A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to achieving that dream.
Are we on the verge of mining metals from the asteroids above Earth?
As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare minerals from the many celestial bodies above us.
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How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
The relative quantities of volatile gases like methane and ethane can reveal key details about distant Kuiper Belt objects.
Japan's space debris firm Astroscale to tie up with India's Digantara, Bellatrix Aerospace
Japan's Astroscale , a company specialised in removing orbital junk, has agreed with Bengaluru-based space companies ...
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 may smash reuse record; Relativity roving to Texas?
Welcome to Edition 7.36 of the Rocket Report! Well, after nine months, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are ...
Suspension of US intelligence to Ukraine reshapes global defence: Peter Apps
As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, Estonian and Taiwanese troops were training ...
Japan Airlines adds 17 single-aisle planes to Boeing order
Japan Airlines (OTCPK:JPNRF) (OTCPK:JAPSY) announced on Wednesday its plans to buy 17 additional Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737-8 ...
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Mini-satellite paves the way for quantum messaging anywhere on Earth
Researchers have broken a distance record in quantum communication by sending a secret encryption key nearly 13,000 km from ...
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Tiny satellite sets new record for secure quantum communication
Laser-based system allows quantum-encrypted information to be beamed across the globe, plus — an AI that can improve other ...