NASA’s nuclear-powered Dragonfly rotorcraft has entered its hands-on construction phase at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, shifting the first interplanetary drone from blueprints to ...

The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) at Johns Hopkins University, on behalf of NASA's New Frontiers Program, has begun construction of a nuclear-powered rotorcraft drone named Dragonfly. Appearing for ...

Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, ...

Heat shields are designed to protect the surface and cargo of a spacecraft as it enters an atmosphere. Aerospace engineers in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois ...

Nevertheless, this rocket, named “Nell,” represented a historic achievement that would help launch the modern age of ...

NASA's Crawler-Transporter 2 will soon move the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to ...

Step inside a fascinating space exploration museum and join us on an immersive journey through the history of moon missions.

Dragonfly will explore the giant Saturn moon Titan by air, helping scientists learn about the proto-ingredients of life on the satellite's hazy surface.

Dragonfly will fly between sites on Titan’s surface to investigate dune fields and impact sites such as Selk Crater.

NASA’s DART mission changed the Dimorphos' asteroid orbit around the Sun, proving spacecraft impacts could help defend Earth.

Explore NASA's rich history and even feel the rumble of a launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

A big step in the exploration of other planets in our solar system is within reach as NASA makes a big announcement.