... acts like a giant parasol, is the size of a tennis court. Made from a material known as Kapton, the polyamide film has a high heat-resistance and is designed to protect the telescope from external sources of light and heat...
...only life-sized object on board is a mannequin called "Ripley," named after Sigourney Weaver's character in the "Alien" films. Ripley is an anthropomorphic test device, so is not there simply for show or for promotional purposes. Instead this "smarty...
... inhabitant onboard was a life-sized mannequin called "Ripley," named after Sigourney Weaver's character in the "Alien" films. Boeing aim to send a similar anthropometric test dummy on their test flight, but this one is called “Rosie...
In a far-off galaxy with a name apt enough for a sci-fi film, astronomers have for the first time detected molecular oxygen beyond the Milky Way and it has ...
... a 1.2 kilometre (4,000 foot) high wave caused by the planet's proximity to Gargantua, the black hole featured in the film. Aside from a colossal wall of water that devastates anything in its path, could LHS1140b also be classed as a water...
... and all the different possibilities of ‘up there’.” In addition to future clients that may want to conduct research, manufacturing, film-making or tourism in orbit, Gupta said interest in space is now “not limited to just a few different countries...