April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... possible range of options for transmitting energy safely and efficiently. These include radio frequency transmission and lasers for Space-Based Solar Power and simple reflection of sunlight to Earth-based solar farms. The goal...
23 February 2016
Researchers probe black-hole mergers with fast-powered winds
The recent ground-breaking detection of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) provided confirmation of not only the elusive phenomena predicted by Albert Einstein's ...
21 March 2016
Using gravitational waves to search for Population III stars
Following the announcement earlier in February that gravitational waves were discovered with the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (aLIGO), a completely new window to investigate astrophysical processes, which are ...
20 May 2016
Evidence for massive Tsunamis found on Mars
... the CTX (Context Camera), High Resolution Imaging System Experiment (HiRISE) images and the Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter (MOLA), the team analysed radar-sounding data of the raised deposits, known as the Late Hesperian...
28 June 2016
Oxides discovered on Mars hint at an oxygen-rich past
... oxygen once existed on the Red Planet, making it more Earth-like than previously thought. Found by firing lasers from Curiosity's Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument onto the Martian surface, the oxides, along with...
10 August 2016
Dellingr CubeSat Begins Environmental Testing
...; fundamental Earth and space science; and developing precursor science instruments like cutting-edge laser communications, satellite-to-satellite communications and autonomous movement capabilities. CubeSats are considered “nanosatellites”, and...
