The electrification bug is rapidly engulfing pretty much all sides of the world's transportation industry. After spreading like wildfire in automobiles, electrification is now rapidly taking hold in ...

NASA’s Dream Chaser space plane is finally complete, marking one of the most anticipated milestones in modern spaceflight.

NASA isn't just considering a futuristic plane on Mars. It's developing the future of your commercial planes, too. The space agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project — intended to slash the ...

If hybrid cars can cut CO2 emissions on the road, can hybrid-electric planes do the same in the air? NASA is exploring that possibility, announcing this week two contracts to aviation startup Electra.

Planes that fly faster than the speed of sound create thunderous supersonic booms. But with NASA's X-59 plane, that could change. The space agency plans for the aircraft's first flight in 2025, an ...

NASA has revealed a powerful new battery that could change the future of flight. Their solid-state sulfur selenium battery is designed to replace gas-powered engines with electric ones. This leap in ...

GE Aerospace has commenced test runs of its Passport turbofan-based hybrid-electric propulsion system developed under NASA's ...

In this What's New in Aerospace program, NASA’s Nicholas Borer talks about the X-57 “Maxwell,” an all-electric experimental aircraft. Today, electrically-powered aircraft are starting to take flight, ...

The American space agency plans to have a supersonic aircraft called X-59 in the air sometime this year, with a major goal in mind. It's a momentous occasion for aviation, as the research aircraft may ...

Dutch startup Elysian unveiled plans for an electric plane it says could fly 500 miles on a single charge. The company says the E9X has eight engines and folding wingtips. Electric planes have largely ...

Tweed is the first commercial airport to be selected for the partnership with NASA and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, called “Airports as Energy Nodes.” The partnership announcement comes ...