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Deep-space astronomy sensor peers into the heart of an atom
By Robert Lea published
"Developed initially for space observations, the Compton Camera has now proven its worth as a tool for addressing complex scientific questions in other domains as well."
Private Varda Space capsule returns to Earth with space-grown antiviral drug aboard
By Mike Wall published
California startup Varda's first in-space manufacturing mission wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 21) with a touchdown of its capsule in northern Utah.
Private Varda space capsule to land in Utah today in historic in-space manufacturing reentry (update)
By Mike Wall last updated
Varda Space Industries' first off-Earth manufacturing effort, a mission called W-1, is scheduled to land in northern Utah on Wednesday (Feb. 21).
Watch NASA unfurl basketball-court-sized solar sail for deep space propulsion (video)
By Andrew Jones published
NASA and Redwire Space successfully deployed a massive solar sail in a test, potentially paving the way for this revolutionary propulsion technology to be used for deep space transportation.
World's 1st fault-tolerant quantum computer launching this year ahead of a 10,000-qubit machine in 2026
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
QuEra has dramatically reduced the error rate in qubits — with its first commercially available machine using this technology launching with 256 physical qubits and 10 logical qubits.
How scientists are using artificial intelligence to predict wildfires
By Meredith Garofalo published
AI continues to prove successful as an important tool for fire weather forecasters, both with thunderstorm prediction and increasing situational awareness for active fires caused by lightning.
ISS astronaut controls Bert the dog-like robot on Earth during simulated Mars mission
By Elizabeth Howell published
Walking robots might populate Mars one day, but first they need some practice on Earth. Dog-like robot Bert explored an alien-like terrain with an ISS astronaut at the controls.
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