NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Jet Takes Flight

The X-59 successfully completed its inaugural flight—a step toward developing quieter supersonic jets that could one day fly ...

Inside NASA’s 3I/ATLAS campaign: How a harmless comet could help stop deadly asteroids in the future

NASA and the International Asteroid Warning Network have launched a global campaign to track comet 3I/ATLAS and strengthen ...

Story of NASA Ames and its 80×120-foot wind tunnel that changed future of flight

How NASA Ames’ 80×120-foot wind tunnel became the beating heart of American aeronautics, testing everything from spacecraft ...
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NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet completes maiden flight

NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) experimental supersonic aircraft took to the skies for the first time on ...

Living in giant moon glass spheres could be our future

California company Skyeports creates self-healing glass spheres from Moon regolith that generate solar power and support ...

Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

As NASA’s moon-landing plans with SpaceX hang in the balance, other bold ideas are quietly starting to take shape.

NASA's Dream Chaser Will Make Its 2026 Debut As A Free-Flying Spacecraft

The Dream Chaser was meant to be NASA's replacement for the Space Shuttle and take supplies to the ISS, but its first test ...

NASA reimagines space junk as an economic equation: How a new cost lens could save the future of orbit

NASA's new research reframes orbital debris as a financial risk, quantifying the economic impact of collisions and mission ...

SpaceX pitches NASA 'simplified' Starship moon landing plan amid progress concerns

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday said it proposed to NASA a simplified plan to send humans to the moon using its Starship ...

Blue Origin Has Big Plans For Its Future In Florida - Here's How The Rocket Company Is Expanding

Blue Origin has recently partnered with the U.S. Space Force to construct a new payload processing facility that will help ...
Space.com

NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say

The Senate's report supports Space.com's findings, stating, "as early as June 2025, NASA began 'implementing immediately' ...

Nasa’s X-59 jet breaks the sound barrier without the boom, the future of flight just got real

NASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating ...