21 February 2020
MMX mission gets green light to land on Phobos
JAXA’s Martian Moon eXploration (MMX) has been given the green light to proceed to the development phase from its previous Pre-Project phase status, paving the way forward for the agency to send a spacecraft to Mars' moon...
October 2017
The sci-fi noir world of Blade Runner
... on the screen: ‘Early in the 21st Century, the Tyrell Corporation advanced robot evolution into the Nexus 6 phase - a being virtually identical to a human - known as a Replicant. The Nexus 6 Replicants were superior in strength and agility, and...
August 2018
Measuring the pulse of Mars
... that will act as ‘bring-your-own’ data relays for InSight’s crucial and inherently dangerous landing phase. The latest probe currently heading to Mars is a lander that aims to live up to its name by investigating the red...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
... in parallel with full-scale engine testing for its orbital vehicle. The current development and test phase is planned to lead to a liquid-fuelled suborbital sounding rocket, followed by a fully-fledged orbital vehicle. The company’s designs...
16 July 2018
Science begins with South Africa's super radio telescope
..., the next stage will be to add a further 133 dishes in Karoo and then in 2030 when the second phase of the SKA kicks in, the network of dishes will be extended into eight African partner countries, meaning that...
July 2014
Preventing catastrophic impact
...components are already available, such as rocket and nuclear technology. The creation of the long-term reaction phase is a different matter. A great deal of scientific and technical problems need to be solved. Questions of international law There are...
