Air And Space - Page 634

October 22, 2015

Russians want 'Satan' missile shield to save us from asteroids

An old ballistic missile system should be modified to defend Earth from asteroids, a Russian scientist says, citing a major explosion over the Urals earlier this year.

October 22, 2015

Area 51 declassified: Documents reveal Cold War 'hide-and-seek'

Newly declassified documents reveal more detail about past use of the mysterious Nevada test site known as Area 51 and the concern for maintaining secrecy about the work done at the facility.

October 21, 2015

SKorea to make 3rd attempt to launch rocket on own

South Korea said Tuesday it will launch a rocket next month carrying an observation satellite, its third attempt to put a satellite fired from its own territory into orbit.

October 21, 2015

Amazon's Jeff Bezos ready to send new space rocket skyward

When it comes to airborne adventures, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is clearly interested in a lot more than just his Prime Air delivery drone.

October 21, 2015

How to turn your smartphone into a cosmic-ray detector

Want to study high-energy particles streaming through the cosmos at nearly the speed of light? There's an app for that

October 21, 2015

Illegal drone business thrives in US

Despite regulations banning commercial drone use in the United States, a thriving black market for unmanned aircraft is on the rise, sending the Federal Aviation Administration into a tailspin.

October 21, 2015

Astronomers produce massive image of the Milky Way

Astronomers in Germany have compiled the largest astronomical image to date, a picture of the Milky Way that contains a whopping 46 billion pixels and was compiled over five years.

October 21, 2015

Astronauts take 2nd spacewalk in 5 days for cable, lube work outside the space station

NASA astronauts ventured back outside the International Space Station on Wednesday for more cable work and a lube job.

October 21, 2015

Extraterrestrials on Earth: Scientists find outer space stuff at South Pole

Scientists have discovered travelers from beyond our solar system buried under the ice of the South Pole -- not living creatures or space beings but tiny, extra-terrestrial particles known as neutrinos.

October 21, 2015

How to see a black hole

Black holes are essentially invisible, but astronomers are developing technology to image the immediate surroundings of these enigmas like never before.