Technology
Solar Powered Plane to Fly Across the US
On May 1, the world’s first solar-powered plane will take off from Moffett Field in Mountain View, California -- the…
White House Petition: Could we Build the Starship Enterprise?
Could we build a version of the Starship Enterprise over the next 20 years? Credit: BuildTheEnterprise.org Earlier this year, an…
NASA’s Version of Mr. Fusion
Researcher Stephen Anthony works with the new reactor prototype that could turn trash into gas. Image credit: NASA/Dmitri Gerondidakis It…
Google Honors Canadarm’s 31st Anniversary
Canada's most famous robot is on the front page of Google.ca today. The Google doodle honors the 31st anniversary of…
The Dust “Windshield Wiper” That Didn’t Go to Mars
A device that works as a windshield wiper to eliminate Mars dust from the sensors on Mars spacecraft. Credit: UC3M…
Want to Look Inside a Burning Rocket Engine?
Here's a bit of pretty amazing hobby rocket porn. Ben Krasnow walks us through -- in a rather matter-of-fact way…
NASA Looking at Dozens of Advanced Technology Concepts
The Contour Crafting Simulation Plan for Lunar Settlement Infrastructure Build-Up, a NIAC-supported concept. Rendering courtesy of Behnaz Farahi and Connor…
Solar Powered Airplane Makes First Intercontinental Round-trip Flight
Caption: The Solar Impulse airplane in flight during on July 24, 2012. Credit: Solar Impulse/ Jean Revillard A unique airplane…
The Antikythera Time Machine
[/caption] Leonardo da Vinci may have left behind sketches of helicopters, tanks and submarines but it is rare that we…
How Plasma Technology From Space Will Save Our Lives
[/caption] It might sound obvious to anyone who's ever played a video game in the past thirty years, but plasma…