Watch the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 mission dock with the ISS
Science & Technology

Watch the NASA SpaceX Crew-12 mission dock with the ISS

The Crew-12 mission, SpaceX’s 20th human spaceflight, launched at 5:15 AM Eastern on February 13 from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It’s expected to dock with the International Space Station today, February 14, at 3:15 PM, and you can watch the event below as it happens. By the time the mission’s Dragon capsule docks with the ISS, it will have traveled approximately 34 hours since lift off. Inside are NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency’s Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. The four spacefarers are joining the three remaining passengers onboard the ISS after Crew-11 flew back to Earth a month earlier than planned. If you’ll recall, NASA made the decision to cut their mission short after one of the crew members had a medical issue that instruments on the ISS aren’t...
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What It’s Like to Watch An Internet-Based Ideology Break Containment
Politics

What It’s Like to Watch An Internet-Based Ideology Break Containment

I first realized the extent of the internet’s takeover of U.S. politics while standing in the lobby of a drab hotel convention center, listening to an elderly gentleman rattle off a list of fringe conspiracy forums he frequented. “Prison Planet,” he told me, and “Infowars.” “Wow,” I said. In the conference room behind us, a man distributed papers watermarked with a custom edit of Pepe, a cartoon frog that achieved infamy as an unofficial mascot of the too-online, 4chan-dwelling alt-right of the 2010s. I wasn’t at an alt-right conference. Nor was I at a meetup of tech-savvy trolls. I was at the 2018 Flat Earth International Conference in Aurora, Colorado. The hundreds of globe denialists who’d gathered included friendly retirees, mother-daughter duos,...
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Where to watch Lakers vs. Mavs today: Channel, live stream, time, TV schedule for NBA Las Vegas preseason game
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Where to watch Lakers vs. Mavs today: Channel, live stream, time, TV schedule for NBA Las Vegas preseason game

If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Learn more> As the preseason winds to a close, the Lakers and Mavs clash in one final tune-up ahead of their respective season-openers next week. Luka Doncic seems likely to make his preseason debut for LA in its second-to-last preseason game. Doncic is beginning his second year -- and first full season -- with the Lakers following February's blockbuster trade with the Mavs. There's a bit of added pressure on Doncic to carry the Lakers right away. LeBron James is expected to be sidelined for three...
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