Massive stars emit a warning signal before going supernova
Massive stars (typically weighing from 8 to 20 solar masses) will become a hundred times fainter in visible light, before going supernova. The universe is a strange…
The B-52 bomber is 70 years old. How is it still flying?
The B-52 First Took Flight Seventy Years Ago – The year was 1952. The Buick Roadmaster was the top-selling automobile that year, with a base price of…
IAF plans to lease airborne early warning planes to fill in gaps in its capabilities
Due to delays in getting airborne early warning systems, the Indian Air Force (IAF) wants to rent such planes to make up for its lack of them….
Scientists spar over underground lakes on Mars
The debate over the existence of underground water on Mars is heating up, even though some scientists argue it’s too cold there. Others, meanwhile, say there’s now…
Moon Village: Humanity’s first step toward a lunar colony?
Location, location, location Currently, stakeholders plan to build Moon Village near the lunar south pole. In particular, they want to target somewhere close to the rim of Shackleton…
Marsquakes reveal new impact crater forming and modern magma
As it slowly dies, NASA’s InSight Mars lander has made two major new discoveries recently. By sensing seismic activity from the Red Planet, the craft has now…
SR-71: 4,000 missiles could not take down this spy plane
SR-71 Spy Plane Able to Evade Enemy Air Defenses Without a Scratch: The SR-71 Blackbird put the capital “E” on evasion. The enemy fired missiles at it…
Why nothing can replace the CH-47 Chinook
Meet the CH-47 Chinook: One would not expect the largest helicopter in the U.S. inventory to be its fastest. The hulking CH-47 Chinook – a cargo helicopter…
A faraway trio of stars are surrounded by a strangely distorted planet-forming disk
Three rings of gas and dust circle a trio of stars in one of the most complicated cosmic dances yet observed by astronomers. The star system GW…
It’s Official: NASA’s sending a mission to titan, a top candidate for alien life
For its newest planetary science mission, NASA aims to land a flying robot on the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan, a top target in the search for alien…