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'Flying Bum' airship has crashed already
VIDEO Aug 24, 2016The world's largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, has crashed while landing in a field after a test flight.
Prototype airplane could one day fly on Mars
Aug 19, 2016Students in the US have conducted a successful test flight of a small remotely piloted glider aircraft.
Is Proxima Centauri home to a second Earth ?
Aug 16, 2016Scientists have allegedly discovered a potentially habitable planet within a neighboring star system.
'Second skin' could help to protect soldiers
Aug 6, 2016Scientists are working on a new type of protective suit made out of lightweight carbon nanotubes.
Luminous ball of light filmed in Siberia
VIDEO Aug 4, 2016A witness has captured footage of what is thought to be a rare case of ball lightning on his smartphone.
Virgin Galactic set to resume test flights
VIDEO Jul 11, 2016Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is about to begin test flights of its new SpaceShipTwo.
Distant water clouds detected for first time
Jul 9, 2016Scientists have identified water clouds around a brown dwarf star that is 7.2 light years from the Earth.
Great Pyramid is actually slightly lopsided
Jun 20, 2016The Great Pyramid of Giza, as it turns out, is not quite as perfectly designed as is generally believed.
Volcanic lightning mystery has been solved
Jun 15, 2016Scientists have determined the processes which create spectacular lightning strikes during an eruption.
Supermassive black hole found feeding on gas
Jun 9, 2016Astronomers have caught their first-ever glimpse of a supermassive black hole feeding on cold gas clouds.
Large tarantula crawls on airline passenger
May 21, 2016Catherine Moreau had been watching a movie during a routine flight when she felt something on her leg.
Hypersonic rocket could revolutionize travel
May 21, 2016US and Australian military scientists are working together on an ambitious high-speed aircraft concept.
64 people killed by lightning in Bangladesh
May 15, 2016According to reports, several dozen individuals have been killed by lightning strikes in just two days.
Possible Earth 2.0 found 16 light years away
Apr 20, 2016Astronomers have discovered what they believe is a potentially Earth-like world in a nearby solar system.
Does consciousness occur in 'time slices' ?
Apr 18, 2016Scientists have shed new light on how we experience the world through our perception of consciousness.
'Metal foam' obliterates bullets on impact
VIDEO Apr 7, 2016A lightweight, porous metallic material could pave the way for extremely effective bulletproof armor.
Wright Brothers' patent discovered in a cave
Apr 5, 2016A missing patent for the world's first powered flying machine has been found in an old archive in Kansas.
Self-cleaning clothes could soon be available
Mar 23, 2016Researchers are developing clothes that can be cleaned simply by exposing them to a light source.
Hubble observes cluster of 'monster' stars
Mar 22, 2016The Hubble Space Telescope has photographed a group of massive stars over 170,000 light years away.
DARPA reveals its new VTOL X-Plane concept
VIDEO Mar 9, 2016The government agency has unveiled plans for a futuristic unmanned vehicle known as 'LightningStrike'.
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