Tech
Electric Airplanes Offer Clean New Runway for Regional Air Carriers
Regional air carriers are lining up to offer commuters a greener, quieter and more affordable flying...
Tech
How Spacecraft Are Created: Launch and Deployment
Learn how launch specialists ensure the integrity and safe delivery of a spacecraft from the factory...
Pioneers
Astronaut Kathy Sullivan Reaches the Deepest Point in the Ocean
Astronaut Kathy Sullivan was the first American woman to spacewalk. In 2020, she also became the...
Tech
How Spacecraft Are Created: Assembly, Integration and Test
Learn how spacecraft are integrated and tested to ensure that they can survive launch and operate...
Space Exploration
How Spacecraft Are Designed: Balancing Requirements With Reality
Learn how systems engineers orchestrate the spacecraft design process to ensure that new systems meet their...
Tech
How Spacecraft Are Created: Mission Conception
Learn how aerospace engineers help scientists and military planners design and develop spacecraft systems to meet...
Science
How Much Does the Universe Weigh?
How much does the universe weigh? How do we weigh it?
Science
Quantum Entanglement and Teleportation Is Sci-Fi Technology in Real Life
Quantum entanglement and teleportation is sci-fi technology in real life. Scientists teleported a particle into orbit,...
Engineering
Could JWST Discover the Largest Object in the Universe?
New tech like the JWST will help scientists continue to discover the largest objects in the...
Science
Your 2020 Meteor Shower Calendar: July-December
Meteors come and go in a flash, and most come by surprise. But some come in...
Frontiers
Organic Matter on Mars Could Point to Life Years Ago
Organic matter on Mars in the form of the heterocyclic compound thiophene could hint at life...
Black Holes
From a Black Hole’s Orbit, Chaos Erupts
What happens when a black hole's orbit is precisely simulated? One unsettling answer may be that...
Engineering
Electric Airplanes Promise Cleaner, Quieter Regional Air Travel
All-electric or hybrid electric airplanes have an opportunity to help reverse climate change while revitalizing convenient,...
Frontiers
Do Aliens Exist? Scientists Wonder If Extraterrestrial Life Has Visited Earth
Do aliens exist? Many scientists believe that humans need to work harder to determine whether aliens...