Specialized aircraft is nothing new when it comes to military aviation, but this particular variant of an otherwise common ...

The JPL's current contract with Caltech ends in 2028.

NASA plans to open up competition for control over the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which has historically been operated ...

A team of NASA researchers successfully performed a high-speed taxi test that could help significantly boost aircraft efficiency. By improving how air flows across a wing’s surface, the test campaign ...

The space agency released a video of its experimental aircraft performing a series of maneuvers as it soared over California’s Mojave desert. The X-59, built by aerospace contractor Lockheed Martin, ...

Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...

The X-59 has flown on nine more occasions, most recently on April 14 when it accomplished some of its biggest feats to date while cruising over the Mojave Desert in California. This time around, ...

The X-59 jet is NASA’s answer to that problem. Featuring a needlelike tip, it’s designed to travel at more than 1,000 miles per hour—about twice as fast as a commercial jet—while limiting the noise of ...

Although the Space Shuttle was capable of rocket-powered rides to space, it required the help of a Boeing 747 for earthbound ...