NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft flew its second flight on March 20, 2026, near NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA/Jim Ross NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft made…
Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield, Moffett Field, California, in 2006. Credits: NASA/Dominic Hart Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on April 25, 2022 and has been updated to…
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Image Credit: National Institute of Aerospace NASA selected 14 university teams from across the nation as finalists in the 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. This…
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Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the board for nearly 1,500 years, with victories determined solely…
NASA/Ben Smegelsky An American bald eagle flies away from its nest and tree at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 13, 2026. Bald eagle nesting surveys across…