2 min read About Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Project NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft cruises above Palmdale and Edwards, California, during its first flight, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The aircraft traveled to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA/Lori Losey The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator projectContinue Reading
Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Project More News Stay up-to-date with the latest content from NASA as we oversee the development of the X-59 research aircraft, which will use quiet supersonic technologies to fly over communities as part of the Quesst mission. About Low Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD) Project 2Continue Reading
1 min read About Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP) NASA / Lillian Gipson The Integrated Aviation Systems Program (IASP) conducts research and integrated, systems-level demonstrations in a flight environment to prove, mature and transition them into future aircraft and systems. The program aims to determine feasibility and accelerate development ofContinue Reading
Plans for an oil refinery in Brownsville, Texas, stalled after a permit fight. Now the developer has rebranded as America First Refining. By Martha Pskowski The Traitor claimed a “massive win” this week when he announced that the Indian private energy company Reliance Industries is investing in a proposed oilContinue Reading
NASA astronaut Anne McClain works near one of the International Space Station’s main solar arrays during a May 1, 2025, spacewalk to upgrade the station’s power system and relocate a communications antenna. Credit: NASA NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks beginning Wednesday, March 18, outside of the InternationalContinue Reading
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA NASA completed the agency’s Artemis II Flight Readiness Review on Thursday, March 12, and polled “go”Continue Reading
This pair of images shows stars observed Feb. 6, 2026, by the SPARCS space telescope simultaneously in the near-ultraviolet, left, and far-ultraviolet, right. The fact that one star is seen in the far-UV while multiple are seen in near-UV offers insights into the temperatures of these stars, with the oneContinue Reading
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Transforming Flight Building on a legacy of aeronautical research that can trace its origins to the earliest days of powered, heavier-than-air flight, NASA remains committed to transforming aviation by improving operational efficiency while maintaining safety in more crowded skies, and paving the way for revolutionary aircraft shapes and propulsion thatContinue Reading
A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active. (Image credit: Joe Raedle)Continue Reading
Two powerful instruments of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope joined forces to create this scenic galaxy view. This spiral galaxy is named NGC 5134, and it’s located 65 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy Stars peek through the dusty, winding arms ofContinue Reading
For two decades, NASA’s Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory has helped scientists track meteors, observe impacts on the Moon, and better understand the space environment future explorers will face. The Automated Lunar and Meteor Observatory, or the ALaMO, at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center features two observatory domes, a 15-meterContinue Reading
1 min read Help Galaxy Zoo: Tidal Tales Open Cosmic Storybook Galaxies carry the imprints of past encounters. When they pass near one another or collide, gravity pulls their stars into long tails, thin streams, and faint shells – features that preserve the history of these dramatic events. Thanks toContinue Reading