Russian tank drill shows T-14 Armata in action

UPI 11 hours ago 

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The Russian Defense Ministry has released video from a recent tank drill that shows, for the first time ever, the capabilities of the T-14 Armata. In the footage, Russia's newest tank is shown negotiating hillocks and trenches. The video was taken at a private demonstration held during the Army 2016 military and technology forum, which took place in the Moscow Region on Sep. 6-11. The clip also includes footage of tank "battles" that took place nine years ago, during the Vostok-2007 strategic exercises. The Т-14 tank built on the Armata platform had its debut at the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, 2015. The first batch of 100 Armata tanks will come into service with Russia's ground troops ...

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Category 5 Super Typhoon Meranti is strongest storm of 2016 season

Mashable 5 hours ago 

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Churning the waters of the Northwest Pacific is the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2016 Northern Hemisphere season: Super Typhoon Meranti.  The storm, which according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center had maximum sustained winds of 155 knots, or nearly 180 miles per hour, as of Monday morning eastern time, has southern Taiwan and coastal China in its sights for the middle of the week.  Thankfully, though, it may be reaching its maximum potential intensity far from land. SEE ALSO: Earth just had its hottest August on record, NASA finds Super Typhoon Meranti is the seventh category 4 or 5 storm to form during the Northern Hemisphere's 2016 storm season, but beat Super Typhoon Nepartak in terms ...

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Huge Dark Spots Appear Just Outside Our Galaxy

IGN 6 hours ago 

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Researchers at the University of Cambridge have detected two massive "holes" in the otherwise glimmering sheet of stars just outside the Milky Way. The holes themselves are invisible, but can be detected by the effect their gravity has on visible matter within its range. These spots could point science in the direction of a better understanding of dark matter. Dark matter, which sounds sinister and kind of awesome, is actually both sinister and awesome. Over a quarter of the entire universe is believed to be made up of dark matter, an as-of-yet unidentified type of matter which cannot currently be directly observed. Study co-author Dr. Vasily Belokurov told Business Insider if dark matter can ...

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