The X-59 is ON THE MOVE!👏 @NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft has successfully completed its first low-speed taxi test, moving under its own power for the very first time! This is the last series of ground tests for the X-59 to complete before first flight.✈️

Celebrating 79 Years of Innovation! 🎉 ✈️ Today marks NASA Armstrong’s 79th anniversary! For nearly eight decades, our center has been at the forefront of advancing aeronautics, space exploration, and Earth science through cutting-edge flight research and technology

@jointhelongwalk star Judy Greer reflects on screaming in agony for this film versus screaming in terror for films like "Halloween" and "Jawbreaker."

It's time for the 4th annual Dream With Us design challenge! #NASA, in partnership with the #FAA, challenges students in grades 6-12 to design new ideas to integrate #drones into the #agriculture industry. Head to the linked page to get all the details for joining the challenge

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The paint job makes all the difference ✈️🎨🚀 #NASA's engineers have advanced the way they research and test #aerodynamics in wind tunnels using unsteady pressure sensitive paint, high-speed cameras, and #supercomputers – a new capability 10,000 times faster than before with

I asked Bibi Netanyahu—the Jewish head of a Jewish state—to comment on the most famous Jew of all time, Jesus Christ.

✈️ Calling all college students with a passion for aircraft innovation! The 2026 Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites teams to conceptualize systems and practices that would advance commercial aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul operations. Learn more:

Integrity. That's what the Artemis II astronauts have decided to name their Orion spacecraft, which will take them from @NASAKennedy on their journey around the Moon and return them safely back to Earth.

Welcome to the 2025 class of astronaut candidates! With backgrounds in medicine, the military, and even at NASA, these 10 men and women bring unique skills and experience which will help us journey to the Moon and Mars.

Meet our new class of future astronauts! On Monday, Sept. 22, we're introducing our 2025 class of astronaut candidates, selected from over 8,000 applications. Tune in at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 UTC) for the reveal: https://t.co/EnoH75rTgR

At our hearts, we are seekers, and today we celebrate a scientific milestone! Nearly 30 years after the first discovery of a world orbiting a Sun-like star beyond our solar system, @NASA’s Exoplanet Archive reached 6,000 confirmed exoplanets. 🎉 Read more:

#NASA and DOW researchers did a live flight demonstration showcasing how drones can successfully fly without their operators being able to see them – a concept known as beyond visual line of sight. This capability is key to safely integrating #drone traffic management into the US

Fine-tuning tech for the skies ✈️ We partnered with @WiskAero and @CollinsAero to test a ground-based radar technology for remotely piloted aircraft that could boost efficiency of transporting people and goods within urban areas. Learn how the test went: https://t.co/laUAWGn2T6

As #NASA’s one-of-a-kind X-59 quiet #supersonic research aircraft nears first flight, its team has layered protection into the #aircraft and mapped every step to help ensure that first #flight – and every flight after that – will begin and end safely. 🔗:

Your name goes here! We’re collecting names to fly around the Moon. 3.4 million of you joined us for Artemis I. How many of you would like to come along with the Artemis II mission? https://t.co/vyLCuDWQtq

After a year of scientific scrutiny, a rock sample collected by the Perseverance rover has been confirmed to contain a potential biosignature. The sample is the best candidate so far to provide evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars. https://t.co/0BAO1dhMG8

A whole new (VR) world ✨ Pilots are testing physical simulators with virtual reality headsets @NASAAmes , a more immersive alternative that could transform training for future aviation and space missions!✈️🚀 Check it out: https://t.co/whFd8LaYeM

We're testing air taxi tech! 🚁 @NASA_Langley is testing a new small research aircraft, using wind tunnel and flight tests to help guide the development of future electric air taxis and drones. 🔗: https://t.co/zxVheT3qEq

It's #NationalAviationDay & we're ready to take-off on a math adventure! 🛫 The updated @NASAAero Smart Skies website introduces the basics of air traffic control using problem-solving skills, mathematical concepts, and critical thinking. Let's fly!👨‍✈️👩‍✈️ https://t.co/SeJordO9n5

Hoy 19 de agosto celebramos el Día Nacional de la Aviación, conmemorando el nacimiento de Orville Wright y los avances aeronáuticos. Descubre cómo @NASAAero está transformando el futuro de los viajes aéreos para hacerlos más silenciosos, eficientes y sostenibles:

From the Wright Brothers to Neil Armstrong, the U.S. has always led in aeronautic innovation. Powered flight was born in America! 🇺🇸 Happy National Aviation Day from @USDOT and @NASA ⬇️

It's #NationalAviationDay & we've got a pocket full of sunshine ☀️✈️ Today, we honor the legacy of aviation pioneers as we prepare to push the boundaries of what’s possible in air travel... NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 is gearing up for its historic first flight, with final