ADRAS-J avoids adding to debris problem with autonomous collision avoidance Astroscale Japan has shown off images of orbital debris and demonstrated the ability of its spacecraft to avoid adding to the problem thanks to an autonomous collision avoid…
Lees meerWe all know the pain of reproducing that one pesky problem in test Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is set to spend a little longer attached to the International Space Station (ISS) as engineers on the ground work to recreate the oddities seen in orbit…
Lees meerADRAS-J avoids adding to debris problem with autonomous collision avoidance Astroscale Japan has shown off images of orbital debris and demonstrated the ability of its spacecraft to avoid adding to the problem thanks to an autonomous collision avoid…
Lees meerSounds better than a British summer At the time of year when thoughts naturally turn to a much-earned vacation, news arrives of a planet with temperatures of 920°C (1,688°F), raining glass blown horizontal by 5,000 mph (8,047 kph) winds, and the con…
Lees meerEverything went fine, except the experimental re-ignition The European Space Agency's new launcher, the Ariane 6, completed its maiden flight on Tuesday.…
Lees meerLet's not get ahead of ourselves, even if Earth is spinning out The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) announced on Thursday there will be no leap second added to 2024.…
Lees meerVultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat Kettle It's been a busy time for space, with Boeing's test pilots stuck (at time of writing) on the International Space Station due to a faulty capsule, and then being forced to …
Lees meer'We're not there yet' on development of motors without them Comment China tightening its stranglehold on rare earth elements (REEs) makes now the perfect time for the automotive industry to start thinking about alternatives for EV motors, but not a…
Lees meerChill out, no fridge required The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been investigating exotic materials in pursuit of solid-state cooling devices without needing refrigerants or moving parts.…
Lees meerResearchers expect treatment to be available clinically in around 5 years Researchers have shown a combination of special surgery and a bionic limb can enhance walking speed in some amputees by 40 percent, within the range of able-bodied individuals…
Lees meerVultures chew over a busy few days in orbit with a transatlantic chat Kettle It's been a busy time for space, with Boeing's test pilots stuck (at time of writing) on the International Space Station due to a faulty capsule, and then being forced to …
Lees meerThis is more than a thought bubble: Beijing aspires to dominate international standards China's government wants to develop a standard for brain-computer interfaces.…
Lees meer10, 9, 8 ... hang on, did anyone check we bolted this thing down properly? Private Chinese launch outfit Space Pioneer has launched a rocket by mistake.…
Lees meerImpact studies crucial for accurately determining Red Planet's age Seismic data from Mars indicates that our neighboring planet is hit about three hundred times a year by meteorites the size of basketballs.…
Lees meerImpact studies crucial for accurately determining Red Planet's age Seismic data from Mars indicates that our neighboring planet is hit about three hundred times a year by meteorites the size of basketballs.…
Lees meerBot's arm used to free instrument's dust cover and return to science NASA engineers have performed another remarkable feat of remote debugging and restored the SHERLOC instrument of the Perseverance Mars rover to operation.…
Lees meerThis has happened before after Moscow made a mess with a missile Astronauts on the International Space Station were told to duck and cover on Thursday after a Russian satellite broke up.…
Lees meerBot's arm used to free instrument's dust cover and return to science NASA engineers have performed another remarkable feat of remote debugging and restored the SHERLOC instrument of the Perseverance Mars rover to operation.…
Lees meerSpaceX wins contract for 'deorbit vehicle' at a pleasing price Elon Musk's SpaceX has won a NASA contract to de-orbit the International Space Station (ISS).…
Lees meerExperts say 'circular economy strategies' could keep demand at 2015 levels Demand for raw materials to make electric vehicles will triple by 2050, while lithium-ion batteries could account for more than half the total resources needed for the auto i…
Lees meerNow to figure out if it really is rich in useful stuff that could fuel further exploration China's Chang'e-6 re-entry capsule reached Earth on Tuesday after a 53-day mission to the far side of the Moon. And it came back with a sample onboard.…
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