Chinese research teams have produced a new class of ultra-high temperature ceramic composites engineered to withstand temperatures above 3272 degrees Fahrenheit, with direct applications for ...

The European Space Agency is throwing its weight behind a design effort for a hypersonic spaceplane, with hopes of getting the final idea airborne (and spaceborne) by 2031. The ESA is putting up ...

The United States Navy has quietly resumed live-fire testing of a prototype electromagnetic railgun.

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Hypersonic fight start-up Hermeus is advancing production of its first supersonic-capable aircraft. The company has released images of the Quarterhorse Mk 2 prototype progressing through assembly, ...

The US Air Force and Ursa Major successfully flight tested the Draper liquid rocket engine, a mass-producible, cost-effective ...

China's new software simulates scramjet physics in one week versus years, marking high-fidelity leap in hypersonic engine research Chinese scientists have developed revolutionary software capable of ...