Science news articles about 'jets'

A developing star wrapped in a black cocoon of dust is seen sprouting giant jets in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

An up-close view of a black hole reveals secrets of how it sprays jets outward.

BEX, Switzerland (AP) -- A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring ...

Some of the most massive black holes use high-energy jets to stomp out star-formation.

Australian investigators on Saturday began examining a Qantas jumbo jet which had to make an emergency landing after a large hole opened on its fuselage, a Philippine aviation official said.

Phoenix team lives on Mars schedule with lander, like being constantly jet-lagged.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) -- This isn't how a jet pack is supposed to look, is it? Hollywood has envisioned jet packs as upside-down fire extinguishers strapped to people's backs. But Glenn Martin's ...

Cassini has pinpointed precisely where the icy jets erupt from the surface of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus.

Yves Rossy's bid to fly across the English Channel strapped to a jet-powered wing moved a step closer yesterday with a successful 36km test flight

Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy to launch bid today to fly across the channel using a jet-powered wing

Research is underway to turn algae into biodiesel that developers hope could eventually fuel jet airplanes.

... Dakota have successfully turned oil from plants--canola (rapeseed), coconuts and soybeans--into jet fuel indistinguishable from the conventional kind, according to U.S. government tests. Working with ...

... 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on an air force jet and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, environmentalists said Monday....

... Dakota have successfully turned oil from plants--canola (rapeseed), coconuts and soybeans--into jet fuel indistinguishable from the conventional kind, according to U.S. government tests. Working with ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- Turbulence generated by thunderstorms can drive the multiple east-west jet streams on the giant planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - and explain a long-standing ...