With missions scheduled throughout the year, 2012 is shaping up to be an extraordinary time for NASA's Airborne Science Program and Earth system science research. Multiple aircraft and specialized ...

On July 7, Airbus confirmed a partnership with Germany’s MTU Aero Engines to design and construct the world’s first aircraft ...

NASA's Airborne Science Program has unveiled their latest tool for studying Earth's atmosphere - the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system. In partnership with Northrop Grumman ...

WASHINGTON — NASA and the Northrop Grumman Corp. of Los Angeles have unveiled the first Global Hawk aircraft system to be used for environmental science research, heralding a new application for the ...

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Greener fuels, electric engines and more efficient aircraft are all being touted as ways to reduce the environmental harm of flying, but a new study suggests one simple move could help existing ...

As turboprop and jet aircraft climb or descend under certain atmospheric conditions, they can inadvertently seed mid-level clouds and cause narrow bands of snow or rain to develop and fall to the ...

NASA'sunpiloted Global Hawk aircraft drone has successfully completed its firstscience flight over the Pacific Ocean. Theflight, the first of five scheduled for this month, is part of the GlobalHawk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's X-59 achieved a major milestone on Friday, when it flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time. According to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A bizarre, double-bodied airplane with the largest wingspan of any aircraft in the world just ...

Mystery aircraft over Area 51 shows Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighter design features in thermal footage, potentially revealing classified NGAD demonstrator.