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Tiny discs can levitate in the upper atmosphere using sunlight alone

A physics phenomenon discovered 150 years ago allows tiny objects to levitate using just sunlight – and now it could enable swarms of sensors to explore part of Earth’s long-neglected upper atmosphere

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Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months

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Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

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Why bizarre Cold War hoverboats are making a comeback

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How the US military wants to use the world’s largest aircraft

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XB-1 in transonic flight with riblet package test patches installed, Boom Supersonic

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Jets wrapped in ‘shark skin’ material could fly further on less fuel

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Quantum GPS can help planes navigate when regular GPS is jammed

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Experts say US flights are safe now but flag warning signs to look for

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Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time

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Modern fuel-efficient jets can cause more warming than older planes

Passenger planes and private jets that fly higher can create longer-lasting contrails, meaning their contribution to global warming has been underestimated

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Planes are under attack from GPS jamming – can we find a fix?

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NASA unveils X-59 plane to test supersonic flight over US cities

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Electric flying vehicle gets clearance for flight tests in the US

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Joe Biden outlines plans to catalogue unidentified aerial objects

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