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 ...
17 May 2021
European startup to produce oxygen from lunar soil for ESA 2025 mission
... soil, crushing it to a fine powder and then heating it in an enclosed reaction vessel in the presence of hydrogen gas. The steam produced in the reaction is then condensed and split to produce oxygen and recover the hydrogen. Although the...
22 June 2021
Space Perspective confirms successful test flight
.... This test flight flew a number of payloads, including: Higher Orbits, an educational nonprofit that uses space to promote STEAM by partnering with astronauts and students, flew the winning projects of their recent science project competition for...
