Field: Aerospace

American Airlines has paid a non-refundable deposit for 20 supersonic planes from Denver-based startup Boom Supersonic.

Satellite mega constellations could bring the world online, but they're also a threat to astronomy. Can we study space and build in it, too?

A new study suggests magnets might be the key to developing lighter, simpler systems for generating oxygen in space.

After multiple delays, NASA’s new moon rocket — the Space Launch System — is finally on the launchpad ahead of its first test flight.

If Russia is able to build the laser, it would be capable of shielding a large part of the country from the view of satellites.

A MIRA surgical robot is heading to the ISS in 2024 so developers can test its potential to help astronauts survive medical emergencies.

A newly identified lunar pit where the temperature is always about 63 F could be the perfect place for NASA’s future moon base.

Samson Sky has received approval from the FAA to begin flight testing its flying sports car, the three-wheeled Switchblade.

The three Astrobee robots aboard the ISS foreshadow a future in which autonomous bots are NASA astronauts’ partners in space.

Inspired by the overachieving Ingenuity, NASA has updated the Mars Sample Return mission to include two new Mars helicopters.

NASA has given three companies $5 million contracts to develop mini reactors capable of generating nuclear power on the moon by 2031.

It wasn’t until landing on the asteroid Bennu that NASA learned its surface was more like a plastic ball pit than the relatively solid moon.

To create artificial gravity for off-world explorers, Japan plans to build spinning, cone-shaped facilities on the moon and Mars.

Flying low above the sea, “seagliders” from Boston-based company REGENT may be cruising Hawaii by 2025.

With its first deep-field image, the James Webb Space Telescope has truly ushered in an entirely new era in astronomy and astrophysics.

The James Webb Space Telescope's first set of science images showcases the breadth of the observatory’s capabilities.

On July 11, 2022, the very first science image of the James Webb Space Telescope was unveiled to the world.

NASA has announced the first targets for the James Webb Space Telescope and plans to share the full-color images on July 12.

China’s Earth 2.0 mission will survey the Milky Way in the hope of identifying exoplanets similar to Earth.

A crater 5 inches deep was caused by something about the size and weight of an eraser on the end of a pencil.

A raft of “space bubbles” could be used to reverse global warming, according to an MIT group's solar geoengineering proposal.

Ukrainian startup Promin Aerospace is developing a “self-devouring” rocket built from a material that its engine can burn as fuel.

Volocopter’s four-seat air taxi — the VoloConnect — has completed its maiden flight and is on track for a 2026 commercial launch.

Nuclear thermal propulsion systems could power missions to Mars, help defense satellites evade attacks, and more.

Aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has unveiled the Global 8000, the fastest private jet in the world with a max operating speed of 721 mph.

By flying planes both with and against Earth's rotation, and returning them all to the same starting point, we tested Einstein's theory.

The first non-American to reach the lunar surface will likely do so as part of NASA’s Artemis mission — and could be a Japanese astronaut.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has begun its Delta Front Campaign, the part of its mission most likely to produce evidence of past life on Mars.

Boeing’s Starliner capsule — developed to carry NASA astronauts — is now en route to the International Space Station.

Supersonic flight over land is currently banned in the US, but a plane being built by NASA and Lockheed Martin could rewrite the rules.

Data from China’s Zhurong rover suggests there was substantial liquid water on Mars far more recently than we thought.

Stanford scientists have designed a gravity telescope concept that could take stunningly clear images of exoplanets.

The sheer amount of stuff already floating in space makes the domino effect of explosions a likely possibility.

Lunar soil was used to grow plants for the first time, suggesting that we may be able to produce food for astronauts off-world.

Atlanta-based startup Hermeus is developing a hypersonic plane to ferry passengers around the globe at incredible speeds.

California startup SpinLaunch sent a camera flying toward space at more than 1,000 mph and then released the video online.

The UK's development of an urban airport for flying cars and drones could inspire other nations to follow suit.

Colorado startup Star Harbor is building a first-of-its-kind center for private astronaut training and space research.

NASA recently tested a liquid lens technology that could make a space telescope so large it would dwarf all that have come before.

The US Space Force is giving 125 teams up to $250,000 each to develop tech to deal with the orbital debris circling our planet.

As part of its new planetary defense strategy, the China National Space Administration is going to launch a mission to redirect an asteroid.

A new jumping robot that can soar nearly 100 feet into the air might use the ability to explore the moon for NASA.

California startup HyPoint plans to make a hydrogen-powered aircraft with nearly three times the range of a turboprop commuter jet. 

Aerospace startup Rocket Lab is going to attempt to catch a falling rocket using a long hook dangling from a helicopter.

A Pentagon official was impressed by how quickly the Starlink internet network responded to electromagnetic warfare in Ukraine.

Holoportation tech developed by Microsoft virtually sent a flight surgeon to the ISS to talk to an astronaut.

An electric airplane developed by Beta Technologies, an ex-NHL player's startup, is on the wish lists of Amazon, the US Army, UPS, and more.

The cutting-edge NACHOS satellite will aid in our fight against climate change and potentially save hundreds of people from gruesome deaths.

Israeli and American armed forces have successfully tested air defense systems using lasers to destroy incoming targets.

Space Perspective plans to use a massive space balloon to lift a luxury cabin containing space tourists high above the Earth.

Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the largest comet ever observed, according to a new study based on Hubble Space Telescope data.

SpinLaunch is going to use a massive centrifuge to accelerate a NASA payload to supersonic speeds before flinging it toward space.

A recent satellite hacking shows that end-of-life satellites may be vulnerable.

A lidar instrument on the ISS has been used to create a near-global 3D map of the Earth’s biomass for conservation and climate research.

NASA's moon-bound SLS rocket is at Kennedy Space Center and ready for its wet dress rehearsal — the last major test before launch.

Astronomers have discovered a new farthest galaxy from Earth, and it could change what we thought we knew about the early universe.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has smashed its own record for farthest star ever seen with the detection of “Earendel.”

ESA’s Gaia observatory has snapped a photo of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, its new neighbor at Earth’s second Lagrange point.

Researchers have proposed an idea that will cut travel time to Mars down to just 45 days. All it takes is hitching a ride on a giant laser.

ESA plans to send a device that pulls oxygen from lunar regolith to the moon by 2025 and then build an oxygen-producing plant in the 2030s.

The Flying-V airplane doesn’t look like anything you’ll find at today’s airports, but it could be the future of aviation.

NASA has shared a new photo taken by Ingenuity, its helicopter on Mars, and announced plans to extend the spacecraft’s mission.

An elite Ukrainian drone unit is using SpaceX’s Starlink internet service to coordinate attacks on high-priority Russian military targets.

To protect Mars astronauts from bone loss, scientists genetically engineered a lettuce that produces a bone-stimulating hormone.

A star image taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope suggests the first-of-its-kind spacecraft is going to work even better than expected.

NASA is opening a vacuum-sealed sample of moon rock and gas to help astronauts prepare for the next mission to the moon.

Curiosity has discovered a Martian rock shaped like a flower, and it's helping NASA scientists unravel the history of water on Mars.

Cosmic bodies, like asteroids and comets, are constantly zooming through space and often crash into our planet.

The winged drone is designed to ride 200-mph Venusian winds.

Starlink satellite internet service has been established in Ukraine.

The first detailed look at the dark side of a hot Jupiter exoplanet reveals conditions that could create metal clouds and liquid gem rain.

Earlier in the Space Age, little thought was given to leaving what many call “trash” on the lunar surface.

A third exoplanet has been discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri, and it’s one of the lightest astronomers have ever detected.

NASA has shared the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images, and so far, it looks like the epic spacecraft is working exactly as hoped.

NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle, a first-of-its-kind rocket capable of launching from the surface of Mars, will be built by Lockheed Martin.

China has used a space tug to change the orbit of a defunct satellite, proving it’s a viable way to clean up some old space junk.

NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge will give away $1 million in exchange for prototypes that could help feed astronauts on long-term missions.

NASA will deorbit the International Space Station in 2031 by sending it plunging into the Pacific Ocean's “spacecraft cemetery.”

Toyota's pressurized moon rover, the “Lunar Cruiser,” could help astronauts live on the moon — and help us combat climate change on Earth.

Radian Aerospace is building a first-of-its-kind space plane that flies directly into orbit after taking off horizontally from the ground.

A new space module designed for the recording and livestreaming of movies and sporting events is expected to attach to the ISS in 2024.

The first onsite evidence of water on the moon suggests that subterranean lunar rock contains larger stores than can be found on the surface.

China’s artificial moon, which uses magnets to mimic lunar gravity, could help with the creation of future moon colonies.

SpaceX's Mars-bound Starship — the largest spacecraft ever built — is expected to undergo its first orbital test flight in March 2022.

MIT engineers have designed a levitating space rover that could allow us to explore parts of the moon that are too rough for rolling rovers.

2022 will be a big year for space missions, with huge rocket launches, several rover rollouts, and a first-of-its-kind asteroid collision.

NASA is developing a system for the Mars Sample Return mission that tosses a rocket into the air just prior to ignition on Mars.

After years of preparation, Washington-based startup Eviation is ready to lead the charge to electric flight.

Scientists have discovered a huge store of hidden water on Mars, and it’s just below the surface of the Valles Marineris canyon system.

With Hubble living on borrowed time, NASA and its partners prepare to launch the satellite's successor: the James Webb Space Telescope.

A sleeping bag designed for use in microgravity could protect astronauts’ vision by pulling eyeball-deforming fluids away from their brains.

NASA is investing more than $400 million to help private companies develop space stations that could one day replace the ISS.

Startup ZEVA Aero’s vision for the future of eVTOLs is a one-person flying saucer-shaped vehicle that travels 160 miles per hour.

Private astronauts will have a chance to conduct microgravity research on the International Space Station during Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission.

NASA and the Department of Energy are asking U.S. companies for help putting a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2031.

Otto Aviation has finished phase 1 flight testing of its Celera 500L, a highly efficient airplane that could cut the cost of air travel.

A stunning time lapse of the surface of the sun created using NASA images shows the activity that occurs over the course of just one month.

A Russian anti-satellite weapons test threatened the safety of ISS astronauts by adding more space debris to Earth’s orbit.