18 January 2017
The unusual tails of a pulsar give a clue as to what type of pulse it generates
...of the magnetic poles, the radio waves may point along the direction of the jets, she said. Gamma-ray emission, on the other hand, is produced at... torus, but the radio beams near the jets point off to the sides and remain unseen," Posselt said....
March 2015
Sky links: from multi-satellite systems to nano-launchers
... going in two main directions: development of miniature jet-propulsion engines with a safe rocket propellant, and ...The SSC is also fitted with an ohmic heating electric jet engine WARP DRIVE (Water Alcohol Resistojet Propulsion Deorbit Re-entry...
March 2016
Space for art
... great imagined milestones of Mars exploration that will someday be celebrated as ‘historic sites’. The discovery of Enceladus’ icy jets and their role in creating Saturn’s E-ring is one of the top findings of the Cassini mission to Saturn. Further...
March 2016
Space Oddities: The Problem with Imagination
...women were vital to space research before the 1980s. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory was unusual for the time - it began ... pass Phase III testing (aeromedical, using military equipment and jets). The other two women were prepared to go through Phase...
November 2017
Delivering a revolutionary reduction in space launch costs
...reliability The SABRE class of engine is a unique proposition blending jet and rocket technology, and will facilitate the design of new...and space launch vehicles. Twice as fast as the fastest jet engine and five times as efficient as the world’s most ...
May 2019
The inadequacies and dangers of modern rocket technology
... delivered into space. Environmental issues In addition to inefficiency, rockets also create global environmental problems. The speed of jet exhaust at a rocket launch reaches 4 km/sec, which is five times higher than the speed of a rifle bullet. The...
