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The Robots in 'Pacific Rim Uprising' Could Use a Lesson from Real-Life Science
March 28, 2018 | ArticleAlthough "Pacific Rim Uprising" topped the domestic box office this past weekend, the film's giant robots (also known as Jaegers or mechas) could use a lesson from real-life science, one robotics researcher argues.
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321 Launch App Brings Live Rocket Experience to Mobile Devices
March 28, 2018 | ArticleA new app called 321 Launch, coming out this week, promises to give spaceflight enthusiasts an interactive mobile-device experience during real-time rocket launches.
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This New Detector Technology Aims to 'Scintillate' Elusive Dark Matter Particles
March 27, 2018 | ArticleDark matter is thought to account for 25 percent of the mass of the universe, but it has never been observed. Berkeley Lab researchers hope to change that with a new approach.
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What Should You Do If You Find a Piece of China's Crashed Space Station?
March 27, 2018 | ArticleSo, you found a piece of space debris. Now what?
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ESA to Study Links Between Space Debris Removal and Satellite Servicing
March 26, 2018 | ArticleThe European Space Agency is no longer proceeding full speed ahead with its campaign to send a 1,600-kilogram satellite into low Earth orbit to grab its defunct Earth observing Envisat and bring it back into the atmosphere around 2023.
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China's Out-Of-Control Space Station Is Nowhere Near the Biggest Thing to Fall From Space
March 26, 2018 | ArticleHere's how China's Tiangong-1 space station will compare to other uncontrolled re-entries when it hits the atmosphere.
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Zero 2 Infinity Gets 3D-Printed Engine Part for Bloostar Launch Vehicle
March 26, 2018 | ArticleSpanish startup Zero 2 Infinity will use a 3D-printed combustion chamber for the engines it is developing to power its Bloostar balloon-assisted orbital rocket.
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NASA Is Testing a Supersonic Mars Parachute Saturday: Watch It Live
March 26, 2018 | ArticleNASA will put the supersonic parachute for its 2020 Mars rover to the test once again Saturday morning (March 31), and you can watch the action live.
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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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