Skip to content
June 10, 2023
Latest:
  • 3/11 – The Tsunami’s First Three Days
  • Students Successfully Create a Mini Roller Coaster
  • Alien-looking creature transforms at 3,700 feet underwater
  • Atlas of Boston Dynamics Gets a Grip
  • Guy Flies to 17,500 feet on a Paramotor
Astig News | Your Daily Dose of Everything

Astig News

Your daily dose of Everything

  • Technology
  • Stories
  • Infographics
  • Life Hacks
  • Sports
  • Art
  • Animals
  • How?
  • 360°
  • Archive
  • Newsletter

Stories

People Stories 

Guy Flies to 17,500 feet on a Paramotor

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 admin 247 Views people, sports, stories

According to YouTuber Chucky Wright, this is by far the most insane video he has ever had the opportunity to

Read more
News Stories 

A Passenger with No Flying Experience Landed a Plane

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 admin 157 Views airplane, news, stories

After the pilot reportedly suffered a medical emergency, a passenger on board a single-engine plane was forced to land at

Read more
Pilot Stories 

An Intense Video of a Student Pilot Losing his Engine

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 admin 126 Views pilot

Losing an engine is one of the greatest fears for a single-engine pilot, especially a trainee. It’s a horrible scenario,

Read more
Aircraft Pilot Stories 

The Magnificent Airbus 350’s Fancy Secrets Revealed

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 admin 139 Views airplane, pilot, stories

The electronics and computers that a computer needs to fly are not something that the average person would see. Most people

Read more
Stories Vintage 

German WWI Veteran Remembers Killing A French Soldier

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 admin 159 Views people, vintage, ww1

While battling for terrain on the Western Front, Stefan Westmann was a Corporal in the German 29th Infantry Division. Stefan

Read more
Stories 

The Mountain Ladder in Sichuan

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 admin 86 Views mountain

Stuart Wiggins of The China Traveller, who has been living and working in China since 2007, chose to visit the

Read more
Nasa Stories 

116 Images NASA wants Aliens to See

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 admin 119 Views golden record, nasa, voyager 1

When Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977, their mission was to explore the outer solar system, and

Read more
Stories 

Behold the Horned Helmet of Henry VIII

March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 admin 87 Views bizarre, helmet, interesting, monarch

Gifted to the monarch by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 It’s perhaps the most recognizable helmet in the

Read more
Stories 

The Man in the Iron Lung

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 admin 159 Views people, stories

Paul is a polio survivor who spends everyday in an iron lung, a device from the early 1900’s which keeps

Read more
Stories 

Inside the Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 admin 55 Views arcade, museum, soviet, stories

The Museum with about 40 authentic USSR/Russia arcade machines which were released in 1980’s-90’s. Most of them are still working

Read more
Stories 

Meet a Former CIA Chief of Disguise

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 admin 81 Views cia, masks, stories

Meet Jonna Mendez, the former CIA Chief of Disguise (a real job!). During her tenure, Mendez oversaw the equipment used

Read more
Stories 

In the Blink of an Eye

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 admin 62 Views 0 Comments informative, stories, universe

  When we look up at night, the universe seems pretty quiet. But that perspective is an illusion; in reality,

Read more
Stories 

Bulb Changing on a 2000 ft Tower

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 admin 179 Views 0 Comments amazing, people, stories

Imagine climbing up a 1,999-foot (646 meter) radio tower to change light bulbs. That is one of the duties that

Read more
Stories 

‘Folded Man’ Stands Up Straight After 28 Years

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 admin 70 Views 0 Comments people, stories, surgery

A man suffered from a form of ankylosing spondylitis so severe that his upper body folded onto his thighs. Three

Read more
Stories 

Soldier OD’s on Meth, Has Crazy Adventure

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 admin 155 Views 0 Comments finland, people, stories, ww2

The amazingly wild tale of Aimo Koivunen, a Finnish soldier who dodged the Soviets using only his skis and a

Read more
Stories Vintage 

Kamikaze Suicide Bomber (1945)

September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 admin 96 Views 0 Comments kamikaze, stories, ww2

General view of the Pacific Fleet at sea. American planes landing on an aircraft carrier – some crash land. Antiaircraft

Read more
Stories 

See an Apocalyptic World Envisioned in Miniature

September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 admin 81 Views 0 Comments people

Nix + Gerber, the duo of Lori Nix and Kathleen Gerber, are miniature diorama artists who have collaborated for 14

Read more
Stories 

The Coziest Camper Van You’ll Ever See

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 admin 72 Views 0 Comments camper van, off-the-grid, stories

In this van tour we’re checking out Clare’s beautifully crafted campervan conversion! She spent over a year designing it down

Read more
The Ultimate Paper Airplane
Boeing Stories 

The Ultimate Paper Airplane

January 1, 1970July 24, 2020 admin 97 Views 0 Comments airplane, craft, paper, papercraft

Forget everything you thought you knew about paper airplanes. For almost 10 years, designer Luca Iaconi-Stewart has been crafting a

Read more
Stories 

Eye of India

January 1, 1970July 24, 2020 admin 101 Views 0 Comments benn berkeley, film, india

Eye of India is a visual record of a journey across India that showcases the diverse culture of one of

Read more
Stories 

The Last Cassette Tape Factory

January 1, 1970July 24, 2020 admin 86 Views 0 Comments cassette tape, factory

Bust out your mix tapes and dust off those Walkmans: Cassette tapes are having a comeback. National Audio Company—the last

Read more
  • ← Previous

Interesting Facts

Copyright www.october.com.au

Subscribe Now!

Enter your email address to subscribe to Astig News and receive notifications of new posts


Copyright © 2023 Astig News. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColorMag Pro by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.