DayJet Real-Time Optimization Engine
DayJet's new software is the key to its forthcoming on-demand air taxi service, efficiently matching available planes with potential travelers. As soon as next year, you'll be able to call or go online...
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Swift
aviSwift_485.jpgSwift is the first satellite explicitly designed to solve the mystery of gamma-ray bursts, the enigmatic explosions that have puzzled astronomers for decades. Practically every day,...
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
aviMRO_485.jpgPointed at the surface of Mars, the half-meter telescope on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will reveal structures as small as three feet wide-cracks in the canyons, rock outcroppings...
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Airbus A380
by Courtesy Airbus S.A.S./ e'm company/H. Gouss; background photograph: Gregor HalendaCourtesy Airbus S.A.S./ e'm company/H. Goussé; background photograph: Gregor HalendaThe biggest airliner ever...
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Garmin GPSMap 396
aviGarmin_485.jpgSmart pilots won't fly without accurate, up-to-date weather information. Garmin brings it straight into their airplanes with the GPSMap 396, the first portable navigation device that...
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Sikorsky X2 Technology Demonstrator
aviSikorsky_485.jpgA Radical rotor boosts helicopter speed to 288 mph The top speed of helicopters hasn't increased much since the 1960s, but that will change when the prototype of Sikorsky's newly...
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Dassault Falcon 7X
aviDessault_485.jpgMost business jets don't get anywhere near their maximum range traveling at top speed. The Dassault Falcon 7X, unveiled in February, is the exception. Its long, slender wings help...
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Meade RCX400
aviMeade_485.jpgMeade's RCX400 is the first consumer scope that comes out of the box with all the features you need for optimal stargazing and astrophotography. In addition to its GPS tracking, it has...
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Aerovironment Global Observer
aviGlobal_485.jpgImagine an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could fly for days rather than hours, aiding soldiers on reconnaissance missions or supplying emergency communications to...
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Gamma-Ray Burst is the (Latest) Most Distant Object Ever Seen
GRB 090429BGemini Observatory / AURA / Levan, Tanvir, CucchiaraSee it?And just like that, we've got a new candidate for the most distant object in the universe. It was only in January that Hubble data...
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