Tag: spacecraft
ZARM celebrates dropping its 10,000th experiment, MadRad fools self-driving cars – Physics World
Humans have been sending things into space for nearly 70 years and one thing that...
European Space Agency gives construction go-ahead for LISA gravitational-wave mission – Physics World
The European Space Agency (ESA) has formally approved the start of construction for its space-based...
Nuclear-powered spacecraft: why dreams of atomic rockets are back on – Physics World
Launching rockets into space with atomic bombs is a crazy idea that was thankfully discarded many decades ago. But as Richard...
The First 3D Printer to Use Molten Metal in Space Is Headed to the ISS This Week
The Apollo 13 moon mission didn’t go as planned. After an explosion blew off part of the spacecraft, the astronauts spent a harrowing few...
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 20)
Mark Zuckerberg’s New Goal Is Creating Artificial General IntelligenceAlex Heath | The Verge“Fueling the generative AI craze is a belief that the tech industry...
Clashing Cosmic Numbers Challenge Our Best Theory of the Universe | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionIn the early 2000s, it seemed that cosmologists had solved the largest and most complex puzzle of all: how the universe works.
“There was this...
Clashing Cosmic Numbers Challenge Our Best Theory of the Universe | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionIn the early 2000s, it seemed that cosmologists had solved the largest and most complex puzzle of all: how the universe works.
“There was this...
US Peregrine lunar lander suffers propellent leak following launch – Physics World
A US firm has announced that its Moon mission will not successfully land on the...
Magnetic reconnection in space and fusion plasmas: challenges at large and small scales – Physics World
Join the audience for a live webinar at 1 p.m. GMT/8 a.m. EST on 6 February 2024, sponsored by the IOP...
The Biggest Space Stories of 2023 – Decrypt
Space exploration took several leaps in 2023 as countries and organizations around the world turned their attention back to the stars. In this article,...
Extra-Long Blasts Challenge Our Theories of Cosmic Cataclysms | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionOn December 11, 2021, a beam of gamma rays — the most energetic form of light — slammed into NASA’s Swift satellite. Within 120...
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 9)
Google’s Gemini Is the Real Start of the Generative AI BoomWill Knight | Wired“ was predictably effusive about Gemini, claiming it introduces new capabilities...
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