Hubble Captures a Stunning Cosmic Cloud That Builds Stars
The Universe is full of dust, and a striking new image from the Hubble Space Telescope highlights just how important it is.
1958 Las Vegas military jet and passenger plane collision sparks the formation of the FAA
United Air Lines Flight 736, a DC-7 passenger plane carrying 47 people, had collided with an Air Force F-100F fighter jet ...
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Wind over its wing: NASA's X-66 model tests airflow
NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model in ...
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The Aircraft of Tomorrow: Why Airlines Are Betting on Blended Wings
Is the future of flight supersonic, hypersonic, or something entirely new? While some dream of breaking the sound barrier, others believe the real revolution lies in blended-wing aircraft - a ...
The butterfly effect: this obscure mathematical concept has become an everyday idea, but do we have it all wrong?
The image of the tiny flapping butterfly has come to stand for the outsized impact of small actions, or even the inherent unpredictability of life itself. But what was Lorenz – who is now remembered ...
Why a cargo airline is eyeing a radical new aircraft design for its future planes
The plane, known as Kona, would complement Nolinor's fleet of Boeing 737-200 freighters, all of which are at least 40 years ...