NEW MEXICO WEIRD
The Stryker combat vehicle with the Raytheon laser weapon installed. Raytheon – By David Szondy 2022 May 24 – Using a 50-kW high-energy laser weapon, a US Army Stryker combat vehicle acquired, tracked, targeted, and defeated multiple 60-mm mortar rounds and other threats during …
High winds have hampered operations as crews fight blazes in Texas, Colorado and New Mexico. Gusty winds were expected on Friday for fire crews battling blazes across Texas, Colorado and New Mexico before cooler weather arrives at the weekend. Photograph: Jim Weber/AP – …
Artist’s concept of a future Moon base. Sandia National Laboratories/Eric Lundin – By David Szondy 2022 May 15 – To keep the lights on in NASA’s Artemis human lunar outpost, Sandia National Laboratories is developing electrical micro-grids to handle the power distribution from the …
People living within 50 km of a wildfire displayed higher incidences of lung cancer and brain tumors over a 10-year period. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 May 09 – A first-of-its-kind study from researchers at McGill University has investigated the relationship between certain …
Wind quickly spread a blaze that burned homes near Flagstaff, Ariz., in April of 2022. Coconino National Forest via AP – By Molly Hunter, Associate Research Professor in Environment and Natural Resources, University of Arizona Published: 2022 May 04 – New Mexico and …
Artist’s concept of a ship-mounted laser weapon. Lockheed Martin – By David Szondy 2022 Apr 17 – The US Navy has shot down its first drone, representing a subsonic cruise missile, using an all-electric high-energy laser. At the US Army’s High Energy Laser Systems …
The woman who managed weapons on the film set where a gun carried by Alec Baldwin was accidentally discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins, has said boxes of dummy rounds contained live bullets. The Bonanza Creek Ranch (also know as “Daisy Town”) near Santa Fe, …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. – By Katie Hunt, CNN Updated 2021 Dec 22 – The human story — where we come from and how we evolved — …
Chaco Canyon National Historical Park, Managed by the National Park Service. – By Richard Moe 2021 Dec 12 – Richard Moe is the former president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and board member of the Conservation Lands Foundation. – When President …
In first on-camera interview since accidental film-set shooting, actor says there is only one question: ‘where did the live round come from?’ “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them. Never,” said Alec Baldwin of the Rust …
