Imagine a massive high-tech helium balloon that stretches well over an NFL football field in length, has more cargo capacity than an Airbus Beluga XL, and produces multi megawatts of power for nearly ...

All at once, the jets’ radar picked up a cluster of half a dozen objects flying along with them ... They had no visible exhaust, no discernible means of propulsion, and indeed looked nothing like any ...

The best, in fact, the only, candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear rocket. First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel ...

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With aviation incidents frequently in the news in recent weeks, concerns about the safety of flying have been on the rise. If you are wondering just how safe your next flight might be, there’s a ...

On Jan. 11, an airborne imaging spectrometer managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew over Los Angeles County to survey the damage from the historic fires. It captured images of charred ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Pasadena, California was ordered closed Wednesday as nearby communities were evacuated. Officials announced on the facility's emergency page that it ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s national airline said on Thursday (Jan 16) that an advertisement showing a plane heading toward the Eiffel Tower was never intended to evoke the memories of the Sep 11 attacks.

The DARPA-NASA nuclear thermal propulsion project is extending its time frame for an on-orbit demonstration. Credit: Lockheed Martin A vision to accelerate U.S. access to cislunar space and the ...

The software on the drones would automatically restrict you from flying over sensitive places including runways, the White House, and power plants. Controversially, as anti-China sentiment has ...

Pakistan's flag carrier has drawn widespread criticism for putting out an advertisement that showed a plane flying towards the Eiffel Tower. The ad was meant to promote the resumption of Pakistan ...