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A sleek supersonic jet labeled "Overture" by Boom flies above the clouds against a clear blue sky.
"You’ll be able to fly twice as fast as a Boeing or Airbus, and it’ll be like the cost of flying business today."
lookback time galaxies
We see objects whose light only arrives just now. But we see them as they were in the past: when that now-arriving light was first emitted.
A person seated in a wheelchair uses a communication device with a Stephen Hawking-like voice, blurred flowers gently framing the scene in the foreground.
Hawking’s refusal to upgrade his communication system preserved a voice that became iconic, not just for its sound, but for the profound identity it conveyed.
A rocket launches with flames visible at the bottom. The text "T-MINUS" is superimposed over the image.
Featuring SpaceX's "Mechazilla," a first-of-its-kind spacewalk, and more.
A test tube with a clamp holds a clear liquid and a glass rod inside, evoking the precision of nuclear research, set against a neutral background.
A wave of innovation is coursing through the nuclear industry — but ingrained opposition is the biggest roadblock.
A baby with blonde hair and blue eyes looks upward with a curious expression against a blue background.
4mins
“In our current social and physical climate, there's a sense of fatalism, a fear that bringing someone new into the world might be a bad thing.”