Technology
Pew! Pew! Laser On The Space Station Will Beam Video To Earth
Videos will beam to Earth on a laser beam in a technology demonstration coming to the International Space Station soon,…
What is a Space Elevator?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGtqB5KMS1I Almost every part of a rocket is destroyed during the launch and re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere. This makes…
This Video of a Cyborg Quadriped Will Have You Gasping in Terror
This is both wonderful and terrifying. A DARPA-funded four-legged robot named WildCat is being developed by a company called Boston…
This Company Wants To Send Robots Into Lunar Caves
Ever since (and most likely long before) the first tantalizing glimpses of a lunar lava tube and skylight were captured…
Elon Musk Creates Rocket Parts With the Wave of a Hand
We knew SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was powerful, but now he’s gone all Ironman on us. Last week on Twitter…
Kirobo Robot Sends First Message from Space Station (and doesn’t open pod bay doors)
The talking robot launched to the International Space Station in August has sent its first audio/visual message to Earth. Kirobo,…
What’s the Best Design for a Flying Mars Robot?
Building a flying vehicle for Mars would have significant advantages for exploration of the surface. However, to date, all of…
These Cubesats Could Use Plasma Thrusters to Leave Our Solar System
Cubesats are all the rage these days: they’re usually inexpensive and quick to build and they can tag along on…
‘The New Cool’: How These Sharp Space Pictures Were Snapped From A Ground Telescope
Rise above Earth with a telescope, and one huge obstacle to astronomy is removed: the atmosphere. We love breathing that…
The White House Releases a Report on Space Weather
We live on a planet dominated by weather. But not just the kind that comes in the form of wind,…