May 2024
Spaceflight revolution on a shoestring
.... However, spaceplanes will mostly use liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants, so the exhaust product will be steam, which is unlikely to be harmful. On the other hand, low-cost access to space will provide several environmental benefits...
04 May 2016
Martian minerals point to subglacial volcanoes
... beneath a sheet of ice and the interaction of magma with ice and snow rapidly generates a substantial amount of steam that can result in an explosion. The 2010 eruption of ice-covered Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland is a prime example of what...
28 August 2017
Clockwork rover considered for future Venus mission
A concept inspired by clockwork computers and World War I tanks has been put forward by a mechatronics engineer for a ‘steam-punk’ inspired rover, that could one day traverse the hellish surface of Venus. The enshrouded planet of ...
13 July 2018
Neutrino discovery helps resolve a century-old riddle
... currently on the look-out for neutrinos and it is the latter that has pinned down the location of a steam of neutrinos pouring out from a blazer; a powerful, energetic jet at the heart of an active galactic nucleus surrounding a supermassive...
01 January 2020
What has been in 2019 and what is to come in 2020!
...technological devices will be on hand to help explore our Solar System, such as drones, lasers, wafercrafts, Marscopters, steam-powered hoppers, lightsails, underwater robots, and a spiderbot! 2019 also marked the 50th anniversary of the first ...
10 January 2020
Virgin Galactic's second spaceship completes a major build milestone
Virgin Galactic's space vehicle fleet is swiftly progressing as its second commercial spaceship completes a major build milestone faster than it took to get to this stage with its first spaceship, VSS Unity. The momentous event is the “Weight on ...
