NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies over the Mojave Desert in California in this April 14, 2026, image. The…

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft has made its highest and fastest flights so far, expanding its operational range and making progress…

As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic jet takes to the air, its sleek configuration is now on display thanks to a…

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A NASA Pilatus PC-12 aircraft will now be based at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, in order…

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 31, 2026, to update the finalists list. NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the…

Editor’s note: This article was updated on March 27, 2026 to note that the indicator light seen during the X-59’s…

Airflow around rockets as they travel from Earth into space can have a dramatic impact on a mission, which is why NASA…

NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft is preparing for its second flight, a step that will set the pace for more flight testing in…

Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 20, 2026, to reflect a new time for the news conference and…

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, invites innovative companies, government agencies, and organizations to attend Partnership Days, scheduled…

THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON APRIL 10, 2026 This Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) solicitations page compiles the opportunities to…

Nestled in the Mojave Desert, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, pushes the boundaries of flight to advance…

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might…

Imagine trying to photograph wind. That’s similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how…

High-altitude flight is getting increasing attention from sectors ranging from telecommunications to emergency response. To make that airspace more accessible, NASA is…

NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft.  The flight took place Jan.…

NASA is leveraging expertise, capabilities, and partnerships across its centers to make Artemis campaign and deep space exploration safer, more…

While NASA is working with U.S. aviation to explore commercial supersonic technologies, the agency is also looking forward to an…

A team of NASA scientists deployed on an international mission designed to better understand severe winter storms. The North American…

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.…

NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft…

As NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft continues a series of flight tests over the California high desert in 2026, its pilot will…

Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The…

Two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 jets have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in…

In 2025, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, advanced work across aeronautics, Earth science, exploration technologies, and emerging…

The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today’s, with longer, thinner wings that provide…

Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, to clarify the research done by ATM-X and ACERO.…

With a second Trump Administration at the helm in 2025, NASA marked significant progress toward the Artemis II test flight…

Picture this: You’re just about done with a transoceanic flight, and the tracker in your seat-back screen shows you approaching…