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NASA’s 5,000°F “Plasma Spear” clears path for 2030s Mars missions — May 7, 2026 JPL successfully tests a 120-kilowatt lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster… The engine uses electromagnetic fields to accelerate plasma, reaching internal temperatures exceeding 5,000°F… This “Nuclear Electric Propulsion” (NEP) is designed to move massive payloads to Mars far more efficiently than chemical rockets… …
URGENT: Incoming reports Operation Southern has begun in Venezuela. — Lara Logan (@laralogan) December 7, 2025 🇺🇲🇻🇪‼️ BREAKING: Trump looks ready to act on his warnings as signs grow that a military response to Maduro could be on the table. After five days in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands the USS Gerald R …
President Trump ordered action — and the Department of War is delivering. Today, I’m announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and @SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-terrorists from our Hemisphere, and secures our… — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) November 13, 2025 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni rolls eyes, checks imaginary watch waiting for Biden’s arrival at NATO WASHINGTON – Hurry up, Joe. With an eye roll for the ages, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared annoyed Thursday morning as she and other world leaders waited for President Biden and the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to finally grace …