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“15-Year-Abandoned Rocket in Space: A Visual Insight | Giga Gears”
There’s an awful lot of junk floating around in space, with recent estimates suggesting there could be more than 25,000 objects in orbit around the Earth right now. We don’t often get to see this junk up close to find out how a lifetime in space affects man-made objects, until now.
“F-16 Fuel Tanks Dropped in Parking Lot and Lake Huron | Giga Gears”
An F-16 pilot jettisoned two fuel tanks over Michigan on July 31st. One landed in Lake Huron, while the other landed in a Save-A-Lot parking lot where it struck a vehicle. Luckily, no one was injured.
“2025 Ford Maverick: All-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Upgrade | Giga Gears”
Ford heard the cries of its compact unibody truck buyers. The refreshed Maverick pickup now comes with the option of pairing Ford’s beefy 2.5-liter hybrid engine with all-wheel drive Maverick. Our problems are over!
Top Fuel-Efficient 5-Year-Old Compact SUVs, According to Consumer Reports | Giga Gears
New cars are great, but they also cost a ton of money, so for a lot of Americans, buying used is the only option. Thankfully, modern cars are much more reliable than they used to be, so if you buy a five-year-old car, you still get most of the modern features you probably want without breaking the bank or having to…
Scientists in Texas Shed Simulated Life on Mars for a Year
Four scientists walked to Mars in June of 2023 and walked back again earlier this month. Well, they walked to a “simulated Martian habitat” at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, that is. The first of three planned “Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog” missions planned by NASA, CHAPEA 1 has concluded…