NASA-JAXA XRISM finds elemental bounty in supernova remnant

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...
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Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance ...

This Is The Fastest Boeing Military Jet In 2025

The F-15 is the fastest Boeing fighter jet, but it is not the fastest military jet Boeing has built or claims lineage.

NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.
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NASA’s Quiet Supersonic X-59 Takes Its First Flight and the Cockpit Video is Incredible

NASA just shared something aviation fans have been waiting for. The agency released a thrilling cockpit view of the first ...

Watch NASA X-59's Historic First Flight

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, departing from ...
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NASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’

NASA has revealed more detail about the recent first flight of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator jet, a milestone the agency describes as demonstrating its continued ability to manage ...
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NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Broke The Sound Barrier On Its First Test Flight

The "quiet" supersonic aircraft developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin has completed its first flight in California. Dubbed the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology Aircraft, or Quesst, it is a sleek ...
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NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Plane Just Made Its First Flight

The X-59 is designed to transform the sonic boom associated with supersonic flight into a “sonic thump”—making it feasible to fly over populated areas.
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Blue Origin’s NASA Launch to Mars Is a Shot across the Bow for SpaceX

Blue Origin successfully launched—and partially landed—its New Glenn rocket on Thursday. The achievement marks a major step forward in the company’s bid to rival SpaceX as a reliable provider of ...
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SpaceX to Tell NASA the Moon Will Have to Wait

SpaceX has fallen behind in developing a crewed lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission, prompting the agency to reopen the contract to other providers. The added pressure has pushed SpaceX to ...
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NASA Spills All the Beans on Skunk Works X-59 Experimental Aircraft's First Flight

At the end of October 2025, when the government shutdown was beginning to get serious, American space agency NASA conducted the first flight of the X-59 experimental supersonic aircraft. It was a ...