An electric air taxi passes its hardest test. When can passengers fly?
A British start-up recently pulled off a key maneuver for electric vertical flight—but certification, infrastructure and demand will decide whether air taxis fill our skies
NASA’s moon plans relegate space planes to an almost-forgotten future
After all these years, Dream Chaser—a commercial U.S. space plane—is still chasing the dream of spacecraft that can fly from orbit to airports
Artemis II reveals why humans still love the moon
The triumph of NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in a half-century is a reminder of what the moon really means for Earth—and why we’re going back
NASA’s Dragonfly will explore the air, land and seas of Titan, Saturn’s most mysterious moon
NASA plans to launch a wildly ambitious nuclear-powered octocopter to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in 2028
How China could still win the new moon race
China is working toward its own moon landing. Could it put astronauts on the moon before NASA’s Artemis program does?
Modern rocketry turns 100—and NASA says the best is yet to come
A century after Robert Goddard’s first-ever launch of a liquid-fueled rocket, two NASA experts weigh in on what his legacy still holds for spaceflight’s future
SpaceX now has more than 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit
Once unfathomable, the milestone of a single company having 10,000 satellites operating overhead signals that the era of mega constellations is here to stay
U.S.’s and Israel’s war with Iran leaves uranium stockpiles uncertain
The Trump administration’s war with Iran over its nuclear ambitions raises new questions about the country’s uranium stockpile
Heathrow dropped its 100-ml liquids rule. This scanner tech made it possible
New CT scanners can build a 3D model of your carry-on, helping airport staff spot risks without making you unpack or decant liquids into tiny bottles
China’s First Reusable Rocket Fails, but the Race Is Just Beginning
A partially successful test of China’s Zhuque-3 rocket shows that other countries are rapidly catching up with the U.S in the race for reusable rocketry
This Mars-Bound Spacecraft Will Test Jared Isaacman’s Vision for NASA
NASA’s presumptive next leader wants to outsource more of the space agency’s interplanetary science. The newly launched ESCAPADE mission to Mars offers a sanity check for those plans
Here’s How a Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Works
Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed his nation conducted a successful flight of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Here’s how that missile might work