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A groundbreaking study by paleontologists at the Field Museum of Natural History reveals that Archeopteryx, the oldest known bird, has a feeding mechanism intricately shaped by…
Paleontologists studied fossils that are 160 million years old. Anchiornis Huxley, a non-avian theropod dinosaur, was unearthed from the Late Jurassic Tianjishan Formation in northeastern China.…
Artist’s impressions of a pterodactyl hatchling battling a tropical storm Rudolf Hima The young pterodactyl appeared to have taken flight just days post-hatching, yet some individuals…
SpaceX Starship Rocket launches in its 10th flight test from Starbase, Texas, Launch Complex 1 UPI/Alamy The SpaceX Starship, recognized as the most powerful rocket globally,…
Honeybees battle infectious fungi, bacteria, mites, and viruses daily. Anthony Brown/Alamy Two non-threatening viral infections in adult honeybees are surprisingly covert and might disrupt their flying…
SpaceX is set to launch the Starship Megarocket on a crucial test flight this Tuesday, following two earlier unsuccessful attempts. Both previous launches ended in failure…
Four civil astronauts concluded their mission on SpaceX vehicles on Friday, landing in waters near Oceanside, California. This marked the first time the company had brought…
A huge explosion of a SpaceX rocket above South Florida caused major disruptions for an air traveler due to unexpected delays. The failure of the SpaceX…
Following a failed test flight in January, SpaceX set out for another launch attempt on Thursday hoping for a better outcome. Unfortunately, the mission was cut…
SpaceX is set to launch the Starship Megarocket on its upcoming test flight on Monday, approximately six weeks after the top stage of the vehicle exploded…
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — Blue Origin successfully launched a massive new rocket on its inaugural test flight on Thursday, sending a prototype satellite into orbit thousands…
SpaceX conducted the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday but lost contact with the rocket’s upper stage as it continued into space.The company’s…
SpaceX announced Thursday that its Starship spacecraft was damaged during a flight meant to test the capabilities of its giant rocket. The upper stage of the…
December 2024 Starship rocket preparing for seventh flightspace x SpaceX's next Starship test flight will be its most ambitious yet, and for the first time will…
Turbulence is a common occurrence during flights and can sometimes be dangerous. It can result in emergency landings and even fatalities. In May 2024, a flight…
A pigeon-inspired robot has uncovered the mystery of bird flight without vertical tails found in human-designed aircraft. The prototype has the potential to lead to passenger…
SpaceX is gearing up for the sixth test flight of Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket. Elon Musk’s company follows a “fail fast, learn fast” approach…
SpaceX said on its website that it aims to conduct Starship's sixth test flight as early as November 18.space x SpaceX is preparing for the sixth…
Starship during high altitude test flight space x SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket. The company has…
The trajectories of theropod dinosaurs could be used as indirect evidence of pre-avian aerial behavior, according to a new study. The animals in charge are Dromaeosauriformipes…
SpaceX’s Starship rocket before its first test flight in 2023 space x SpaceX has been preparing Starship since August for its fifth test flight, which the…
Smaller pterosaurs may have flapped their wings, while larger ones may have flown.Terryl Whitlatch Despite living hundreds of millions of years apart, pterosaurs may be more…
Take-off is a key part of powered flight and likely constrains the size of birds, although extinct pterosaurs are known to have grown to much larger…
Testing the Super Heavy booster for Starship's fifth test flightSpaceX SpaceX is making final preparations for its fifth and most ambitious Starship test flight yet. While…
SpaceX's Starship is preparing for flightspace x After two failed missions, SpaceX will launch its third large-scale Starship rocket on March 14th. Here's everything you need…
SpaceX's Starship is preparing for flightspace x After two failed missions, SpaceX will launch its third large-scale Starship rocket on March 14th. Here's everything you need…
Passengers who book special Delta flights will have the opportunity to witness the total solar eclipse in April from a unique perspective at 30,000 feet.The airline…
Starship was first launched on April 20, 2023.Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images SpaceX is preparing to launch its massive Starship rocket for the third…
by Ramon J. Osorio, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center December 26, 2023Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, successfully completed a 251-second high-temperature…
LONDON — On Tuesday, the first transatlantic flight fueled entirely by sustainable aviation fuel departed from London to New York, as the industry aims to demonstrate…
Shield AI The company has secured $200 million in fresh funding to expand its autonomous flight systems for the U.S. military and its allies. Established in…