ATRX-700 light sport helicopter created in anticipation of FAA rule change

While the FAA reviews new regulations to okay light sports helicopters, aerospace companies Advanced Tactics and Rotor X have teamed up to use military helicopter technology to create a fly-by-wire sport two-seater copter called the ATRX-700.Continue R… Continue reading ATRX-700 light sport helicopter created in anticipation of FAA rule change

Northrop Grumman delivers rugged mini-laser weapon to US government

Northrop Grumman has delivered a miniaturized high-energy laser, called the Phantom, to the US government that points to future laser weapons that are not only powerful, but small and rugged enough for field combat.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, T… Continue reading Northrop Grumman delivers rugged mini-laser weapon to US government

Barnacles may be the answer to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

The mystery of flight MAF370, which vanished over the Indian Ocean with all hands, has baffled the world for nine years, but now a geoscientist at the University of South Florida may have found a surprising way to locate the wreck using barnacles.Conti… Continue reading Barnacles may be the answer to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Barnacles may be the answer to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

The mystery of flight MAF370, which vanished over the Indian Ocean with all hands, has baffled the world for nine years, but now a geoscientist at the University of South Florida may have found a surprising way to locate the wreck using barnacles.Conti… Continue reading Barnacles may be the answer to the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

India’s Chandrayaan-3 makes historic landing near Moon’s south pole

India joined one of the solar system’s most exclusive clubs today as it successfully landed its first probe, Chandrayaan-3, on the Moon. On August 23, 2023, at 12:32 GMT, the robotic spacecraft touched down near the lunar south pole at 69.37°S 32.35°E,… Continue reading India’s Chandrayaan-3 makes historic landing near Moon’s south pole

India’s Chandrayaan-3 makes historic landing near Moon’s south pole

India joined one of the solar system’s most exclusive clubs today as it successfully landed its first probe, Chandrayaan-3, on the Moon. On August 23, 2023, at 12:32 GMT, the robotic spacecraft touched down near the lunar south pole at 69.37°S 32.35°E,… Continue reading India’s Chandrayaan-3 makes historic landing near Moon’s south pole

Neutron images reveal zinc as culprit in Arecibo radio telescope collapse

Almost three years after the event, neutron scans by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered the cause of the platform collapse that resulted in the destruction of the 1,000-ft (300-m) Arecibo Observatory radio telescope.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Neutron images reveal zinc as culprit in Arecibo radio telescope collapse