Brett Tingley
Brett is curious about emerging aerospace technologies, alternative launch concepts, military space developments and uncrewed aircraft systems. Brett's work has appeared on Scientific American, The War Zone, Popular Science, the History Channel, Science Discovery and more. Brett has English degrees from Clemson University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In his free time, Brett enjoys skywatching throughout the dark skies of the Appalachian mountains.
Latest articles by Brett Tingley
NASA unveils its revolutionary X-59 Quesst 'quiet' supersonic jet (photos, video)
By Brett Tingley published
NASA and Lockheed Martin showed off the finished X-59 Quesst jet today, which promises to usher in a new era of quieter supersonic flight.
2023 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA say
By Brett Tingley published
NASA and NOAA announced that 2023 was the hottest year Earth has experienced, causing severe human and economic impacts worldwide. Models predict that next year could be even hotter.
NASA will reveal the new X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet today and you can watch live
By Brett Tingley last updated
NASA and Lockheed Martin are finally ready to unveil the new X-59 Quesst on Jan. 12. The supersonic jet designed to break the sound barrier without creating a thunderous sonic boom.
Private Peregrine moon lander powers up lunar payloads despite propulsion anomaly
By Brett Tingley published
Astrobotic's latest mission update on its Peregrine moon lander indicates that, despite a crippling propulsion system anomaly, the mission's payloads are working as planned.
China won't beat US Artemis astronauts to the moon, NASA chief says
By Brett Tingley published
After declaring last year that we're in a space race, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is now unconcerned that China will beat the United States in returning astronauts to the moon.
SpaceX targeting February for Starship's 3rd flight test
By Brett Tingley published
SpaceX's massive, reusable Starship rocket made two test flights in 2023, and company representatives now say the third flight test could come as soon as February 2024.
Astronauts won't walk on the moon until 2026 after NASA delays next 2 Artemis missions
By Brett Tingley published
NASA announced today (Jan. 9) that its flagship Artemis 2 moon mission will be delayed until September 2025 due to technical challenges and safety concerns.
NASA to give an update on Artemis moon program today. Here's how to listen live
By Brett Tingley published
NASA will host a teleconference at 1:30 p.m. EST today (Jan. 9) to give an update on its moon exploration plans under the agency's Artemis program.
Time is running out for stricken Peregrine moon lander after crippling fuel leak
By Brett Tingley published
The clock is ticking for Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander as the spacecraft continues to leak propellant into space. The company is now trying to salvage what it can from the mission.
Private Peregrine moon lander suffers anomaly after historic Vulcan rocket launch, Astrobotic says
By Brett Tingley published
Astrobotic's private Peregrine moon lander has suffered an anomaly in space after separating from its Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday, Jan. 8. The fate of the mission is unclear.
See the moon meet up with Mercury, Venus and Mars in the early morning sky on Jan. 9
By Brett Tingley published
In the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Jan. 9, Mercury, Venus and Mars will appear alongside a thin crescent moon in the morning sky.
Mexico's 1st moon mission will send 5 tiny robots aloft on Peregrine lunar lander Jan. 8
By Brett Tingley published
Mexico's first moon mission launches early on Monday (Jan. 8) as Astrobotic's Peregine lander carries five tiny robots to the lunar surface.
NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon
By Brett Tingley published
NASA representatives responded to the Navajo Nation's request to delay a private mission carrying human remains to the moon alongside agency scientific payloads.
DARPA's wild X-65 CRANE aircraft aims for 1st flight in summer 2025
By Brett Tingley published
DARPA and Aurora Flight Sciences have begun building the first full-scale X-65 aircraft to demonstrate a new method of flight control that uses no external moving parts.
2023: The year UFOs descended on Washington, DC (but not like you'd expect)
By Brett Tingley published
For those who follow news related to UFOs, 2023 will be remembered as the year that UFOs came to Washington, D.C.
NASA laser-beams adorable cat video to Earth from 19 million miles away (video)
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment streamed a high-definition video of Taters the cat to Earth from 19 miles (31 million km) away in a groundbreaking demonstration.
See the last half moon of 2023 swim with the fish of Pisces tonight
By Brett Tingley published
The moon reaches its first quarter moon phase on Dec. 19, crossing the sky in the Pisces constellation as the last half-moon of 2023.
China's space plane apparently deployed 6 'mysterious wingmen' in orbit
By Brett Tingley published
Just four days after being launched on its third mission, China's mysterious reusable space plane seems to have placed six unknown objects in orbit around it.
Some UFO records must be released, US Congress says
By Brett Tingley published
The United States Congress passed legislation that orders the release of governmental records pertaining to UFOs dating back 25 years.
China launches secret space plane on 3rd-ever mission
By Brett Tingley published
China launched its secretive reusable space plane into orbit for its third mission on Dec. 14, just one day after the U.S. Space Force took its own X-37B space plane off the launch pad.
The Geminid meteor shower of 2023 continues tonight. Here's how to watch live online.
By Brett Tingley last updated
The Geminid meteor shower 2023 continues overnight tonight (Dec. 14), and you can watch the action live with these free livestreams.
Watch an asteroid eclipse the puzzling red giant star Betelgeuse tonight live online
By Brett Tingley last updated
Betelgeuse, one of the most recognizable stars in the night sky, will disappear for several seconds in a rare asteroid occultation on the evening of Dec. 11.
Wild new NASA plasma tech reduces drag during hypersonic flight
By Brett Tingley published
NASA is licensing a radical new form of propulsion that uses electromagnets to control the flow of plasma over aircraft and spacecraft flying at hypersonic speeds.
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