Air & Space Magazine

A flame in space, as photographed during a BASS (Burning and Suppression of Solids) experiment.

NASA Plans to Light a Fire Inside a Spacecraft, Then Watch What Happens

Relax, it’s being done for science.

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Modeling the Wind

An engineer works on an airplane model to test wing-flow methods in 1946.

E.T., definitely one of the nice aliens.

The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia

A new book takes a multi-disciplinary look at life in the Universe.

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Estonian Landscape

An F-22 Raptor flies over Tallinn, Estonia.

“Upside Down & Inside Out,” the First Music Video Filmed in Microgravity

The veteran indie band OK Go teamed up with Roscosmos and S7 Airlines to make an instant classic.

The Apollo 11 Command Module.

A New Look Inside the Apollo 11 Spacecraft Reveals A Few Surprises

A 3-D imaging project at the National Air and Space Museum lets technicians inspect the historic command module for the first time in decades.

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Welcome to the Universe

A <a href="https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1605/">newly formed star</a> lights up the gas and dust in this nebula called IC 2631, the brightest in the so-called Chamaeleon Complex, about 500 light-years away. This image was taken by the European Southern Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile.

Astronomers observed the ripples in space-time caused by gravitational waves from two black holes colliding.

Detection of Gravitational Waves Opens a “New Window” for Astronomy

The astounding observation of ripples in space-time was predicted by Einstein’s theory of relativity.

This Airbus A340 won't meet ICAO's emissions standards, but it's out of production anyway.

New Rules on Aircraft Emissions, But How Much Change?

ICAO’s new carbon limits may not have much effect on an industry already trying to reduce its fuel consumption.

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Sunset from a B-25

The view from the nose of a B-25 Mitchell during a warbird flight over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C, which included two B-25s, two P-40 Warhawks, and a P-51 Mustang.

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Island Banking

A C-130 Hercules flies over the Izu Peninsula in Japan.

A turned-over hypolith from the Atacama Desert. Notice the green patch, which is cyanobacteria that live on the underside of the translucent quartzite rock. These microorganisms obtain their water from fog.

Martian Life May Survive on Water From the Atmosphere

And “follow the water” could be a misguided strategy.

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A Dish Scrubbing

Maintenance workers clear snow off the dish at the European Space Agency's Kiruna Station in Sweden.

The December 15, 2015, Soyuz launch was visible for hundreds of miles in western Siberia and Kazakhstan.

Shots Seen ’Round the World

Lucky spectators on Earth and in orbit are sometimes treated to an unexpected show on launch day.

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Desert Colors

The Algerian desert as seen from the International Space Station.

The Minuteman missile often rises through its own smoke ring, but not always. In this photo taken last March at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, the missile began turning seconds after launch, while a gusty wind pushed the ring away.

Minuteman, the Missile that Blows Smoke Rings

That distinctive puff is 55 years old today.

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Tail Inspection

Photographer <a href="http://photos.tonyfletcher.com/">Tony Fletcher</a> caught this F-22 as it flew over the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in in 2015.

It's showtime: The Eutelsat-9B satellite with its EDRS-A payload undergoes testing at Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse, France.

Europe Launches Satellite to Speed Up Space Communications

Tonight’s launch of EDRS-A is a milestone for laser relays in orbit.

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Paratrooper Launch

U.S. Army paratroopers jump out of a C-17 Globemaster III during a joint exercise in Spain last November.

STS-51L crew members (from left) Mike Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Judy Resnik and Dick Scobee practice in a flight simulator of the shuttle flight deck in December 1985, a month before their launch on Challenger. Onizuka was particularly close to Rhea Seddon’s husband and fellow astronaut, Hoot Gibson.

All of Them Gone

For NASA’s astronauts, <i>Challenger</i>’s impact was personal as well as professional.

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