Muse Science Magazine for Kids - November/December 2023

In this issue

Fasten your seatbelt to check out the possible next generation and future of aircraft. Learn about the current efforts of scientists and aerospace engineers to reduce airplanes’ carbon “flightprints” and make them fly more efficiently. Find out about new pterosaur- and animal-inspired aircraft and drone designs, how supersonic flight might be making a comeback, and how a Star Trek-inspired warp drive could work for real spacecraft!

TAKING OFF TOWARD A GREENER FUTURE

Efforts to make flying sustainable

5 mins

SUSTAINABLE AVIATION EXPERT

REDUCING AIRPLANES' CARBON EMISSIONS

3 mins

PLANES Made of PLANTS

Scientists are looking for creative ways to reduce airplanes' carbon footprints by making them fly more efficiently and developing sustainable fuels. But what about the materials in the planes themselves?

2 mins

PTERO-SOAR

Tomorrow's High-Tech Aircraft May Use Secrets From the Days of the Dinosaurs!

5 mins

No Flights of Fancy

Animal-inspired innovations for airplanes

3 mins

THE FORMULA FOR FLYING

Want to fly? Then you must balance these four forces.

3 mins

The QUEST for QUIET, QUICK PLANES

Supersonic Flight Could Be Making a Comeback

4 mins

Balloons on a Mission

When scientists need to do research at the very edge of space, they skip the rocket ship and send a balloon instead.

3 mins

Envisioning the Future

Albert Robida had a fun but clear-eyed view of the future. Writing and illustrating at the end of the 1800s, he imagined what the year 2000 would look like. Who could picture the world more than a century in the future?

1 min

THE TROUBLE WITH TRANSPORTERS

Quantum teleportation has been achieved. But can it work for people?

4 mins

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Muse Science Magazine for Kids Description:

Muse is for kids ages 9-14 who love to learn about new things. Each issue has articles to satisfy every curiosity about our world, from genetics to space to geology. And, Muse is sponsored by the Smithsonian, so your child is always getting up-to-date accurate information.