An origami paper jet may look like it's ready to take on the world, but not all origami planes are meant to go the distance. The truly agile ones are highly aerodynamic and are complex to make.

Japanese scientists and origami masters hope to launch a paper airplane from space and learn from its trip back to Earth. It's no joke. A prototype passed a durability test in a wind tunnel this ...

Takuo Toda, the head of the Japan Origami Airplane Association, had nursed the idea of flying a shuttle-shaped paper plane since NASA in 1977 launched its first space shuttle Enterprise, a craft ...

The world record for the farthest flight by paper airplane was recently broken by three aerospace engineers. Their design was inspired by vehicles that fly faster than the speed of sound.

John Collins, origami enthusiast and paper airplane savant, walks us through all the science behind five spectacular paper airplanes. ... The problem is it can only fly about as far.

Takuo Toda, head of the Japan Origami Airplane Association (classy!) set a new world record with his 27.9 second flight. His greatest ambition, however, is to launch a paper plane…from space.

Local students will be folded into an international, culturally-enriching event this week when they learn about Japanese culture through the art of origami. Japan Airlines is hosting ‘Jal ...