November 2016
Rosetta - an eventful cruise phase
... was now time to prepare the long deep space hibernation phase - this phase had always been our nightmare On 21 January we tried...now time to prepare the long deep space hibernation phase. This phase had always been our nightmare: being forced to leave...
04 July 2016
JUNO's orbit insertion phase starts soon!
... part of the first steps involved in JUNO’s orbit-insertion phase and the stakes are exceedingly high. If the Jupiter Orbit...of JUNO’s instruments will be turned off during this crucial phase and so no science observations are planned during the JOI ...
16 May 2016
NASA Invests in the Future of Technological Development
... habitats in space, new ways to get humans to Mars, delicate photonic propulsion, or any one of the other amazing Phase II studies NIAC is funding, I'm thrilled to welcome these innovations and their innovators back to the program. Hopefully, they...
12 August 2016
Astronomers spot two merging galaxy clusters bridged by X-rays
...to the merger event. Of the four examples of early phase cluster mergers reported so far, only one reported a signature... help astronomers to understand the physics involved in the early phase of cluster merges, which at present is poorly understood. ...
04 October 2016
Results of this years Nobel Prize in Physics is released
... work, the hunt is now on for new and exotic phases of matter. Many people are hopeful of future applications in both...-dimensional. Over the last ten years, research into topological phases, of which many are now known, has boosted frontline ...
February 2021
Why flat panel antennas remain a challenge
Flat panel antennas have long been anticipated to revolutionise the comms-on-the-move market. However, as yet, no one seems to have totally cracked it. Helen Weedon asks how we go from the promises of high-performing, low cost flat panel antennas to...
