Aerospace & Spaceflight Why Vertical-Landing Jets Create 140-Decibel Shock Traps David WhitakerMarch 27, 2026June 8, 20260 “Only a tiny fraction of the jet’s energy is transformed into sound, but this small fraction has a major impact,”…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Jupiter’s Lightning May Dwarf Earth’s by a Millionfold David WhitakerMarch 27, 2026June 8, 20260 How powerful does a storm have to be before Earth’s lightning starts to look ordinary? New analysis of Jupiter’s atmosphere…
Materials & Manufacturing Harvard’s Solar Window Switches From Summer Power to Winter Heat Thomas CaldwellMarch 26, 2026June 9, 20260 What if the same pane of solar hardware could favor electricity in July and warmth in January without a motor,…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Why NASA Named Its Moon Program After Artemis David WhitakerMarch 26, 2026June 8, 20260 “NASA doesn’t often choose a name by chance, especially not for a return to the Moon after five decades.” This…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA Put Roman Through Launch-Level Shock to Protect a $4 Billion Mission David WhitakerMarch 26, 2026June 8, 20260 “If you’ve ever been at a concert with an extremely loud bass, that load you felt was acoustic energy,” said…
Drones & Unmanned Systems Pentagon’s Microwave Drone Killer Targets the Swarm Cost Trap Stephen WallaceMarch 26, 2026June 9, 20260 What happens when a cheap drone raid forces an expensive missile response? The answer is shaping a new class of…
Drones & Unmanned Systems 911 Drone Pushes Beyond Charging Limits With Starlink and Battery Swaps Stephen WallaceMarch 25, 2026June 9, 20260 Which is more important in emergency drone program, a more precise camera, a greater range or just a reliable system…
Drones & Unmanned Systems US Drone Crackdown Is Turning Into a Selective Access System Stephen WallaceMarch 24, 2026June 9, 20260 What was initially appearing to be an umbrella ban on drones manufactured abroad is currently serving as a kind of…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Hera’s Asteroid Chase Is Testing How Earth Might Deflect a Threat David WhitakerMarch 24, 2026June 8, 20260 The largest manoeuvre of the Hera mission, in terms of fuel expenditure, was done using this manoeuvre, and was used…