Aeronautics Research

NASA, GE Aerospace Hybrid Engine System Marks Successful Test 

To an untrained eye, the aircraft engine sitting outside of a Cincinnati facility in December might have looked like standard hardware.…

NASA Tests Technology Offering Potential Fuel Savings for Commercial Aviation

NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft…

NASA Develops Blockchain Technology to Enhance Air Travel Safety and Security 

Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Center, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The…

NASA, Boeing Test How to Improve Performance of Longer, Narrower Aircraft Wings 

The airliner you board in the future could look a lot different from today’s, with longer, thinner wings that provide…

2025 in Review: Highlights from NASA in Silicon Valley 

Editor’s Note: This article was updated on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, to clarify the research done by ATM-X and ACERO.…

NASA Works with Boeing, Other Collaborators Toward More Efficient Global Flights 

Picture this: You’re just about done with a transoceanic flight, and the tracker in your seat-back screen shows you approaching…

NASA Demonstrates Safer Skies for Future Urban Air Travel 

NASA is helping shape the future of urban air travel with a new simulation that will manage how electric air…

NASA Software Raises Bar for Aircraft Icing Research 

When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft.…