Drone captures first aerial footage of a humpback whale birth off the NSW coast, showing newborn calf surfacing in blood‑red water. On 28 July, a drone operator captured a rare live birth of a humpback whale near Kingscliff on the New South Wales...

NASA backs a laser-powered drone to probe hidden lunar caves, promising new insights into the Moon’s interior. NASA is backing an innovative proposal that envisions a laser‑driven drone navigating the Moon’s extensive underground lava channels, opening...

Drone laser scans reveal a huge lost city in Uzbekistan’s mountains, uncovering a secret that could reshape Silk Road history. High above the rugged peaks of southeastern Uzbekistan, where the landscape is dominated by craggy slopes and scattered...

the Martian crust, using a drilling system capable of reaching two meters deep. The lander is also expected to deploy a drone, which will work in tandem with traditional drilling and scooping tools to broaden the scope of collection. Progress Toward a...

on the sea surface, a scene described by SpaceX spokesperson Dan Huot as the company’s “softest splashdown” to date. A drone captured the vehicle still tethered to its descent module and continuing to transmit data, giving engineers an unprecedented...

Discover why male honey bees, called drones, develop from unfertilized eggs—a surprising twist that reshapes our view of hive biology. Within a honey bee colony, the male members—known as drones—serve a purpose that is starkly different from that of...

a full day under ice up to 500 m thick. US research ship Nathaniel B. Palmer at the ice front of Thwaites Glacier, taken by drone. Credit Alex Mazur The expedition was led by Professor Anna Wåhlin of the University of Gothenburg, working with the...

an Uncharted Wreck A sonar specialist first reported an “unusual very large target” while operating the government‑run drone tasked with monitoring deep‑water sediments. The detection prompted a rapid response from the maritime prefecture. Part of the...

Designs Current reusable launch vehicles typically rely on vertical landings either on terrestrial pads or autonomous drone ships. China’s approach replaces a hard‑landing leg touchdown with a net‑based capture, offering a distinct recovery...

Generates a Precise 3‑D Reconstruction Because the West Gold Hill site stretches over a large area, field teams turned to drone‑borne photography to capture the full layout of the footprints. Dr. Paul Murphey of the San Diego Natural History Museum...

material that has been shielded from the planet’s oxidizing environment. Beyond the lander, the mission will utilize a small drone to extend the scope of exploration, allowing for the collection of samples across a wider geographic range. This...

in Benin (COREB) deployed advanced marine technology. By integrating side-scan sonar mapping with high-definition underwater drone footage and the National Geographic Deep Sea Camera System, the team surveyed 11.5 kilometers of the seabed. This modern...

field tests at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. On August 27, 2026, the team utilized an Alta-X drone to carry the experimental SPLICE suite through flight maneuvers that mimic the descent trajectory of a lunar-bound vehicle....

mission, provided the first close‑up data. The next milestone will be NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft, a nuclear‑powered drone slated for launch no earlier than 2028. Once in orbit, Dragonfly will spend more than three years hopping between sites, gathering...

all jobs. Hoyer cautioned that warming waters may alter marine ecosystems, although the precise outcomes remain uncertain. A drone view of ice blocks floating in the sea waters near Nuuk, Greenland, January 30, 2026. © REUTERS/Fedja Grulovic For...

archaeologist Emmanuel Hernández Zapata explained that the discovery has already been recorded through detailed drawings, drone imagery and digital capture before any elements are removed. Ceramic artifacts will be taken to a laboratory in Tepeji del...

a ritual annex, dual storage chambers, and an extensive network of 133 subsidiary rooms surrounding the main sarcophagus. Drone view of an Early Dynastic tomb discovered in Egypt’s Minya Governorate. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The team...

NASA’s rescue of the aging Swift telescope hits a snag as Link spacecraft suffers critical hardware failures in orbit. NASA’s plan to revive the Swift space telescope has hit a significant snag after the Link servicing spacecraft suffered hardware...