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Taking inspiration from the shape of a to-go cup lid, researchers may have come up with a quicker way for drones to sense danger.

What started as simple curiosity about what makes a good paper airplane could clarify flight stability and inspire new types of flying robots and drones.

Ski jumpers do everything they can to counteract the effects of gravity and fly as far as they can down hills.

It may look like athletes in bobsled, luge and skeleton simply grab a sled and hang on until the bottom, but high-speed physics and tiny motions mean the difference between gold and a crash.

Starship's groundbreaking design will help it land safely on Mars one day.