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  • This image shows a group of children looking up at the sky after a model rocket launch.

    Imagination Fascination, Alive and Well

    04.22.11 - NASA has proof that kids still get excited by the basics of science. Let their energy inspire you.

  • Emissions detection equipment set up behind NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory

    Chicken Fat Fuel Emissions Look Cleaner, Greener

    04.22.11 - NASA recently performed emissions testing on alternative, renewable fuels for a greener and less petroleum-dependent future.

  • Future Air Traffic Management Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET): A powerful computer simulation tool combines live air-traffic feeds and real-time weather data to display thousands of aircraft trajectories.

    The Big Picture Wins Big

    04.22.11 - A powerful NASA simulation software wins Government Invention of the Year, along with the hearts and minds of air traffic managers and researchers.

  • NASA DC-8 aircraft

    Chicken Fat Biofuel: Eco-friendly Jet Fuel Alternative?

    03.25.11 - NASA researchers are testing biofuel on a DC-8 to measure its performance and emissions.

  • The Air Force F-16D ACAT aircraft flew at low levels through canyons and past peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains

    AFRL-NASA ACAT Team Wins Av Week Laureate Award

    03.11.11 - An Air Force-NASA team was recently honored for its work on technology that automatically prevents controlled flight into terrain by fighter aircraft.

  • Eagle Aero probes fly underneath NASA’s F-15B research test bed aircraft.

    NASA Dryden Flies New Supersonic Shockwave Probes

    02.17.11 - NASA Dryden is flight testing two Eagle Aero supersonic shockwave probes on its F-15B aircraft to determine their viability as research tools.

  • NASA Fiscal Year 2012 Budget

    NASA Announces Fiscal Year 2012 Budget

    NASA announced Monday an $18.7 billion budget request for fiscal year 2012 that supports a reinvigorated path of innovation, technological development and scientific discovery.

  • Artist's concept of a 2025 aircraft from the team led by The Boeing Company.

    A First Look at Flight in 2025

    01.13.11 - NASA has just tasked three companies to look into the future and design a more "green" aircraft for 2025.

  • NASA partnered with industry many times over the years of chevron testing, including these tests of nozzles on a specially-adapted GE engine mounted on a Boeing 777. Chevron nozzles will be seen on more engines in the coming year. Image credit: The Boeing Company/Bob Ferguson

    NASA Helps Create a More Silent Night

    12.13.10 - A NASA aeronautics researcher revisits the road to creating a simple-looking device that creates a quieter flight.

  • Amtrak train

    NASA's Reporting System Improves Railroad Safety

    11.03.10 - From planes to trains, when you find something that works stick with it.

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