An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A protester flashes victory signs as traffic slows during demonstrations in Hamedan, Iran, on January 1, 2026. The demonstrations erupted after shopkeepers in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar shut their businesses to protest the sharp fall of Iran’s currency and worsening economic conditions. (Getty Images)
An Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ICBM launches during an operation test on February 23, 2021, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (US Space Force)
A telescope at the quantum communication ground station in Xinglong, north China's Hebei Province, January 18, 2017 (Xinhua/Jin Liwang via Getty Images)
Ari Dyckovsky, 17, works on quantum physics experiments in the Physical Measurement Lab, March 5, 2012 in Gaithersburg, MD (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
FCC Chairman Thomas Wheeler (R) waits for the beginning of a hearing before the Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee May 11, 2016. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)