Air & Space Magazine

Astronaut Karen Nyberg using the Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device (SLAMMD) on board the space station.

How Do Astronauts Weigh Themselves in Space?

High-tech scales for the zero-G traveler.

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Nebula Bubbles

The Hubble Space Telescope took this image of NGC 1501, nicknamed the Oyster Nebula for its "bright pearl" in the center -- a variable star. Located about 5,000 light years away, the nebula has a "bumpy and bubbly shape," which astronomers determined through 3D modeling.

In this 2003 photo, an archaeologist inspects damage to the nose of the B-29 that sank in Nevada's Lake Mead in 1948.

Park Service to Allow Diving Tours of B-29 Wreckage in Lake Mead

The Nevada crash site hasn’t been open to the public since 2008.

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Low-Flying Hercules

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules practices combat maneuvers and low-altitude flying over South Korea.

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New Spacewalk Exhibit Opens at National Air and Space Museum

“Outside the Spacecraft” celebrates 50 years of astronaut EVAs.

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Makeshift Hangar

Make do with what you've got: An airplane gets some repair in a makeshift hangar somewhere in Alberta, Canada, circa 1929.

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A New Tool for Finding Life on Other Planets

It’s small, fast, and—best of all—doesn’t require knowledge of alien biochemistry.

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Tethys Pop Up

A bright moon of Saturn, Tethys, peeks out above fellow moon Rhea in this image from the Cassini spacecraft.

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Best Seat in the House

U.S. Air Force aircrew members watch the Thunderbirds perform at Nellis Air Force Base.

Another concept airplane you and I will probably never see.

Is [Your Invention Here] The Future of Aviation?

Probably not. In the airline business, innovation takes a back seat to fuel efficiency.

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A Bar Harbor Landing

A Stinson Voyager 105, part of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol, comes in for a landing in Bar Harbor, Maine, circa 1939.

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B-25J Mitchell

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B-24D Liberator

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FG-1D Corsair

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The Mystery of Lunar Layers

Stratigraphy on the Moon is key to understanding its geological history.

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Airplane Service

An Army chaplain leads a Sunday morning service from an airplane cockpit on a field in France during World War I.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used the camera at the end of its arm last April and May to take dozens of images that were combined into this self-portrait.

Follow the Methane!

Scientists ponder their next steps in the search for life on Mars.

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Swirling Saturn

The Cassini spacecraft took this image of the top cloud layer on Saturn, which astronomers study to improve their understanding of fluid dynamics.

Was there really a Star?

What Was the Star of Bethlehem?

Who better to ask than the Vatican?

Indian Coast Guard divers recover the CARE capsule after yesterday's test.

India Tests Prototype Astronaut Capsule

Another milestone on the path to human spaceflight.

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