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Is the Cost of Military Space Programs Going Up or Down? Depends on How You Count
March 25, 2018 | ArticleIn three of the largest and costliest space programs — the AEHF communications satellites, the SBIRS missile-warning constellation and the evolved expendable launch vehicles — the Air Force claims to have brought prices down considerably.
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Air-Breathing Thruster Paves Way for Never-Ending Space Missions at Earth and Mars
March 23, 2018 | ArticleFor the first time, the European Space Agency has tested a novel air-breathing electric thruster that could allow near-Earth orbiting satellites to stay in space almost indefinitely.
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US Can't Stop Hypersonic Weapons, Air Force General Says
March 23, 2018 | ArticleMissiles that spit out warheads traveling up to 20 times the speed of sound and with the ability to perform elusive acrobatics may be too much for the U.S. defenses to block, U.S. Stratcom chief says.
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NASA to Allow Nuclear Power Systems for Next Discovery Mission
March 22, 2018 | ArticleCiting progress in producing plutonium-238, NASA will allow scientists proposing missions for an upcoming planetary science competition to use nuclear power sources.
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New LightSail 2 Spacecraft Will Boost Solar-Sailing Interplanetary Missions
March 22, 2018 | ArticleA new solar-sailing spacecraft will be a call to all (future) occupants of interplanetary craft.
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High-Tech Harpoon Could Help Clean Up Space Junk
March 21, 2018 | ArticleA space harpoon test went off without a hitch in a lab of European aerospace company Airbus recently, suggesting that the technology could be on track to help clean up the ever-growing cloud of orbiting debris.
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Take an Amazing Solar System Tour with This Mobile Augmented-Reality App
March 21, 2018 | ArticleHumans may never venture beyond the moon or Mars to see any other planets up close, but a new augmented reality app provides a much simpler way to explore other worlds.
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Space Junk Could Be This Company's Treasure
March 21, 2018 | ArticleThe Singapore-based company Astroscale wants to make the removal of space debris profitable.
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Watch a Robot Solve a Rubik's Cube in 0.38 Seconds
March 20, 2018 | ArticleThis robot goes to MIT and just set a world Rubik's Cube speed record. If robots had grandparents, this one's would be very proud.
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NASA's Broken Robonaut Will Head Back to Earth This Spring
March 20, 2018 | ArticleNASA's robotic space station crewmember could head down to Earth as early as May for repairs.
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