Key Points - NASA's X-43A hypersonic research vehicle, part of the "Hyper-X" program, still holds the world record for an air-breathing aircraft, achieving a speed of Mach 9.64 (6,363 mph) in ...

NASA's experimental X-43A didn't have a pilot and couldn't fly independently, but its blisteringly high speeds showed that hypersonic flight was possible.

Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges on SpaceX’s Starship.

The three satellites look to measure mysteries of space weather while also acting as a warning system for its dangerous ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is preparing to launch the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, or IMAP, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, which launces at 7 30 a.m. Wednesday, will ...

President Trump’s proposed NASA budget looks to drop 41 science missions including 19 that are operational in space. The new space weather missions, though, are more closely tied to his ...

NASA’s IMAP -- or Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe-- will travel 108 days to the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point 1 (L1). That's an area one ... Contact her at [email protected] or on ...