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Successful Engine Test Firing for SpaceX Inaugural Falcon 9
[/caption] SpaceX announced that today’s (Mar 13) test firing of all 9 Merlin first stage engines was successful at Pad…
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Home Made Quark-Gluon Soup
The most powerful operational heavy-ion collider in the world, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) recently recorded the highest ever…
Gemini’s New Filters Reveal the Beauty of Star Birth
[/caption] About 2,000 light-years away, in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan), lies Sharpless 2-106 (after Stewart Sharpless who put…
R2 the Space Robot Does Detroit
[/caption] Not sure if it speaks Bocce or understands the binary language of moisture evaporators, but the next generation of…
ISS Now Has Live Access to the Internet
[/caption] Talk about a truly 'world-wide' web! As the astronauts aboard the International Space Station orbit Earth at 28,000 kph…
NASA Unveils Personal Aircraft
[/caption] Forget about jetpacks or flying cars. How about your own personal stealth aircraft? NASA has unveiled the Puffin, an…
Hydrogen Gas Cannons Could Launch Payloads to Orbit (w/video)
To get something into space right now, you need a rocket. You also need a lot of money, as the…
Mars 2016 Methane Orbiter: Searching for Signs of Life
[/caption] The new joint Mars exploration program of NASA and ESA is quickly pushing forward to implement an agreed upon…
Dreamliner Makes First Flight
The next big thing for airliners made its maiden flight today. Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet took off at 10:27…
The Next Generation of Heat Shield: Magnetic
Heat shields are an important part of any space vehicle that re-enters the Earth's atmosphere. The next generation of heat…