A Flight Through the Universe, by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

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Dreams of sailing through the universe at light speed have sparked human imagination since we realized our Milky Way was only one of many galaxies, but this incredible animation by Johns Hopkins’ Miguel Aragon and Alex Szalay and Adler Planetarium’s Mark Subbarao will leave you awestruck at just how insignificant our little corner really is.

Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, you can now cruise past almost 400,000 of our galactic brethren, reaching about 1.2 billion light years away, but that’s only the beginning of what science has discovered.

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Pedal-powered flight breaks world record [video]

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Despite what you might be expecting, the students in this video won’t be sporting bowler hats or knickers and the video is in color, and while going airborne on a bike is still just a dream for frustrated cycling commuters everywhere, this University of Maryland team has taken one small rotation for mankind.

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Awe-Inspiring Photos of the Last Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery

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As Fstoppers’ resident aviation dork, I felt compelled to share these incredible images of the last time Space Shuttle Discovery will take to the air. Discovery was recently retired, and has been ferried from her home in Florida to it’s final resting place, the Udvar-Hazy Center, an annex of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum. Not only is the entire process of ferrying a shuttle a technological marvel in and of itself, the photos that Nasa takes aren’t half bad, either.

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The Future Of Flight

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Did you know that when you fly your pilot may not be taking the most efficient route? GE conducted a study on 46 airports that currently are not, but could be, taking advantage of RNP (required navigation performance) which creates optimal flight paths. This visualization explores the potential benefits by airport, in fuel savings, operational savings, and CO2 reductions. Take a look to see what the future of flight holds.

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