You definitely will want to think twice before covering up with a blanket the next time you board a plane. more ›

Has this been a crazy year for UFOs, or what? New reports say we can add one more sighting to an ever growing list: an airport near Baotou, Inner Mongolia was forced to shut down on September 11th for passenger jets to prevent them from crashing into a "UFO." more ›

Hey, did anyone know we got a visit from Hu Jintao over the weekend? According to Xinmin.cn, the Chinese president was here from Thursday to Sunday, chatting it up with the people at Shanghai Manufacturing Co. (who're currently working on building the nation's first jetliner) and doing other things to encourage us to "vigorously promote independent innovation, and strive to break into more key technologies." Thanks Hu! We're working on it. more ›

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According to Xinhua, a group of journalists and officials were on a Southern Airlines flight to Nanjing in late February when one of them noticed a unusual luminous object traveling alongside their vessel. more ›