Take to the skies with the best drones for everyone
Drones and quadcopters have become increasingly accessible in the last few years. As the cost of designing and manufacturing a good quality drone has gone down, more people have been able to get into drone flying as a hobby — or to up their pho.....»»
Stoke Space hops its upper stage, leaping toward a fully reusable rocket
"It was great to get that notch in our belt." Enlarge / Stoke Space's Hopper 2 takes to the skies on Sunday in Moses Lake, Washington. (credit: Stoke Space) At an airfield in Eastern Washington on Sunday, the small launc.....»»
NASA to publish long-awaited UFO report
NASA is set to release on Thursday the findings of a long-awaited study on unexplained flying objects in Earth's skies......»»
NASA’s skywatching tips for September include rare glimpse of ‘zodiacal light’
There's plenty to catch in the skies this month, including three planets, a Harvest Moon, and, if you're lucky, a zodiacal light......»»
NYPD using drones to check out noisy backyard parties over Labor Day weekend
Critic says it may violate NYC's Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Richard Newstead) The New York City Police Department said it will use drones to check out backyard partie.....»»
Examining the intersection of thrush nightingales, territoriality and testosterone
Under the Tanzanian skies, some thrush nightingale males reside in close proximity to each other, a striking contrast to their territorial behavior during breeding season in temperate zones. With the end of winter, a dual transformation unfolds in th.....»»
With drones and webcams, volunteer hunters join a new search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster
Mystery hunters converged on a Scottish lake on Saturday to look for signs of the mythical Loch Ness Monster......»»
Chicago stargazers find more light pollution and wildfires are obscuring the skies
Some of Drew Carhart's earliest memories remind him of his love of nature. Not just trees, flowers or birds—but the stars, planets and galaxies visible in the night sky......»»
Wi-Fi sniffers strapped to drones—Mike Lindell’s odd plan to stop election fraud
Lindell wants to fly drones near polling places to monitor voting machines. Enlarge / Mike Lindell pulls a wireless sniffing device off a drone. (credit: Right Side Broadcasting Network) Election conspiracy theorist Mike.....»»
Technology reveals new picture of ancient Native American culture
Jeff Ferguson, Rob Walker and Francisco "Paco" Gomez at the University of Missouri are part of an interdisciplinary research team using drones equipped with light detection and ranging, or lidar, to study ancient Native American villages called puebl.....»»
Researchers improve air pollution exposure models using artificial intelligence and mobility data
Americans in the Northeast paid greater attention to air quality alerts this summer as wildfire smoke thickened skies with an orange-tinted haze. Smoke and other sources of air pollution contain tiny particles, called fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).....»»
Drones reveal the secrets of one of World War II"s bloodiest battles
Archaeologists have used high-resolution LiDAR equipment mounted on a drone to investigate a section of the battlefield of the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944 to January 1945), revealing almost 1,000 previously unknown features......»»
Helicopter, drones bomb Colorado"s 3,378-acre Little Mesa fire with igniting ping pong balls
A lightning-sparked fire southwest of Delta was burning on 3,378 acres Tuesday morning after firefighters deployed a helicopter and drones to drop hundreds of ping-pong balls filled with glycol chemicals that ignite on impact to create backfires on m.....»»
After a string of shark attacks, here"s how officers at one New York beach use drones to keep swimmers safe
Warmer and cleaner waters off the coast of Long Island, New York, in recent years have brought growing numbers of bait fish to the area — and with them, the bigger fish that eat them, including sharks. In some ways, it's a good sign for the environ.....»»
Durable Parker Solar Probe going strong after first five years
On Aug. 12, 2018—five years ago this week—NASA's Parker Solar Probe blasted off atop a powerful Delta IV rocket from what is now Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The predawn launch into the skies over the Florida coast marked the start of a ga.....»»
3D printing isn’t just for supercars, now it’s for drones, too
Organic-looking designs consolidate parts numbers and cut mass by up to 40 percent. Enlarge / A 3D-printed Czinger brake node that combines the caliper and upright with 40 percent less mass than a conventional assembly. (credit:.....»»
Koala conservation heats up: Drones used to thermally detect animals
Conservation scientists from the University of Newcastle are using heat-detecting drones to capture data on koala populations in Port Stephens LGA......»»
Sea drones: What are they and how much do they cost?
Moscow has blamed Ukraine for a series of attacks by sea drones on Russian naval targets......»»
NASA helps spot wine grape disease from skies above California
In a case study, scientists detected the costly infection in cabernet sauvignon grapevines before they showed symptoms visible to the human eye......»»
Scots train ancient dog breed to deter eagle attacks
Dotted among a small flock of sheep in a field in the Scottish Highlands, Luigi and Peaches, two young working dogs with thick white coats, are busy being trained to keep watch on the skies above......»»
UK"s first drone mail service begins in Orkney
Royal Mail and Skyports will distribute letters and parcels between the islands using drones......»»