Aviation

Airbus Perlan II Rides “Mountain Waves” to Edge of Space

In El Calafate, Argentina, an all-volunteer exploration team will ride mountain winds in the Airbus Perlan II sail plane in an attempt to break the world gliding altitude record of 50,727.ft. A meteorological phenomenon known…

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That Brightest Star in the Night Sky is Actually a Russian Satellite Called Mayak

Russia successfully launched a controversial artificial satellite into the orbit. The satellite, called Mayak, was launched on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan along with 72 other satellites on July 14. The crowd-funded…

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Fund Crunch: NASA Can’t Afford to Send Humans to Mars Anymore

Talks about landing humans on the Red Planet have been going on for years, but a recent announcement from a NASA official quashed the hopes of people looking forward to making a trip to Mars.…

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From Waste to Innovation: 22-Year-Old Computer Engineer Converts Soda Can Into Mini-Satellite

Back in school, we all created crafts using easily available, cheap, and recyclable materials in our art projects. However, this 22-year-old computer engineer from Bengaluru, India, has taken that learning to another level. Suraj Kumar…

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Plans Unveiled for Unbelievable Skyscraper That Hangs From Orbiting Asteroid

Guess what? A New York architecture firm has unveiled its plans for an incredible skyscraper that hangs from an orbiting asteroid. The brains behind this terrific skyscraper are Clouds Architecture Office, which is also the…

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Flying Streetlights by Fleetlights

People living in big cities take streetlights for granted, but those who live in remote or rural areas are still underserved by street lighting. In the absence of streetlights, darkness can be upsetting and can…

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18-Year-Old Indian Student Designs World’s Lightest Satellite That Weighs Only 64 Grams

Rifath Shaarook, an eighteen-year-old Indian student, has built the lightest satellite in the world. He is all set to break a global space record by launching the satellite that weighs a mere 64 grams. This…

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See Some Amazing Images Sent by Cassini’s Dive Through Saturn’s Rings

Saturn and its rings have always fascinated people. These rings consist of countless numbers of ice particles. For over ten years, the international Cassini mission led by NASA has been observing Saturn and has released a…

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Unleashing a Deluge of BS in the Age of Big Data

Big Data & Human Dignity Can the recent fiasco on United Airlines (UA) in which a passenger was thrown off a flight that was overbooked be blamed on “big data?” Some have argued as much…

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This 2-Seater Drone Can Hit a Speed of 120mph

The technology of drones is growing rapidly. Drones are nowadays used in almost all the fields…be it wars, surveying archaeological sites, keeping a check on illegal hunting and crop damage, photographing volcanoes, and a lot…

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Aviation

Airbus Perlan II Rides “Mountain Waves” to Edge of Space

That Brightest Star in the Night Sky is Actually a Russian Satellite Called Mayak

Fund Crunch: NASA Can’t Afford to Send Humans to Mars Anymore

From Waste to Innovation: 22-Year-Old Computer Engineer Converts Soda Can Into Mini-Satellite

Plans Unveiled for Unbelievable Skyscraper That Hangs From Orbiting Asteroid

Flying Streetlights by Fleetlights

18-Year-Old Indian Student Designs World’s Lightest Satellite That Weighs Only 64 Grams

See Some Amazing Images Sent by Cassini’s Dive Through Saturn’s Rings

Unleashing a Deluge of BS in the Age of Big Data

This 2-Seater Drone Can Hit a Speed of 120mph

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