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Screenshot of UAP video
Technology

Physicists use AI to hunt for UAPs and UFOs

By Andrew Paul

Side view of a two-seat, Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter fighter plane on an airfield during World War I, mid to late 1910s. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images)
Technology

Volunteers spent 25 years building a WWI replica plane. It just took flight.

By Margherita Bassi

circa 1942: A U.S. Air Force B-17 'Flying Fortress' bomber flies through the sky, World War II. The aircraft was used extensively in Allied air raids, such as those against Hamburg and Dresden, and battles against German aircraft. (Photo by R. Gates/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Technology

Illinois man has spent 40 years rebuilding a WWII-era B-17 bomber

By Mack DeGeurin

Ditch Plains beach entry Montauk Long Island New York in the Hamptons with rip current warning sign
Technology

Florida man rigs drone to save drowning teen

By Andrew Paul

flying car in the sky
Technology

This $1M flying car can reach speeds of 155 mph

By Mack DeGeurin

Boeing Super Hornet taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier
Technology

US Navy loses $60 million fighter jet after it falls into Red Sea

By Andrew Paul

Concept art showing augmented reality smart glass window in airplane cabin
Technology

Smart glass windows would beam in-flight info over scenic views

By Andrew Paul

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/04/11: Robotic device coined Digidog on display during NYPD (New York Police Department) announcement of deployment of innovative technologies on Times Square. Digidog will assist to the NYPD Technical Assistance and Response Unit. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Technology

New York law would ban civilians from weaponizing robots

By Mack DeGeurin

CALIFORNIA, USA - MAY 9: U.S. President Biden arrives at Moffett Federal Airfield of NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, United States on May 9, 2024.
Technology

Why does Air Force One take so long to replace? It’s not just bureaucracy.

By Mack DeGeurin

XB-1 plane taking off in desert
Technology

Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom

By Andrew Paul

XB-1 during test flight
Technology

Boom Supersonic breaks sound barrier for the first time

By Andrew Paul

drone dji
Technology

New DJI drone policy could fuel even more conspiracy theories

By Mack DeGeurin

Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper dumping water over wildfire
Technology

Civilian drone grounds LA firefighting plane

By Andrew Paul

Interior of plane cabin with sunlight coming in from window
Technology

The FAA is finally looking into sweltering airplane cabins

By Andrew Paul

planes and astronauts collage
Technology

5 aerospace breakthroughs of 2024

By Popular Science Team

Blurry image of NYC at night
Technology

Sorry, but the mystery drones are pretty normal (probably)

By Andrew Paul

Wright brothers plane
Technology

December 17, 1903: The Wright brothers take flight, drama ensues

By Bill Gourgey

ISS with lines pointing to docked Starliner spacecraft
Science

Photographer catches impressive glimpse of Starliner docked to ISS

By Andrew Paul

This image of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument of the Perseverance rover on June 15, 2021, the 114th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The location, "Airfield D" (the fourth airfield), is just east of the "Séítah" geologic unit.
Science

NASA is finishing its first off-world accident report

By Andrew Paul

New Jersey skyline at night
Technology

Mysterious SUV-sized drones may have blocked medical helicopter

By Andrew Paul