19 May 2021
Scientists unexpectedly find heavy metal vapour in comets throughout our Solar System, and beyond
... of water – material left over from when the planets formed – such as carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH4), and ammonia (NH3). Even when close to the Sun, these gases do not change much in composition...
28 July 2021
Japan successfully tests rocket engine propelled by shock waves
Japan successfully tested a rocket engine that was propelled by shock waves produced by burning a mixture of methane and oxygen gases, the country’s space agency said Tuesday. Known officially as a pulse detonation engine (PDE), it ...
18 October 2021
NASA's Lucy mission launches, encounters problem with solar panel
... has been observed, it is thought that they are coated in tholins, organic compounds such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and ethane (c2H6) formed by the Sun's radiation. To date, no mission has gone through the regions...
01 December 2021
SpaceX risks bankruptcy due to Raptor problems, says Musk
... operations Ricky Lim; although it is not clear what their motives for leaving are. Raptors are a family of methane/liquid oxygen rocket engines under development by SpaceX since the late 2000s. They are designed to power...
14 July 2022
Europe's Vega-C rocket makes successful debut flight
...-E will be the Europe-built M10 engine using more environmentally sustainable propellants - cryogenic liquid oxygen and methane - and featuring an advanced pressure control system that enables multiple stops and restarts in space. Stephane Israel...
25 April 2023
Cloud-based platform to be used for satellite imagery analysis
... uses including environmental monitoring of ice, snow, soil, forests, and oceans, and the identification of forest fires, methane leaks, and oil spills, long before most traditional methods, making it possible to potentially mitigate environmental...
