July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... combustion propagated from outside towards the motor centre forming vortex flow. In the picture, the exhaust plume with shock diamonds is seen. The performance of nitrous oxide in resistojets was further investigated for possible enhancement...
January 2022
Revealing the magnetic universe
... Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. The galactic superwind from the central starburst is blasting out plumes of hot gas (red) and a halo of smoky dust (gold) perpendicular to the edge-on galaxy (white). Magnetic legacy...
10 August 2015
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko puts on a show as captured by Rosetta camera OSIRIS
.... Thanks to the Rosetta mission, we’re seeing just how dramatic. Rosetta’s OSIRIS camera has captured stunning images of a plume of dust and gas erupting from the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it moves closer and closer...
19 July 2016
Gravity waves on Venus create 'fountain of Aphrodite'
...-rich air to the surface of the cloud layer, creating both the observed 'fountain' and an extended downwind plume of vapour. "We've known for decades that Venus' atmosphere contains a mysterious ultraviolet absorber, but we still don't know...
19 October 2016
Success for TGO orbit insertion and its looking good for Schiaparelli too
... timeline, Schiaparelli should have switched off its thrusters to avoid touching the surface with the heat plumes from the thrusters, or hitting a rock on the surface while the engines are still on. After the thrusters...
22 September 2017
OSIRIS-REx makes closest Earth approach today
... same velocity as Bennu – around 63,000 mph. A survey to map Bennu’s geological properties, as well as a search for asteroid plumes and natural satellites will start from October 2018 and last for at least a year. Following its...
