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Planes that fly faster than the speed of sound create thunderous supersonic booms. But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025 ...

Credit: NASA / SpaceX One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events. Pettit pointed a camera toward one of the space station's ...

One of the two NASA astronauts stuck in space got a much-welcome change of scenery when she stepped out for her first spacewalk after seven months in orbit. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have ...

Credit: NASA GSFC/Rebecca Roth WASHINGTON — Retirements and reassignments have led to a reshuffling of leadership in part of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. At a Jan. 12 meeting of three ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL - A proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis to relocate NASA's headquarters from Washington D.C. to the Kennedy Space Center has drawn mixed reactions. Speaking to a crowd at the Kennedy ...

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Two NASA astronauts will perform the year's first spacewalk today (Jan. 16), and you can watch the action live. Nick Hague and Suni Williams are scheduled to venture outside the International ...