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Underwater Neutrino Detector Will Be Second-Largest Structure Ever Built
[/caption] The hunt for elusive neutrinos will soon get its largest and most powerful tool yet: the enormous KM3NeT telescope,…
NASA Developing Real-Life Tractor Beams
[/caption] If you are a Star Trek fan, you will of course be familiar with "tractor beams," those cool-looking laser…
Do You Have Ideas for Deep Space Travel? NASA Wants to Hear from You
[/caption] You've probably heard by now how NASA is going to focus more on deep space exploration, both manned and…
Guest Post: NASA’s Sample Return Robot Challenge
Editor's note: This guest post was written by Andy Tomaswick, an electrical engineer who follows space science and technology. Imagine…
Test Flight of DARPA’s Hypersonic Plane Ends in Crash
[/caption] The potential to fly anywhere in the world in less than an hour took a nosedive today. The test…
NIAC is Back: NASA Funds 30 Innovative Ideas that Just Might Work
[/caption] What do these three things have in common: space debris elimination using an air gun, a heat shield made…
New Webb Telescope Technologies Already Helping Human Eyes
[/caption] Editor's note: This NASA press release provides just one example of how developing technology for space missions often has…
Iran Claims They’ve Built a Flying Saucer
[/caption] Iran’s Fars News Agency revealed that the country has built an unmanned flying saucer, named "Zohal" (Saturn in Persian)…
New Amazingly Life-like Android Better Than Star Trek’s Data
Even though the Star Trek character "Data" was played by a human, this new android might be more life-like. Watch…
Navy Railgun Sets a New Record
*Gulp* If you haven't seen this video yet, its worth a look. On December 10, 2010, the Office of Naval…