Editors' Picks
Printed in Space
If your star tracker breaks on the way to the moon, just hit Command P.
Area 51: Origins
America’s once-secret air base had humble beginnings.
Need for Speed
Airplanes with a mission: Fly faster.
The Invention of Flight
Inventors, dreamers, daredevils, charlatans: Aviation's early years had them all.
Vietnam Memoir
Stories from the war that shaped a generation.
Letters To Earth Blog
Our Fancy Coffee Machine
When it comes to recycling water, space station astronauts are on the frontier.
February 29, 2012
| By Don Pettit
The Daily Planet Blog
Go for the Bomb
How do you set a new distance record for paper airplanes? Recruit a college quarterback to throw it.
February 29, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
Letters To Earth Blog
Earth Photography: It’s Harder Than It Looks
If you need more than a few seconds to spot your target, the moment is lost.
February 24, 2012
| By Don Pettit
The Daily Planet Blog
Weird Water on GJ1214b
Astronomers learn more about a hot, watery, exotic "super-Earth."
February 23, 2012
| By Heather Goss
The Daily Planet Blog
Dr. Noise
Want your luxury jet to be just a little quieter than your competitor’s? Otto Pobanz is your man.
February 23, 2012
| By George Larson
The Daily Planet Blog
Like a Seabee on a Diet…
Let's hope Icon's A5 fares better in the marketplace.
February 21, 2012
| By Pat Trenner
Letters To Earth Blog
Jelly on Both Sides
In space, you can't beat the odds, but you can make a better sandwich.
February 17, 2012
| By Don Pettit
Letters To Earth Blog
Leonardo’s Closet
The PMM is part storage closet, part trash can, and a good place to reflect and recharge.
February 15, 2012
| By Don Pettit
The Daily Planet Blog
K-MAX at Work
A few months into testing, the new cargo helo seems to be performing well.
February 15, 2012
| By Heather Goss
The Daily Planet Blog
Radio Flyer
In 1957, the Narco Superhomer was The Great New Thing.
February 14, 2012
| By George Larson
The Daily Planet Blog
Light Launch
Europe has a brand new rocket.
February 13, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Once and Future Moon Blog
Cataclysmic Conundrum
Is there a way to determine if the Moon underwent an impact cataclysm 3.9 billion years ago? Samples from an old basin may tell us.
February 13, 2012
| By Paul D. Spudis
The Daily Planet Blog
Scaling the Universe
The Known Universe is a 21st-century upgrade to our visualization of the sheer size of things.
February 10, 2012
| By Heather Goss
The Daily Planet Blog
The End of the Plain Plane
When wild liveries and outrageous uniforms were the norm.
February 09, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
Letters To Earth Blog
Dance of the Droplets
Weird physics on the space station.
February 08, 2012
| By Air & Space / Smithsonian magazine
The Daily Planet Blog
416 MPH
Not all speed records look fast on video, but this one does.
February 06, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
Hardest to Fly?
Piloting an Apache helicopter almost always meant both hands and feet doing four different things at once.
February 03, 2012
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
Moonset in Space
Here's something you can only see in Earth orbit.
February 02, 2012
| By Tony Reichhardt
Letters To Earth Blog
A Lab for Science, and for Thinking
Shifts in thought and perspective, some seemingly minor, happen when you observe the commonplace in a new and unfamiliar setting.
February 01, 2012
| By Don Pettit
The Daily Planet Blog
Clickable Space Exploration
A handy interactive map shows what lies ahead in space over the next decade.
February 01, 2012
| By Heather Goss
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