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The aurora borealis (and its southern equivalent, the aurora australis) is a fleeting and somewhat rare phenomenon that produces vivid curtains of color in the sky at extreme latitudes. It’s …read more Continue reading All-Sky Camera Checks for Aurora
Aurora Flight Sciences has updated the design of its Liberty Lifter seaborne military heavy-lift transport – a highly efficient X-plane the company is developing for DARPA that achieves bulk lift by using wing-in-ground effect.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading DARPA’s ground-effect X-plane will haul 100 tons of cargo
DARPA has awarded a contract to Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale aircraft called the X-65. It will test a new technology that replaces moving control surfaces with Active Flow Control (AFC) actuators that use jets of air for control.Continu… Continue reading DARPA okays construction of X-65 plane with air jet flight controls
The Sun is approaching the most active period of the solar cycle, which is great news for aurora photographers around the world. As such, Capture the Atlas’ annual Northern Lights Photographer of the Year collection is particularly vibrant this year, s… Continue reading Powerful solar storms dazzle in annual aurora photography gallery
Sustained radio emissions originating from high over a sunspot are getting researchers thinking in new directions. Unlike solar radio bursts — which typically last only minutes or hours — these …read more Continue reading Radio Emissions Over Sunspots Challenge Models of Stellar Magnetism
There are few photography subjects more fascinating and beautiful than the cosmos itself, and the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition highlights that. The shortlist for 2023 has now been published, starring some stunning shots of the … Continue reading Night sky shines in 15th Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist
DARPA has chosen two radically different designs from teams led by General Atomics and Aurora Flight Systems for development of the Liberty Lifter Seaplane Wing-in-Ground Effect full-scale seaborne strategic and tactical heavy lift demonstrator.Continu… Continue reading DARPA selects competitors for its Liberty Lifter seaplane project
DARPA has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a phase 2 contract for its CRANE (Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors) program, following wind tunnel testing of a small-scale X-plane that uses compressed air bursts instead of control surfac… Continue reading Active flow control X-Plane uses virtual control surfaces made from air
Auroras are among the most mesmerizing natural phenomena you can experience, so it’s not surprising they’re a favorite subject for photographers everywhere. To celebrate the art of aurora imagery, travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has now publi… Continue reading Northern lights enthrall in annual aurora photography collection
Researchers at UCLA have discovered a new form of space weather – superfast electron rains that precipitate into the atmosphere from the radiation belts. The team says the events could affect satellites, spacecraft and astronauts, but aren’t accounted … Continue reading Superfast electron rains detected pouring down onto Earth