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Skywatcher Captures Rare Image of Mysterious X-37B Military Space Plane
By Leonard David published
We still don't know what the X-37B is doing up there, however.
NASA Set To Launch a Deep-Space Atomic Clock Tonight
By Kasandra Brabaw published
This technology demonstration mission that could transform the way humans explore space.
Physicists Built a Machine That Breaks the Normal Rules of Light
By Rafi Letzter published
Physicists have built a ring in which pulses of light whip circles around each other and the normal rules that govern light's behavior stop applying.
New Supercomputer with 1 Million Processors Is World's Fastest Brain-Mimicking Machine
By Mindy Weisberger published
A supercomputer that "thinks" like a brain can simulate neural activity in real time.
X-37B Military Space Plane Wings Past 400 Days on Latest Mystery Mission
By Leonard David published
The latest mystery mission of the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane has now passed the 400-day mark.
Jam-Resistant US Military Communications Satellite Lifts Off in Midnight-Hour Launch
By Tariq Malik published
An advanced U.S. military communications satellite soared into space in the midnight hour Wednesday (Oct. 17), lighting up the sky over Florida as it launched into orbit.
Harvard Printer Blasts Droplets with 100 Times Earth's Gravitational Force (Video)
By Rafi Letzter published
Harvard University's engineering school has produced a machine that uses sound to print anything from honey to liquid metal. And there's mesmerizing video.
Scientists Figured Out How to Make Ceramics That Bend and Mush Instead of Shattering
By Rafi Letzter published
The researchers zapped the ceramics with electric fields to prevent them from shattering (though under enough pressure they will still crack).
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