The age-old question of what would happen if you threw a paper airplane out of the International Space Station (ISS) has been ...

What would happen if you threw a paper airplane from the International Space Station? It’s the sort of idea that might emerge from a curious child — or a physicist with a flair for wonder. Maximilien ...

Sometimes there are profound questions in life that must be answered, like "What is the meaning of existence?", "Are we alone ...

Testing a small-scale prototype of the space paper airplane in the University of Tokyo's hypersonic wind tunnel. Shinji Suzuki Earlier this year, when astronauts attached the first section of ...

The paper will lift up because of the pressure changes resulting from the flow of your breath, similar to what happens to a wing.

Paper airplanes have a fascinating history that has impacted everything from plane design to scientists' understanding of aerodynamics.

For a millennia, humans have been building paper flying machines. The fascinating history of the paper airplane continues to shape technology today.

There was a Japanese proposal to drop airplanes made from special heat-resistant paper from the International Space Station, roughly 400 km above Earth.

John Collins, also known as 'The Paper Airplane Guy,' teaches us how to fold and fly our very own "Tube" paper airplane. The Tube doesn't look like much, but it can certainly fly!

Experiments with paper airplanes reveal surprisingly complex aerodynamics How these gliders keep level flight is different from the stability of airplanes.

The biodegradable paper airplane that could revolutionize humanitarian aid This glider delivers lifesaving supplies to remote regions, and then disappears.