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An illustration of a GPS satellite in orbit above Earth.

How satellites helped 345,000 people track Nancy Pelosi's historic flight into Taiwan

By Brett Tingley published 3 August 22

Hundreds of thousands of people used flight-tracking websites to follow the path of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's historic flight into Taiwan on Tuesday (Aug. 2).

The uncrewed Airbus Zephyr in high-altitude flight above the clouds.

Experimental Zephyr drone sets new record for uncrewed flight duration

By Brett Tingley published 27 July 22

The experimental Airbus Zephyr drone has been airborne for over 42 straight days, setting a new record for an uncrewed flight.

Technicians dressed in orange NASA flight suits ride in a Canoo Crew Transportation Vehicle prototype for NASA.

NASA tests prototype electric astronaut van for Artemis moon missions

By Tariq Malik published 27 July 22

NASA photos show the agency's all-electric "Crew Transportation Vehicle" to drive Artemis astronauts to the launch pad.

An adult and a child are silhouetted against a solar system map.

Interstellar probe: Has its time finally come?

By Leonard David published 26 July 22

Launching an interstellar probe sounds exceedingly lofty, ambitious, and tough to do. But there's no need to wait for new technology, say advocates.

The Rosenberg Space Habitat (RSH), which will serve as an experimental lab for students designed to fit in a SpaceX Starship.

Wild 3D-printed space habitat prototype designed to fit inside SpaceX Starship lands in Switzerland

By Elizabeth Howell published 24 July 22

Swiss architects team up with students to design a space habitat that can fit inside SpaceX's Starship.

Durable Elegoo Mars 2 3D printer builds Amazon Prime Day stock for 20% less

By Jeff Spry published 12 July 22

Deals Save $48 on this super-speedy 3D printer, which ranks among our top products of its type.

A shielded drone in The University of Manchester high voltage lab.

'Hot robots' may be necessary for future nuclear space missions

By Rahul Rao published 11 July 22

If nuclear-powered spaceflight is ever realized, there will be a need for new types of robots to perform dangerous maintenance tasks.

The Mars sample return campaign features a menagerie of machines to collect, transfer and then rocket back to Earth select pieces of the Red Planet for laboratory study.

How NASA will launch Mars samples off the Red Planet

By Leonard David published 6 July 22

The 10-foot-tall (3 meters) Mars Ascent Vehicle will blast rock, sediment and atmospheric samples off Mars in the early 2030s, in the first-ever rocket launch from the surface of another planet.

A culture of Streptomyces bacteria, which inspired a potential new type of rocket fuel.

Bacteria could make super-efficient rocket fuel

By Elizabeth Howell published 4 July 22

It's an early-stage project, but researchers say a new biofuel holds potential for low-carbon rocket launches.

Swarms of tiny robots may one day explore oceans on other worlds

By Brett Tingley published 30 June 22

A NASA JPL concept aims to send tiny swimming robots to explore oceans on other planets and moons in our solar system.

Venus Aerospace Stargazer Hypersonic Plane Concept

Venus Aerospace unveils its new dart-like Mach 9 hypersonic plane design

By Jeff Spry published 28 June 22

Venus Aerospace has recently released design images of its new Mach 9 aircraft concept.

LightSail 2 celebrates 3rd space birthday as end of mission approaches

By Elizabeth Howell published 25 June 22

LightSail 2 is now marking three years of spaceflight, but is unlikely to celebrate a fourth anniversary.

Artist's conception of a fission system on the moon.

NASA funds nuclear power systems for possible use on the moon

By Elizabeth Howell published 23 June 22

Three companies will demonstrate their potential to power lunar infrastructure using nuclear fission systems, under new joint NASA contracts announced on Tuesday (June 21).

The Stratolaunch Roc carrier plane during its seventh test flight June 16, 2022.

Stratolaunch's huge Roc carrier plane flies higher than ever on 7th test flight

By Elizabeth Howell published 17 June 22

Stratolaunch's enormous Roc carrier aircraft aced its seventh test flight yesterday (June 16), flying higher than it ever has before.

This apparatus, located at Aalto University in Finland, was used to cool superfluid helium-3, where two time crystals were created and touched together.

'Time crystals' work around laws of physics to offer new era of quantum computing

By Keith Cooper published 11 June 22

Touching two time crystals together has created an important building block for a quantum computer.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the Transporter 5 mission in May 2022.

Momentus troubleshooting problems with newly launched space tug

By Mike Wall published 10 June 22

Momentus' newly launched Vigoride space tug has been experiencing some issues in orbit.

Stratolaunch's Roc carrier plane takes off for its sixth test flight on June 9, 2022.

Stratolaunch ends 6th test flight of Roc, the world's largest airplane, early after unexpected results

By Josh Dinner published 10 June 22

The world's largest plane took off for its sixth test flight on Thursday (June 9) but ended up landing before completing all of its flight objectives.

The Perseverance rover and its helicopter companion, Ingenuity.

Mars helicopter Ingenuity has a dead sensor but its team aims to keep flying

By Josh Dinner published 8 June 22

Ingenuity's handlers are preparing the little chopper for operation in the bitter cold of Martian winter, as nighttime temperatures have begun to drop below its design parameters.

The fourth test that Ukrainian startup Promin Aerospace recently conducted on the engine for its "self-devouring" rocket.

Ukrainian startup conducts new tests for engine of 'self-devouring' rocket

By Olga Ozhogina published 8 June 22

Ukrainian rocket company Promin Aerospace, which is currently developing an ultralight, autophagic launch vehicle, has conducted a new series of studies on its unique engine.

The sleek nose of the SR-72 Darkstar hypersonic plane featured in "Top Gun: Maverick."

'Top Gun: Maverick' got help from Lockheed Martin engineers to create its hypersonic SR-72 Darkstar plane

By Jeff Spry published 7 June 22

Lockheed Martin engineers assist Hollywood to design "Top Gun: Maverick's" Darkstar jet

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