NASA scientists travel to Nevada to test the Perseverance rover’s sensors and navigation technology in preparation for its 2021 arrival on Mars A team of NASA scientist traveled to Nevada to test the next Mars rover Instead of bringing the full rover, they brought just its sensors and onboard tools Another team of 150 remote … Read more
It may sound like a plot from a science fiction film, but NASA and scientists are concerned about alien viruses contaminating Earth. As the first humans prepare for the Mars mission, experts warn that protocols are necessary to keep extraterrestrial pollutants from hitchhiking on space ships and astronauts when returning home from the Red Planet. Stanford … Read more
Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger jet that was operated until 2003. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04 (1,354 mph or 2,180 k per hour at cruise altitude) and could seat 92 to 128 passengers. It was first flown in 1969, but needed further tests to establish … Read more
It has long been thought that Earth’s moon is made of ‘dead’ rock, but new evidence suggests otherwise. Data from NASA‘s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) shows ridges with freshly exposed bedrock on the surface, which are a result of an active tectonic system. More than 500 patches of exposed rock were found on the nearside … Read more
Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found. US research based on NASA images found blooms of the marine species Noctiluca scintillans, known as ‘sea sparkle’, lining coastlines around the Arabian Sea. Noctiluca scintillans, a millimetre-size … Read more
NASA‘s Artemis mission that is set to land the first woman and next man on the moon has just turned into a space race between billionaires. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have been chosen to develop human landing systems for the mission set to launch in 2024. Along with the two tech … Read more
Ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland shrinking and melting since 2003 have contributed towards a global sea level rise, a NASA funded study revealed. Researchers at the University of Washington examined data from two space lasers that were able to make the most precise measurements of the ice sheets to date. They found the net … Read more
NASA announced it has mobilized some of its greatest minds to apply research and ingenuity to fight the coronavirus.. The American space agency showcased a range of devices to President Donald Trump, including a pressure helmet and surface decontamination system, along with a ventilator. The technologies stem from NASA’s crowdsourcing platform, called NASA@Work, which solicited … Read more
A tiny ‘nanocardboard’ flyers powered by lasers and inspired by corrugated cardboard could help NASA collect evidence of life on Mars. US engineers say a fleet of the miniature aircraft could be launched from ground-based rovers and steered with light to collect chemical samples on the Red Planet. Each nanocardboard device consists of a hollow … Read more
NASA engineers design a mass-producible ventilator tailored to coronavirus patients in just 37 days that uses one-seventh of the parts required for a conventional ventilator Ventilator machines are currently in short supply in hospitals across the globe The ‘VITAL’ is intended to replace conventional ventilators in less severe cases On Tuesday the device passed a critical … Read more