ISRO achieves electric propulsion milestone! Passes 1000-hour space endurance test
Currently, chemical propulsion is utilised to raise satellite orbits. This innovation will lead to significant mass savings ...
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Space cowboys: The maverick pioneers of galactic travel
Elon Musk’s SpaceX dominates the news these days, but a host of oddballs involved in space exploration came before him.
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A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Nuclear rockets are the future of space propulsion, and while fission propulsion is rapidly developing, most believe fusion propulsion is still a ways off. However, a new U.K.-based company is ...
They Just Shut Down Gaia, the Spacecraft That Mapped Two Billion Stars
After over a decade of stellar service, ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has been retired – but its legacy is just beginning. From ...
NEO surveyor instrument enclosure tested inside historic chamber for Apollo spacecraft testing
The instrument enclosure of NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor was prepared for critical environmental tests inside the ...
The New Space Economy: What Business Leaders Need to Know
The private sector is revolutionizing space exploration. Here’s how forward-thinking companies can capitalize on this cosmic ...
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Capturing the cosmos on canvas: How art helps scientists and space agencies communicate with the public
Astrophysicist and artist Ed Belbruno explains how art helps scientists communicate their work to the public and even ...
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This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system
"We're trying to encounter an astronomical object that streaks through our solar system just once and we don’t want to miss the opportunity." ...
Portal Space Systems opens its doors for a sneak preview of solar propulsion system
Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems shows off the lab where its solar thermal propulsion system will be developed.
Satellites powered by solid metal could one day use space junk for fuel
Magdrive is working on three versions of its space thrusters, and because they run on solid metal, they might one day even be powered by space junk collected directly in orbit, turning it from threat ...
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NASA to launch spacecraft to track asteroids that threaten Earth
A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The ...
Concept for interstellar object encounters developed, then simulated using a spacecraft swarm
Interstellar objects are among the last unexplored classes of solar system objects, holding tantalizing information about ...