The X-59 is shown during its historic first flight flown by NASA test pilot Nils Larson.NASA/Lori Losey NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took off for its historic first flight on Oct. 28 at 11:14 a.m. EDT from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The one-of-a-kind aircraft flew for 67 minutes before landing and [...]
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Researchers used data taken in March 2023 by an airborne imaging spectrometer to map ammonia emissions in the Imperial Valley. Produced by agricultural activities as well as geothermal processes, ammonia is a precursor to particulate matter, which can cause adverse health outcomes when inhaled.NASA/JPL-Caltech [...]
1 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) Media Contact Quesst Media Lead: Kristen Hatfield, 757-817-5522 First Flight Videos First Flight Highlight Reel (1:43) First Flight Extended B-Roll (7:39) Articles NASA’s X-59 Completes First Flight, Prepares for More Flight Testing First Flight Images NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft lifts off for its first [...]
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Ethan Jacobs Listen to this audio excerpt from Ethan Jacobs, a helicopter pilot and member of the Colorado Army National Guard developing a foundational flight training course for Artemis astronauts: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. High above the Rocky Mountains, Ethan Jacobs [...]
3 min read New Citizen Science Proposals Funded in 2025 NASA has selected 10 new citizen science proposals for funding in 2025. These selections provide a preview of what’s coming next for NASA citizen science. Note that these investigations are research grants: some of them will result in new opportunities for the public, while others [...]
4 min read NASA’s TESS Spacecraft Triples Size of Pleiades Star Cluster These young, hot blue stars are members of the Pleiades open star cluster and resides about 430 light-years away in the northern constellation Taurus. The brightest stars are visible to the unaided eye during evenings from October to April. A new study finds [...]
Huy Nguyen is an electrical controls engineer at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, where his work has contributed to NASA’s Artemis program that will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. NASA/Danny Nowlin Huy Nguyen grew up hearing about rocket engines and space flight around the family table. His parents [...]
NASA astronaut Zena Cardman installs research hardware inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox supporting the Fluid Particles experiment.NASA The International Space Station is orbiting higher today after the Progress 93 cargo spacecraft, docked to the Zvezda service module’s aft port, fired its engines for over 14 minutes, 7 seconds at 8:04 a.m. EST [...]
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses for a portrait with the American flag inside the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” the cupola.NASA In 2025, NASA and its international partners celebrate 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station. Since November 2, 2000, more than 290 people from 26 countries have lived [...]
5 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) After years of design, development, and testing, NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took to the skies for the first time Oct. 28, marking a historic moment for the field of aeronautics research and the agency’s Quesst mission. The X-59, designed to fly at supersonic [...]
