Proprietary space-grade cameras are expensive, limited, and a pain to develop. Smallsat manufacturer NanoAvionics recently sidestepped any development issues and opted for something off the shelf ins… [+2847 chars]
NASA is breathing a sigh of relief following a successful demonstration in which a docked Cygnus freighter was temporarily converted into a booster engine for the International Space Station. The fav… [+3543 chars]
In an article recently published in the journal Materials Chemistry and Physics, researchers discussed a paradigm shift in the synthesis of MXene through microwave-assisted rapid MAX phase etching an… [+5551 chars]
Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neuromodulator with a central role in aversive learning-;rapid conditioning to unpleasant smell, taste, or touch. These learning functions play out in cells called D2 recept… [+4520 chars]
NASA's CAPSTONE mission, which will chart a new orbit around the moon which will hopefully be used for a future crewed lunar space station, is underway after a successful launch on Tuesday morning. R… [+1435 chars]
Carbon dioxide or CO2 can potentially be used as a feedstock to be converted into carbon-neutral "solar fuels" that store energy from the sun. But for them to be competitive with fossil fuels, the ch… [+5540 chars]
You know you’re living in the space age when a rocket hits the moon, and the industry as a whole points to the sky and, like an angry teacher holding up a paper airplane, asks “Who launched this?!” T… [+4891 chars]
It has long been known that when salt is kept in a humid environment, it absorbs water, dissolving some of the salt and making it clump. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered that water vapor i… [+3312 chars]
Proprietary space-grade cameras are expensive, limited, and a pain to develop. Smallsat manufacturer NanoAvionics recently sidestepped any development issues and opted for something off the shelf ins… [+2949 chars]
Artwork: The Forum satellite is expected now to launch in 2027 A spacecraft measuring Earth's warming 'greenhouse' effect in its greatest ever detail will be built in the UK. The Forum satellite wi… [+2912 chars]
A team of Florida State University researchers has uncovered a way to use low-energy light to manipulate photopolymers or plastic filmsa finding that has implications for a wide range of technologies… [+3380 chars]
Enemies of Captain America, take note. Apparently lava will punch through his mighty shield. Or at least a metal replica of it. YouTube channel PressTube tested out the lava versus shield for its ong… [+1724 chars]