Eric Berger

In brief: A bowing line of thunderstorms moved through the Houston region early on Wednesday, but we think this is our final serious disturbance for awhile. Roads should be fine for the morning com…

How Spotify used nostalgia and user data to drive engagement for its milestone birthday. by Eric Berger Limited free articles a month

In brief: In today’s post we discuss the region’s slide into summer starting this weekend. However, we are hopeful that Houston will spend an extended period in “early” summ…

The static fire test was being filmed by NASASpaceflight.com on its Space Coast Live feed , which captured video of the conflagration that followed destruction of the booster.

20 pts On Thursday evening Blue Origin attempted to test fire its massive New Glenn rocket at its Florida launch site, but something went very wrong after engine ignition. The super heavy lift rocket exploded in spectacular and disastrous fashion. The static fire test was being filmed by NASASpaceflight.com on its…

I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage."

Community programs are more effective at reducing violence than simply making arrests, advocates say

Homicides in the US have fallen dramatically in recent years after a spike during the Covid-19 pandemic, but now some advocates for community violence

Is it a hidden gem, a cult classic, or hopelessly dumb? Senior Space Editor Eric Berger and Senior Technology Editor Lee Hutchinson vote "all of the above."

26 pts Forty years ago, the future seemed just around the corner—and the vehicle that was going to take us there was NASA's Space Shuttle. Originally envisioned as part of a larger integrated space transportation system, the shuttle was billed as a fully reusable vehicle, totally unlike the one-and-done capsules of…