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Science

A Helicopter Ride Over Mars? NASA's About to Give It a Shot

By Daniel Oberhaus

Science

The Rocket Motor of the Future Breathes Air Like a Jet Engine

By Daniel Oberhaus

Business

A New Air Taxi Model Takes Design Cues From a Far-Flying Bird

By Eric Adams

Science

A Drop in Commercial Flights Is Bad for Hurricane Forecasts

By Eric Niiler

Ideas

Will The New York Times Ever Stop Reporting on UFOs?

By Keith Kloor

Transportation

Covid-19 Casts a Dark Cloud Over the Flying Car Future

By Eric Adams

Transportation

Planes Are Still Flying, but Covid-19 Recovery Will Be Tough

By Alex Davies

Ideas

Flying Cars Could Take Off Soon, if We Let the Military Help

By Will Roper

Transportation

Drones Take Flight to Carry Covid-19 Tests to Labs in Africa

By Alex Davies

Transportation

The Air Force's Venerable F-15 Gets a Makeover

By Eric Adams

Transportation

How Airlines Are Trying to Boost Efficiency and Cut Emissions

By Christie Aschwanden

Transportation

A Rest Stop Where Flying Cars Can Recharge

By Eric Adams

Transportation

Airlines Use Empty Passenger Jets to Ease the Cargo Crunch

By Alex Davies

Transportation

Trump's Europe Travel Ban Delivers Another Blow to Airlines

By Alex Davies

Transportation

In Planes and Trains, Mini-Mops and Fog Battle Coronavirus

By Aarian Marshall and Alex Davies

Transportation

Plane Contrails Have a Surprising Effect on Global Warming

By Alex Davies

Transportation

Flying Car Developers Get a Boost From the Air Force

By Eric Adams

Science

Katherine Johnson’s Math Will Steer NASA Back to the Moon

By Sophia Chen

Transportation

Bell's New Design Could Make Helicopters Quieter—and Safer

By Eric Adams

Transportation

Airbus’ Maveric Brings B-2 Bomber Style to Passenger Jets

By Eric Adams

Transportation

A 747 Set a New Record for Crossing the Atlantic

By Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica

Transportation

Probe of the Bryant Crash Will Examine If Fog Played a Role

By Alex Davies

Transportation

The 737 MAX Delay Is Just One of Boeing's Many Problems

By Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica

Transportation

Feds Want to Rein In 'Emotional Service' Animals on Planes

By Aarian Marshall