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Today, planes no longer fly at supersonic speeds. However, a new engine system is promising even greater speed: hypersonic. In theory, a plane flying at this speed, five times the speed of sound, coul...

The aviation industry is booming, thanks to more people than ever being able to take flights around the world. With more money being invested into the industry, and more research going into improving ...

While the automotive industry has made great strides in the use of sustainable energy, the aerospace industry has been slow to invest in electrical energy. But now a new aircraft is being designed to ...

Autonomous technology is the future of transport. Soon we will have cars that drive themselves, boats that sail without a crew, and planes that fly without a pilot.

While the jury is out whether we will ever have fully autonomous planes with no pilots present, the technology to make this happen does exist, and is being implemented in new models and fleets. While ...

By the end of the century, mankind will either in all likelihood be extinct, or living on other planets besides Earth. Mars holds some of the most exciting potential for us to develop as a species, as...

Even since mankind first set foot on the moon in 1969, we have dreamt of colonising our nearest neighbour. With resources on our planet rapidly depleting, and space travel becoming easier, cheaper, an...

One half of the moon always faces away from Earth, because it is close enough to have become locked in position by our planet’s gravitational field. It has fascinated mankind for centuries, with astro...

Plane design has remained largely the same since the first commercial planes that took flight over a century ago. The technology behind how planes fly has improved, and the systems controlling, govern...

Supersonic flight was first made available to the public in 1976, changing the Aviation industry overnight. One of just two supersonic commercial planes ever developed, the Concorde was a turbo-jet po...

Gatwick Airport has recently shut down due to drone activity on its runways. It is illegal to fly drones within 1km of British airports, over concerns around terrorism, spying and damage to planes. Of...

With human beings predicted to start going into space more often, and even to colonise planets in the coming decades, we’re beginning to wonder how traditional laws would work in space.