Boom Supersonic unveils design for world’s fastest passenger airliner

The Overture will reach speeds of over 1,122 mph — one and a half times the speed of sound — with a cruising altitude of 60,000 feet.

Tomorrow's 'Top Gun' might have drone wingman, use AI

One day, fighter pilots will “have a drone aircraft that’s flying as a loyal wingman” under their control.

NASA Mars rover discovers weird string-like object that goes viral

An image of what appeared to be a clump string on Mars went viral last week. The photos were taken by the NASA Perseverance rover's Hazard Avoidance Cameras.

Buzz Aldrin’s moon landing jacket could go for $2M at auction

Sotheby’s in New York will put several of Aldrin’s artifacts from the Apollo 11 and Gemini XII missions up for auction.

US, Russian astronauts will swap seats on rockets again

NASA astronauts will go back to riding Russian rockets under an agreement announced Friday, and Russian cosmonauts will catch lifts to the International Space Station with SpaceX beginning this fall.

SpaceX sends cargo to space station from growing Florida launch site

Almost 6,000 pounds of cargo and experiments are en route to the space station after a bright Thursday evening launch from Kennedy Space Center.

Weather watchers needed to locate clouds on Mars

To better understand Mars and its atmosphere, NASA is asking for help spotting clouds on the Red Planet.

‘Heartbeat’ radio signal detected billions of light years from Earth

Fast radio bursts (FRB) are usually one-offs so astronomers are particularly intrigued by this most recent FRB which has a consistent burst similar to that of a beating heart.

NASA shares full set of James Webb Space Telescope images in 'new era' of astronomy

The first full set of James Webb Space Telescope images were revealed, showing a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star and other parts of the universe seen in a new light.

First color James Webb Space Telescope image reveals 13-billion-year-old galaxies

President Joe Biden revealed the first color image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Monday, resulting from the massive $10 billion observatory looking back into the universe 13 billion years to reveal some of the first galaxies that formed.

FAA to give Dulles Airport $49 million for terminals and upgrades

The Biden administration is giving Washington Dulles International Airport $49.6 million to expand and upgrade its terminals and other facilities.

Secretive robot spaceplane breaks own record: 781 days in space

The military’s classified X-37B mini-shuttle has once again broken its own record for longest space mission, and there's no telling how much longer it may go.

Earth’s asteroid defense may work better than previously believed, new simulation shows

Ahead of International Asteroid Day (June 30), scientists have released new simulations that show NASA’s DART asteroid defense test could work better than previously indicated.

Ancient microbial life on Earth could help us recognize life on other planets, scientists say

“Understanding how organisms here have changed with time and in different environments is going to teach us crucial things about how to search for and recognize life elsewhere,” one astrobiologist explained.