Editors' Picks
Area 51: Origins
America’s once-secret air base had humble beginnings.
Need for Speed
Airplanes with a mission: Fly faster.
Beyond the Moon
It’s not a place, exactly. But it could be NASA’s next destination.
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.
The Daily Planet Blog
Pearl Harbor: A Unique Remembrance
Two brothers pay tribute to a pilot who barely escaped the December 7
attacks.
December 05, 2011
| By Linda Shiner
The Daily Planet Blog
And Now, UAV Construction Workers
Just try not to think of robot wasps.
December 02, 2011
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Once and Future Moon Blog
The Latest Destination for Human Spaceflight
Humans to Venus? The latest proposed destination for human space missions illustrates the essential hollowness of the current direction of our civil space program.
December 01, 2011
| By Paul D. Spudis
The Daily Planet Blog
You Are Here
Google Maps' latest update will help travelers navigate through airports.
November 30, 2011
| By Heather Goss
The Daily Planet Blog
Is This the First In-Space Portrait?
A photo of astronaut Ed White, taken aboard Gemini IV, may be the first photo of an astronaut taken by another inside a spacecraft.
November 30, 2011
| By Heather Goss
The Daily Planet Blog
NTSB Looks Into Public Aircraft Safety
A public forum in Washington DC takes up the subject of government-operated airplanes and who should oversee their safety.
November 29, 2011
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
The First Martian Rover
Poor PROP-M, lost in 1971, never got the chance to strut its stuff on Mars.
November 28, 2011
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
Where Were You?
In this 50th anniversary year of human spaceflight, we ask you to remember your own space milestones, and record where you were, and how you felt.
November 22, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
Getting Medieval
When the Eighth Air Force wanted to protect its bomber crews, it asked medieval armor specialists for advice.
November 21, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
Mind if I Smoke?
Remember when passengers used to toss lit cigarettes out the airplane window? Honest.
November 17, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Once and Future Moon Blog
Slopes, Streaks and Flows
Dark streaks occur on slopes on both the Moon and Mars, although interpretations about their origins may differ. The Moon offers us some insight into how these features can form on all of the terrestrial planets.
November 17, 2011
| By Paul D. Spudis
The Daily Planet Blog
Earth Views, The Remix
Because we can't get enough of this stuff.
November 15, 2011
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
Catch-22 At Fifty
Writer Joseph Heller drew on his own wartime experience for his 1961 masterpiece.
November 11, 2011
| By Rebecca Maksel
The Daily Planet Blog
Gremlin On the Wing
How do you define the fear of flying? Scientists think it might be the sum of other fears.
November 09, 2011
| By Heather Goss
The Daily Planet Blog
Unmanned Helos Headed For Afghanistan
Troops in Afghanistan should start receiving supplies from the new K-MAX unmanned helicopters for the first time this month.
November 08, 2011
| By Heather Goss
The Daily Planet Blog
Stay Tuned
A new emergency warning system will be tested on Wednesday -- 60 years after another radio network warned Americans of Cold War air raids.
November 07, 2011
| By Roger Mola
The View from 30,000 Feet Blog
New York to Mumbai, By Way of Amsterdam
A flight of firsts.
November 07, 2011
| By Steve Satre
The Daily Planet Blog
Phobos Bound
On Tuesday a Zenit rocket will launch a probe to the Martian moon Phobos, with the future of Russia's planetary program riding on the outcome.
November 04, 2011
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
SpaceShipTwo: The Story So Far
Progress on the path to suborbital tourism.
November 03, 2011
| By Tony Reichhardt
The Daily Planet Blog
The Warbird Woodstock
A new book highlights the final Gathering of Mustangs in 2007.
November 02, 2011
| By Pat Trenner
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