https://wiretrove.com/Independent, human-reviewed public-interest reporting.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/darpa-air-force-ai-controlled-f-16/https://wiretrove.com/articles/darpa-air-force-ai-controlled-f-16/DARPA and the U.S. Air Force flew an AI-controlled F-16 in what DARPA calls a historic milestone for its VENOM programme, demonstrating scalable AI development for the operational fleet.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/darpa-bio-attribution-challenge-biothreat-tools/https://wiretrove.com/articles/darpa-bio-attribution-challenge-biothreat-tools/A DARPA virtual competition awarded final prizes for tools that process massive datasets to identify biological anomalies.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/doe-coal-generation-operational-midwest/https://wiretrove.com/articles/doe-coal-generation-operational-midwest/The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to keep coal-fired power generation operational in the Midwest, saying the move would reduce energy costs.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/iris2-deployment-accelerated-european-commission/https://wiretrove.com/articles/iris2-deployment-accelerated-european-commission/The European Commission and the SpaceRISE consortium signed an implementation agreement to roll out IRIS², the EU's flagship satellite constellation, adding 66 satellites and moving the programme from planning to full-scale deployment.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/migrant-deaths-climb-sharply-2026-un-data/https://wiretrove.com/articles/migrant-deaths-climb-sharply-2026-un-data/Migrant deaths climbed sharply in the first four months of 2026 as severe weather, war, economic pressure and shifting policies reshaped migration routes, according to new data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/mtg-i1-eclipse-path-totality-europe/https://wiretrove.com/articles/mtg-i1-eclipse-path-totality-europe/ESA's MTG-I1 weather satellite captured the path of totality of a total solar eclipse over the Iberian peninsula.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/nsf-state-regional-ai-infrastructure-hubs/https://wiretrove.com/articles/nsf-state-regional-ai-infrastructure-hubs/The National Science Foundation is launching new State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs to expand compute access for researchers, students and educators through regional partnerships spanning government, academia, industry and philanthropy.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/ukraine-civilian-casualties-highest-since-2022/https://wiretrove.com/articles/ukraine-civilian-casualties-highest-since-2022/The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) says civilian casualties in July reached their highest monthly level since March 2022, with more civilians killed and injured than in any month in over two years, according to an update the mission published on Thursday, 13 August 2026.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/wfcc-president-kovacevic-re-elected-chess-solving/https://wiretrove.com/articles/wfcc-president-kovacevic-re-elected-chess-solving/Marjan Kovacevic was re-elected President of the World Federation for Chess Composition (WFCC), continuing in the role he has held since 2022, as Germany won gold at the 49th World Chess Solving Championship.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/world-second-warmest-july-on-record/https://wiretrove.com/articles/world-second-warmest-july-on-record/The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says July was the world's second-warmest on record, with multiple regions facing extreme heat, drought and wildfires, and is calling for stronger forecasting and early-warning systems.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/zootopia-3-disney-d23-announcement/https://wiretrove.com/articles/zootopia-3-disney-d23-announcement/Disney announced Zootopia 3 at its D23 event in Anaheim, with Ke Huy Quan and Ginnifer Goodwin revealing the new installment, which will focus on birds.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/nasa-langley-new-wind-tunnel/https://wiretrove.com/articles/nasa-langley-new-wind-tunnel/NASA opened the Flight Dynamics Research Facility at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, on July 31. The agency describes it as its first major new wind tunnel in more than 40 years and says the facility will support research across aeronautics, exploration and science.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:14:54 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/august-2026-skywatching-tips-nasa/https://wiretrove.com/articles/august-2026-skywatching-tips-nasa/NASA's August skywatching guide highlights a total solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower, Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse. The events span the month, with visibility varying by location and viewing conditions.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:37:28 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/nasa-spacex-super-heavy-wind-tunnel-tests/https://wiretrove.com/articles/nasa-spacex-super-heavy-wind-tunnel-tests/NASA says it and SpaceX completed new wind tunnel tests on the Super Heavy Version 3 booster planned for the Starship Human Landing System. The tests at NASA Ames examined aerodynamic forces the booster may face during atmospheric re-entry.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:37:28 +0000https://wiretrove.com/articles/roman-telescope-1-35-million-names-deep-space/https://wiretrove.com/articles/roman-telescope-1-35-million-names-deep-space/NASA says technicians installed a memory card with 1,350,144 submitted names on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as part of a commemorative plaque. The card is set to travel with Roman to Sun-Earth L2, about one million miles from Earth.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:37:28 +0000