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Mach 7 hypersonic aircraft could take off next year
The hypersonic aircraft developed by Hypersonix Launch Systems is approaching its first autonomous test flight under the US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) program.
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Animal world
Slime eel - the slimiest animal in the world
Slime eels have evolved the ability to use mucus as a defense mechanism to clog the gills of predators in less than a second.
Health
The Scary Truth About Inbreeding: The Curse of Genes, Nature's Last Line of Defense!
In the natural world, reproduction between living organisms is an important task. However, when this natural process encounters inbreeding, it can have shocking conseque…
Space science
Did humanity just witness its first space battle?
Earlier this week, Israel's Arrow 2 missile system reportedly intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile on a trajectory outside the Earth's atmosphere.
Space science
America is about to launch a spacecraft with the most advanced technology in the world
Nowadays, the race to explore and conquer space in the context of a technological explosion has urged Western countries to build launch vehicles using nuclear propulsion.
Space science
Russia announced successful launch of Soyuz-2.1b rocket
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a military satellite took place at 20:59 (Moscow time) from the Russian Defense Ministry's National Test Cosmodrome in Arkha…
Space science
Super telescope finds unbelievable thing flying between Mars and Jupiter
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an unusual asteroid right in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Science Events
NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into asteroid
NASA's DART spacecraft crashes into harmless Dimorphos asteroid in world's first planetary defense test.
Scientific works
Inside bomb shelters built half a century ago in Israel
When it comes to Israel's defense system, we often immediately think of famous air defense systems such as Iron Dome, Arrow, David's Sling and most recently Iron Beam.
Discover science
Why do lions, known as 'top predators', rarely hunt ostriches?
Although ostriches have excellent self-defense abilities, why do lions, the top predators on the African grasslands, rarely eat ostriches?
1001 mystery
Former Canadian Defense Minister reveals: Is there an unknown civilization hidden under the ice in Antarctica?
Information about the former Canadian Defense Minister revealing the mysterious civilization under the Antarctic ice is currently widely spread on social networks and ne…
Oceanography
The dangerous blow helps sperm whales repel killer whales
Sperm whales off the coast of Australia use a rare defense mechanism to force attacking killer whales to retreat.
Biology
Explain how trees communicate with each other when they are in danger
Scientists have discovered that when faced with danger such as pests, plants have the ability to spread a volatile compound around to warn healthy plants to activate def…
Alien
The clearest photo of a UFO released in 32 years
After decades of being hidden, images of strange objects in the sky in Scotland have been shared publicly for the first time.
Biology
Plants know how to produce their own emergency pain reliever
Recently, scientists have found evidence that plants are doing the same thing by producing their own