This Orbital Delivery System Promises Emergency Aid Anywhere on Earth in Under an Hour
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Inversion’s Arc system promises to deliver emergency supplies anywhere on Earth in under an…
NASA’s Ice-Cutting Radar Reveals Mysterious Structure Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheets
In April 2024, NASA made a remarkable discovery while flying over Greenland’s icy landscape. Using cutting-edge radar technology,…
NASA’s Mach 9.6 X-43A ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Is Still An Engineering Marvel
Just a couple of decades ago, aviation had some rules. If you…
Moon phase today explained: What the moon will look like on October 15, 2025
The moon is getting smaller and smaller this week as we head towards to the New Moon. There’s…
AST SpaceMobile Could Soar Over the Next 5 Years. Here’s 1 Reason Why.
AST SpaceMobile is building a satellite-to-smartphone broadband network. The company plans to have as many as 60 satellites…
4,000 gone: Inside NASA’s brain drain
“This was my dream job. What do I do next?” —Ronald Gamble,…
Axiom Space replaces CEO – SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Commercial space station developer Axiom Space has replaced its chief executive after less than six months…
Raytheon and Anduril’s New Rocket Motor Test Signals a Major Shift in U.S. Defense Power
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Raytheon and Anduril conducted a successful test of an advanced solid rocket motor. 🔧…
Brian Cox Explains What He Finds “Remarkable” About Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS’s Story
English physicist and science communicator Brian Cox has given some of his thoughts on comet 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar…
Why NASA should go all-in on nuclear propulsion
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Cassini’s Photos Revealed of Saturn’s Moon Titan as a World Like No Other
For thirteen years, from 2004 to 2017, the Cassini-Huygens mission conducted a detailed survey of the Saturn system.…
Foldable Solar Sails Could Help With Aerobraking and Atmospheric Reentry
Use cases for smart materials in space exploration keep cropping up everywhere. They are used in everything from…