NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD) project recently concluded wind tunnel tests of its X-66 semi-span model…
NASA University Research Program Makes First Award to a Community College Project
Great ideas, and the talent and passion that bring them to life, can be found anywhere.…
A Chinese Satellite Tests Orbital Refuelling
Satellites often face a disappointing end: despite having fully working systems, they are often de-orbited after…
We Know How Much Radiation Astronauts Will Receive, But We Don’t Know How to Prevent it
The journey to Mars will subject astronauts to extended periods of exposure to radiation during their…
Glaciers Worldwide are Melting Faster Causing Sea Levels to Rise More
Anthropogenic climate change is creating a vicious circle where rising temperatures are causing glaciers to melt…
Pod Corner: The Other Moonshot
An excerpt from “The Other Moonshot,” a podcast from LAist Studios and Reasonable Volume. Source link
Impulsive X2.0 solar flare erupts from the Sun’s northwest limb
This is the fourth and the strongest solar flare so far this year, following X1.2 on…
New Study Proposes that Cosmic Radiation Altered Virus Evolution in Africa
Astronomers have known for some time that nearby supernovae have had a profound effect on Earth’s…
InSight reveals marsquakes travel through mantle, not crust
Researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland and Imperial College London confirmed that seismic waves…
Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
A private company is aiming to heave a microwave oven-size spacecraft toward an asteroid later this…