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August 19, 2016

Ride in the sky: Airbus says it will test airborne taxis as early as 2017

Airbus has turned to its innovation branch, A3, to lead the Vahana project, an effort to develop autonomous flying vehicles that could shuttle passengers and cargo from point A to B for around the cost of a taxi ride.

August 19, 2016

New space boots vibrate to help astronauts navigate

Walking on the moon is no bounce in the park, but new space boots created by researchers at MIT might make working outside a spacecraft safer for astronauts.

August 18, 2016

Moon landing photo signed by Apollo 11 astronauts up for auction

A photo of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing signed by the mission’s astronauts will be auctioned in the U.K. on Saturday.

August 18, 2016

Huge helium-filled Airlander 10 airship makes maiden flight

The massive blimp-shaped Airlander 10 airship made its maiden flight in the U.K. Wednesday.

August 18, 2016

Build a space robot for NASA, earn $1M

Winners of NASA's Space Robotics Competition will take home $1 million.

August 17, 2016

NASA is going to an asteroid, and it wants your help

NASA is seeking research partners for its ambitious asteroid redirect mission, the space agency recently announced.

August 17, 2016

Monster black hole's powerful jets reveal galactic secrets

Cygnus A, an elliptical galaxy located about 600 million light-years from Earth, is one of the brightest sources of radio waves in the night sky.

August 16, 2016

Does an Earth-like alien planet orbit the Sun's closest neighbor?

Astronomers have found a rocky and possibly Earth-like

August 15, 2016

Watch Navy pilots save plane after it falls off carrier

Dramatic footage released by the U.S. Navy shows a close call earlier this year on the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower.

August 15, 2016

A sixth success! SpaceX again lands rocket on a ship at sea

SpaceX has done it again.