Space Force Purchases $25 Million ‘Fuel Truck’ for Satellites
Zipping far above Earth, it’s not exactly easy for satellites to find a corner gas station when the fuel gauge gets low. To tackle this cosmic conundrum, a Space Force-funded…
Peregrine Lander Headed for Fiery Earth Reentry After Failing to Reach the Moon
The Peregrine lunar lander is coming back home to die. Astrobotic’s shiny gold spacecraft is on a trajectory towards Earth, where it is expected to burn up in the planet’s…
It’s a Race Against Time to Recover Parts of Doomed Moon Landing Mission
Astrobotic, the team behind the Peregrine spacecraft, is urgently working to extract any possible value from its failing mission. This comes after a catastrophic propellant leak occurred just after yesterday’s…
Private Moon Lander Peregrine Is Already in Big Trouble
Astrobotic’s 6-foot-tall shiny probe ran into early trouble on its way to the Moon, and is currently unable to point its solar panels towards the Sun for power. China’s Plan…
NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Plane Preps for Flight and More Top Science News of the Week
We’ll Get to See NASA’s Sonic Boom-Less Supersonic Plane Next Week Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View Off English NASA’s supersonic experimental plane—the linchpin of…
A Trip to Proxima Centauri and Other Far-Out Ideas NASA Is Exploring
NASA, in its relentless pursuit of space innovation, announced on Thursday the selection of 13 new projects for its 2024 Phase I awards under the Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.…
A SpaceX Booster Falls and Breaks, and More Science News of the Week
An example of what a deep brain stimulation device looks like under X-ray imaging.Photo: Hellerhoff/Wikimedia Commons Modern medicine has extended our lives and reduced suffering in all kinds of ways.…
A SpaceX Booster Falls and Breaks, and More Science News of the Week
An example of what a deep brain stimulation device looks like under X-ray imaging.Photo: Hellerhoff/Wikimedia Commons Modern medicine has extended our lives and reduced suffering in all kinds of ways.…
Rings Around Uranus, Leather Made of Human Skin, and More Top Science News of the Week
Image: Artiom Photo (Shutterstock) Your snack habit may be even more calorie-dense than you think, recent research suggests. A study estimated that snacking contributes to around 20% of an average…
NASA’s Detonation Engine Revs Up for 4 Minutes in Breakthrough Test
NASA just put its new propulsion system to the test, powering a 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine for a sustained burn that lasted three times as long as the first…