X-47B Carrier Launch
An unpiloted combat aircraft takes off from an aircraft carrier for the first time. (01:25)
May 15, 2013
SpaceShipTwo Fires Up
Virgin Galactic sends its edge-of-space ship past Mach 1. (02:58)
May 01, 2013
How to Bag an Asteroid
NASA's plan to retrieve an asteroid and bring it (close to) home. (03:52)
April 12, 2013
The Mach-2 Bomber That Never Was
Britain's TSR-2 bomber makes its first test flight in 1964. (01:21)
March 19, 2013
“Earth is Certain to Be Struck”
A space station astronaut addresses a U.N. meeting on protecting the planet from rogue rocks. (06:44)
February 21, 2013
As Mercury Turns
The solar system's innermost planet, as seen by MESSENGER. (0:15)
February 15, 2013
The Coming Comet
Comet ISON is headed our way, and astronomers predict a big show. (0:25)
February 07, 2013
Joint Strike Fighter: A Progress Report
Highlights from the last year of F-35 testing. (05:29)
February 01, 2013
Daredevil in a Dirigible
Rare footage of early airship stuntman Roy Knabenshue. (02:06)
January 24, 2013
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