate and low-income landlords to screen tenants for apartments.© Getty Images

Im not a criminal. I dont deserve to go into a prison where other people have committed heinous crimes. Judge Barrett mentioned the perks that Peters enjoyed by becoming a kind of mini-celebrity within the Trump media ecosystem. File photo of former Mesa County Clerk in Colorado, Tina Peters, on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado.© County of Sedalia, Colorado. Im convinced you would do it all over again if you could....

AI notably needs anabsurd amountof energy to function, and companies have floated nuclear poweras a potential solution. Constellation has rushed to assure observers that no such thing will happen. Gizmodo reached out to Constellation and Microsoft for comment. © Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images The U.S. Energy Secretary has openlycomplimented the effort, claiming the government is bullish on it. That said, other voices have noted that the deal will likely require more federal dollars as it progresses....