NASA's Ingenuity helicopter, which flew on Mars in April 2021, became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on a planet other than Earth.
Meanwhile, NASA has been testing its much-delayed X-59 Quesst aircraft—another pointy, humpbacked white jet—and in November fired up its engine for the first time. It will tak ...
NASA has announced that asteroid 2024 YL7, a 94-foot-wide space rock, will pass Earth on 4 January. Travelling at an incredible speed of 16,266 mph, this asteroid’s close approach highlights the ...