Space Exploration
Static Electricity… in Space
When human explorers reach the Moon or Mars, they're going to have to watch out for something we've all experienced…
Build Big by Thinking Small
NASA is helping researchers build machines and materials at the smallest scales - known as nanotechnology - to enable future…
Artificial Meat Could Be Grown on a Large Scale
Scientists at the University of Maryland think that large quantities of artificial meat could be produced to supply the world…
Positron Drive: Fill ‘er Up For Pluto
This year NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) has selected a dozen new-fangled ideas that could lead to revolutionary changes…
Electric Shield for Astronauts on the Moon
Now that NASA has committed itself to returning humans to the Moon, they're looking to overcome one of the major…
Cebreros is Ready and Listening
The European Space Agency's new powerful 35-metre radio antenna in Cebreros, Spain came online earlier this month, to assist communications…
Solar Sail Goes Missing
The Planetary Society's solar sail prototype Cosmos 1 was launched from a Russian submarine yesterday, but it seems have gone…
Artificial Gravity Will Help Astronauts Handle Spaceflight
Prolonged exposure to microgravity causes astronauts to lose bone and muscle, so they have to exercise for hours a day…
Space Elevator Group to Manufacture Nanotubes
The Liftport Group of space elevator companies has announced that it will be building a carbon nanotubes manufacturing plant in…
First Centennial Prizes Announced
NASA announced on Wednesday their first Centennial Prizes, which will reward the development of new technologies for space exploration. The…