China wants to build a mega spaceship that’s nearly a mile long By Edd Gent published 3 September 21 A Chinese science proposal plans to study how to get a giant spacecraft into space.
What is suborbital flight? (And why do we care?) By Edd Gent published 20 July 21 The world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, will blast into space in his first-ever suborbital flight. But what does that mean, and does it even matter?
Never-ending detonations could blast hypersonic craft into space By Edd Gent published 12 May 21 A never-ending detonation could be the key to hypersonic flight and space planes that can seamlessly fly from Earth into orbit.
US Air Force is guarding against electromagnetic pulse attacks. Should we worry? By Edd Gent published 13 March 21 A U.S. Air Force base in Texas has taken the first steps to guard against an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. But what, exactly, is an EMP, and how big is the threat?
The 'Three-Body Problem' Has Perplexed Astronomers Since Newton Formulated It. A.I. Just Cracked It in Under a Second. By Edd Gent published 6 November 19 It took just fractions of a second.
Here's What We Know About Russia's Hypersonic Waverider Weapon By Edd Gent published 25 May 18 Warnings of a Russian hypersonic weapon that the U.S. can't defend against may have had you running for the bomb shelter last week. But what, exactly, is this weapon, and how does it work?
New Quantum-Entanglement Record Could Spur Hack-Proof Communications By Edd Gent published 16 June 17
Real-Life Holodeck? 'Star Trek' Tech Uses VR to Solve Global Problems By Edd Gent published 5 July 16 Could an immersive virtual-reality environment like the fictional Holodeck in "Star Trek" help people tackle global problems like climate change or drug policy?
'Star Wars' Tech: 8 Sci-Fi Inventions and Their Real-Life Counterparts By Edd Gent published 17 December 15
