Aerospace

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The massive SpaceX Starship V3 rocket launching into the sky during its test flight, with engine plumes visible against the twilight.

SpaceX Starship V3 rocket achieves mostly successful test flight

On May 22, the 408-foot-tall Starship V3, the largest rocket ever built, deployed 20 dummy satellites and splashed down on target, even as both stages experienced engine failures, according to Ars Tec

Dr. Evelyn Reed·May 24, 2026

A futuristic drone demonstrating wingless flight using glowing blue plasma-flow control in a vacuum chamber.

Materials & Engineering

Plasma-Flow Control Overturns Fundamental Aeronautical Engineering Principles

In a vacuum chamber at the University of Zurich, a drone achieved stable, sustained flight with no wings or propellers.

Samuel Adebayo·May 24, 2026