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Reducing the risk of space debris collision
As humanity expands its horizons beyond the Earth and begins to consider space missions with extended…
Quantum rings in the grip of laser light
Ultracold atoms trapped in appropriately prepared optical traps can arrange themselves in surprisingly complex, hitherto unobserved…
Spacecrafts get a boost in 'aerogravity assisted' interactions
In a recent paper published in EPJ Special Topics, Jhonathan O. Murcia Piñeros, a post-doctoral researcher…
Using LEGO to test children's ability to visualize and rotate 3-D shapes in space
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a test that uses children’s ability…
Off the scales: Fish armor both tough and flexible
Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and…
Fossilized fish could indicate rich deposits of valuable rare-earth metals
Rare metals crucial to green industries turn out to have a surprising origin. Ancient global climate…
Spacecrafts get a boost in 'aerogravity assisted' interactions
Researchers map the energy variations of the spacecraft orbits due to ‘Aerogravity Assisted’ manoeuvers. …
Reducing the risk of space debris collision
Scientists model the complex rendezvous manoeuvers a tug vehicle clearing space debris would have to undergo…
Protecting Earth from asteroid impact with a tethered diversion
The use of a tether assisted system could prevent an asteroid impacting Earth without the risk…