NASA's quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft completed its second test flight, marking the start of an expanded flight campaign aimed at reshaping the future of high-speed travel. The experimental jet, part of NASA's Quesst mission,

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Radioisotope power systems (RPS) keep spacecraft going with nuclear batteries. Until now, RPS operated using a plutonium isotope, but researchers have found that an isotope of americium could keep ...

NASA is denying any connection to the mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey that have gripped social media and sparked a range of speculation amid assurances from government officials that there's no cause for concern. Featured Video NASA's denial ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA ran into exasperating fuel leaks during a make-or-break test of its new moon rocket Monday, calling into question how soon astronauts could take off for a trip around the moon. The leaks -- reminiscent of the rocket's delayed ...

After years of design, development, and testing, NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics research and the agency's "Quesst mission." Subscribe to ...

It has long become obvious that if we are to expand our reach into the solar system, the current means of propulsion for spaceships would simply not do. With such goals set for the near future, the world’s largest and most powerful space agency, NASA ...

With NASA eyeing long-duration crewed missions to the moon and beyond in the coming years, it has to be sure that if a medical situation arises, the astronauts are well equipped to deal with it. Currently, crews heading to the International Space Station ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) achieved a major milestone in August with the release of operational rules for the routine use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). However, the prohibition against “out of sight” operations of UAS has ...

The flying saucers of science fiction movies might be the shape of things to come for future Mars missions that are expected to involve larger payloads that today's landing vehicles are not equipped to handle. The saucer-shaped landing systems in ...

Radioisotope power systems (RPS) keep spacecraft going with nuclear batteries. Until now, RPS operated using a plutonium isotope, but researchers have found that an isotope of americium could keep spacecraft engines going even longer. A collaborative ...

NASA’s powerful Launch Abort System — literally designed to outrun the debris from an exploding rocket and save the lives of astronauts should something go wrong during launch — is the result of years of work from scientists and engineers across the country,