"We're really grateful for the space community and their care at this challenging time — but exploration continues, so we ...

Learn about the missions NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is planning to launch, including research on the expansion of the ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Eaton Fire has left so much devastation, displacing thousands of residents, including employees at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Although the building remains ...

Electric propulsion is being increasingly used on space missions and could ultimately replace thrusters using chemical rockets. Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better ...

Commercial flights bound for Europe have been taking off late from the States but arriving on time or early, thanks to a more powerful jet stream, strengthened by the arctic air mass that settled ...

Private-jet expeditions are the latest watchword among travelers who want to see it all. T+L aviation expert Chris Dong hitched a ride with the in-crowd. I draped myself in an alpaca-lined blanket ...

Jet fuel is a modern wonder, allowing commercial airplanes to carry hundreds of passengers halfway around the world and military aircraft to regularly break the speed of sound. Yet jet fuel as we ...

Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) is an innovative technology that utilizes nuclear reactions to heat a propellant, typically hydrogen, which is then expelled to produce thrust. This method offers ...

The reason? Fierce jet stream winds supercharging its speed. The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway. If flights are heading ...

In the early years following the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large number of outstanding scientists, including Qian Xuesen, Deng Jiaxian and Li Siguang, returned to the country ...

At least six people have been injured after a United Airlines plane jolted and plummeted mid-air following take-off in Nigeria, forcing an emergency landing. The Washington DC-bound flight 613 had ...