CURRENT ISSUE
February/March 2018
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Features
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The Fighting Drones of Ukraine
In garages and warehouses around Kiev, an army of gadgeteers takes on the Russian war machine.
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Winged History
At the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum, the thrill of standing face to face with the past.
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Why Wars Happen
An interactive exhibit explores the tough question.
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Astronauts' Little Helpers
Robots are coming to the space station, but R2-D2 they ain’t.
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Cleared to Approach the Future
U.S. Air Traffic Control finally enters the 21st century.
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The Dark Side of Glory
An early glimpse of PTSD in the letters of World War I aces.
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100 Days Over the South Pole
A science balloon floats closer to the stars.
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The First Black Airmen to Fly Across America
They took off with $25 and a dream.
Departments
Too Busy to Be Scared
Two fighter pilots’ vacation in a Mooney turned into an unanticipated adventure.
To Venus, If You Can Find It
The uncertainties of early space navigation led a young JPL engineer to launch the field of radar astronomy.
I Loved My Internship; Here’s How I Got It
Danielle Rowland, Columbia University, astrophysics student
A Student-made Video Wins $350,000
The Breakthrough Junior Challenge to high school students: Explain a big scientific idea with a little film.
From a Galaxy Far Far Away
An alien asteroid, shaped like a cigar, and unlike anything scientists have seen before.