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Scottish engineers have shown a prototype of one of the rocket stages that burns itself for flight, which replaces up to 16 percent of its fuel. So far, the prototype has not been tested for flight, but only as a demonstration of the thrust that can be generated by the rocket’s self-immolation. However, in the […]
On January 11, China successfully launched a new Gravity-1 rocket created by the Chinese company Orienspace. A massive rocket was launched from the deck of a ship in the Yellow Sea. Gravity-1 can deliver about 6,500 kg of payload to low Earth orbit. It became China’s most powerful commercial rocket, as well as the most […]
NASA reported that thanks to the new tools, the lid of the container with samples of the asteroid Bennu was opened after 3.5 months of attempts and expectations. According to scientists, the study of these samples can give a better understanding of the early history of the solar system, because the Bennu astroid has existed […]
The United Arab Emirates will become part of a global project to create and launch the first space station around the Moon. Engineers in the Middle East will build a 10-ton airlock for astronauts to enter and exit the Moon. The Emirates module is expected to be launched in 2030, writes Khaleejtimes. As part of […]
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket launched for the first time on January 8 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA, reports Space.com. There is a Ukrainian flag and a map of Ukraine on board. The start took place at 02:18 local time (09:18 Kyiv time). The rocket carries the Peregrine lunar […]
Lexington, Kentucky’s VisitLEX tourism bureau has sent an “official invitation” to the neighboring TRAPPIST-1 star system for aliens to visit their city. Gizmodo writes about it. In fact, this is a marketing trick, but the message is quite real. VisitLEX worked with engineers, linguists, and the US Federal Aviation Administration to implement the project. The […]
In 2014, the Cassini-Huygens mission discovered bright spots in the seas and lakes of Titan, a moon of Saturn, that moved over time. For a long time, scientists could not understand what this strange phenomenon was. It seems that now the explanation has been found: about large icebergs (though not made of water ice). Titan […]
On January 5, United Launch Alliance (ULA) delivered its Vulcan Centaur rocket to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, reports Space.com. The rocket is scheduled to launch on January 8 and will carry the first private lunar lander into space. Takeoff is scheduled for 2:18 a.m. Monday morning local […]
The ATHENA miniature engine, developed by a team led by Daniel Perez Grande of IENAI Spain, is ready for production. A distinctive feature of the ATHENA engine is its adaptability and its basis in nanotechnology with electrospraying. Each motor is equipped with seven emitter arrays containing 500 point emitters on silicon wafers. Electrically charged particles […]
Astronomers have discovered the unprecedented behavior of a mysterious repetitive fast radio burst. The study of this phenomenon opens up the understanding of complex cosmic phenomena that have puzzled scientists for many years. Fast radio bursts are phenomena that last for milliseconds and are characterized by bursts of extremely bright radio radiation. They usually come […]