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This Supersonic Jet’s Sharkskin-Like Coating Helps Reduce Its Emissions
A micro-film developed by an Australian company that resembles smooth shark skin makes an aircraft more efficient, thus ...
Space junk falling to Earth needs to be tracked—meteoroid sounds can help
Space junk and meteoroids are falling to Earth every year, posing a growing risk as they re-enter the atmosphere at high ...
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NASA’s X-59: The Jet That Could Make Sonic Booms a Thing of the Past
The X-59 is NASA’s answer to the biggest obstacle in supersonic travel—noise. Engineered to reduce sonic booms to a soft ...
York loud bang: no US or RAF jets over city at time - officials
Two aircraft flying over York resulting in a loud bang being heard by residents did not belong to the United States Air Force or Royal Air ...
NASA’s asteroid sample mission gave scientists around the world the rare opportunity to study an artificial meteor
NASA launched the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, mission on Sept. 8, 2016. It traveled to Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, and ...
Union goes on strike at Lockheed Martin after rejecting contract offer
About 320 union employees at Lockheed Martin’s Waterton Campus in Jefferson County walked off the job Thursday after voting ...
Thousands of Falling Satellites Put the Atmosphere at Risk
The thousands of satellites operated by companies from Starlink to Telesat will eventually burn up in the atmosphere when ...
Loud bang heard above York thought to be sonic boom
A loud bang heard above York has caused shock among residents. The noise is thought to have been a sonic boom caused by low flying jets and was heard shortly before 1pm today (Thursday, May 1).
Scientists create ‘shark skin’ coating for planes that could save airlines billions
Australian scientists have developed a shark skin-inspired film coating for aeroplanes, which they claim can reduce drag and ...
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This Film Shaped Like Shark Skin Makes Planes More Aerodynamic and Saves Billions in Fuel
The technology, called riblet film, reduces what’s known as skin friction drag. In turbulent flow, air forms microscopic ...
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NASA Calibrates Advanced Sensors for Quiet Supersonic Flight
NASA's calibrated sensors for the X-59 aircraft provide real-time shockwave data, crucial for achieving quiet supersonic ...