• Pump Up the Bass to Douse a Blaze: Mason Students' Invention Fights Fires

    The fire extinguisher uses low-frequency sound waves to douse a blaze. Engineering seniors Viet Tran and Seth Robertson now hold a preliminary patent application for their potentially revolutionizing device. www.gmu.edu
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  • California Startup Comes Up with a New Way to Generate Power with Sunlight at Night

    Reflect Orbital tested its concept by fitting mylar mirrors on a hot air balloon that reflected sunlight on a moving truck. (Image Credit: Reflect Orbital ) Fly by night, conceptual, viral, whatever the case may be, this idea is inspiring. It's something…

  • NASA Seeks New Plans for The Mars Sample Return Mission

    An illustration of the Mars Sample Return mission. (Image Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech ) According to NASA, the existing Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission plans to return the Mars rock samples before 2040 need to be reconsidered. The space agency says…

  • Northrop Grumman Gets the Thumbs up to a Railway System on the Moon

    We could see a railway network on the lunar surface. (Image Credit: NASA ) Northrop Grumman announced it received a contract from DARPA to create a concept for a railway system across the moon. This is part of the decade-long Lunar Architecture (LunA…

  • The Five Countries That Landed on The Moon

    JAXA’s SLIM spacecraft landed upside down due to an engine failure. Nut communication has recently resumed after the solar panels received sunlight. (Image Credit: JAXA) On January 20 th , Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM) spacecraft…

  • NASA Used a Tire Bot to Defuse Its Space Shuttle Tires in the 1990s

    The Tire Assault Vehicle helped defuse Space Shuttle tires that were too dangerous for humans to undertake. (Image Credit: NASA) Seems so wasteful. In 1993, NASA performed stress tests on its Space Shuttle tires for eventual upgrades. However, the…

  • Recent NASA Rundown: Exoplanets, Unusual Asteroids and Space Cash

    (Image credit: NASA ) NASA has been a hotbed of discoveries over the last few months – new exoplanets, new Mars images, potential asteroid mining and more. Using the long defunct Kepler Space Telescope, NASA scientists have discovered a system of sweltering…

  • NASA Astronaut Controls Robots on Earth from The Space Station

    Frank Rubio controlled a team of robots from the International Space Station. (Image Credit: NASA/ESA) To test out the idea of humans and robots working together on the moon, astronaut Frank Rubio, stationed on the ISS, controlled robots to perform…

  • Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket for the first time on US soil

    Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket on US soil for the first time on January 24 th . (Image Credit: Rocket Lab) For the first time in the US, Rocket Lab has finally launched its Electron rocket after countless delays! Electron successfully…

  • Researchers develop a lizard-like robot for Mars exploration

    Researchers developed a lizard-like robot that could one day assist in future Mars missions. (Image Credit: Chen et al (MDPI, 2023) Thanks to technological advancements, humanity is unlocking new space exploration innovations, paving the way to discoveries…

  • Upcoming Space Missions in 2023 Set for Exploration and More

    (Image credit: Pixabay ) With the James Webb Telescope launch and NASA's successful Artemis 1 mission to the moon, 2023 is ramping up to be a busy year for space exploration and civilian missions. These include missions to study the Moon, Mars, and…

  • The SORA-Q mini rover is headed to the moon!

    SORA-Q is a tiny round rover that navigates the moon. (Image Credit: Takara Tomy ) JAXA sent a mini round rover to the moon! On December 11th, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with Takara Tomy’s SORA-Q and iSpace’s Hakuto-R M1 lunar lander aboard. (You…

  • ThinkOrbital aims to assemble a low-earth orbit platform in space

    ThinkOribital's spherical structure would allow manufacturing in space with the help of a robotic arm. (Image Credit: ThinkOrbital ) ThinkOrbital wants to develop and deploy an orbital platform called ThinkPlatform for product manufacturing and space…

  • [UPDATE] NASA's Artemis I program has finally lifted off!

    You can watch live video from the Artemis I on the internet! Just click below: Or via this URL: https://video.ibm.com/channel/24825473 NASA launched the Space Launch Rocket with the Orion capsule perched on top. (Image Credit: NASA/ YouTube…

  • NASA’s MOXIE device converted Martian atmospheric gases into breathable oxygen

    NASA successfully ran MOXIE experiments, converting Martian atmospheric gases into breathable oxygen. The lunchbox-sized device produces six grams of oxygen per hour. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA successfully performed a crucial Mars experiment…

  • Japanese researchers propose an artificial gravity structure on the moon

    Japan’s proposed artificial gravity structure generates centrifugal force to generate artificial gravity on the moon. (Image Credit: Kajima Corporation) Everyone is anticipating return-to-the-moon missions, and now, Japan wants to make a big impact…

  • China uses drag sail technology for space junk removal

    China’s drag sail is designed to help deorbit the Long March 2D rocket within two years. (Image Credit: Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology) On June 24th, China launched its Long March 2D rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center to deploy…

  • China’s “artificial sun” achieved record-breaking temperatures and developed a moon simulator

    China’s artificial sun reached 158 million degrees Fahrenheit for 17 minutes and 36 seconds. (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons) China set a ground-breaking record with its “artificial sun,” which superheated plasma to temperatures five times hotter than…

  • MIT Proposes Exploring the Moon with a Hovercraft

    The concept hovering rover could tap into the moon's natural charge for levitation and navigation, allowing it to seamlessly glide over its surface. (Image credit: MIT ) The moon's surface is covered in fine powder-like dust known as regolith, which…

  • Steve Wozniak’s Privateer plans on launching a satellite fleet to study and reduce space debris

    Space junk is expected to get a lot worse in Earth orbit, raising concerns that it could impact satellites or other spacecraft. (Image Credit: ESA) IDK why space debris makes me so upset. I’ve written about it and what’s being done about it - for a…

  • SpinLaunch

    See the entire process of launching a payload into LEO with our Mass Accelerator Spinlaunch is an innovative new space technology company that has created an alternative method for putting 200 kilogram class satellites into low earth orbit. Unlike...
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  • SpinLaunch uses a kinetic launch system to hurtle payloads into space

    SpinLaunch’s new system focuses on a carbon-free emissions launch to hurl payloads into orbit. (Image Credit: SpinLaunch) So crazy, it just might work. For over fifty years, rockets have launched humans and vehicles into orbit, but what if we used a completely…

  • NASA launched its Landsat 9 spacecraft to monitor the Earth

    On September 27 th , NASA’s Landsat 9 spacecraft launched to continue monitoring the Earth’s features. (Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls) NASA successfully launched its latest Earth-orbiting satellite into space! On September 27 th , a United Launch Alliance…

  • Experts Warn Against Employing Anti-Satellite Devices Due to Space Debris

    Shrapnel from destroyed satellites could damage other satellites or cause disruptions throughout the world. (Image credit: Flickr ) Space is a mess. One bolt speeding around in orbit could rip right through a spacecraft! International space agencies,…

  • China calls on scientists to study the mechanics of a 0.6-mile spacecraft in orbit

    This image shows an artist’s illustration of a futuristic space station. Kind of copied Deep Space 9 there. China wants to build a 0.6-mile long spacecraft. (Image Credit: ParallelVision/Pixabay) China has big and ambitious space plans! The country invited…