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Scientists are experimenting with technologies for creating rocket fuel on Mars. The studies could also help combat greenhouse gas emissions on Earth.

Humanity’s quest to set foot on Mars is one of its most ambitious and complex endeavors. Yet, despite all the innovative ideas and intricate technology this goal requires, we may be able to achieve it by improving what we already know how to do. A number of research projects attempt to figure out how to we can utilize the exis… See more.

Google has been building a network to connect its data centers for two decades. Now it’s coming in handy for a cloud deal with SpaceX.

Solar particles blasted out in association with the flare could hit Earth tomorrow (Oct. 29).

A major solar flare erupted from the sun on Thursday (Oct. 28) in the strongest storm yet of our star’s current weather cycle.

The sun fired off an X1-class solar flare, its most powerful kind of flare, that peaked at 11:35 a.m. EDT (1535 GMT), according to an alert from the U.S. Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), which tracks space weather events.

Musk may have to pay more taxes and he’s not happy about it (of course he’s not).

Elon Musk may have to pay more taxes as part of a proposed United States budget. Here’s what it means for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO’s Mars plans.

Creating the most reusable launch vehicle, ever.

Far from the Space Race where billionaires are outwitting one another to build colonies and private stations in space, a quiet YouTuber has built a water rocket that uses a parachute to gently return to Earth.

Continue reading “A DIY Man Has Launched a Water Rocket With a Functional Parachute” »

A new chapter in physics is here, says a team that hunted for a key building block of the Universe.

Tokyo space startup Gitai Japan successfully conducted a technology demonstration of its autonomous robotic arm inside the International Space Station last week, a key milestone as the company prepares to provide robotics as a service in space.

The S1 robotic arm performed two tasks: operating cables and switches, and assembling structures and panels. These tasks — common crew activities — can be used in a general-purpose way for a range of in-space activities. The successful demo raised what NASA calls the “technology readiness level” of the Gitai robot to TRL 7. There are nine TRLs in total and hitting all of them will be critical for Gitai commercializing its robots.

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“…The authors modified a well-used climate model for exoplanet research and applied it to the planet in Dune. The work was carried out in their spare time and is intended as an appropriate outreach piece to demonstrate how climate scientists use mathematical models to better understand our world and exoplanets…”

Looks like the Kingdom of Jordan to me. 😉

Is Dune scientifically plausible? We ran a climate model to find out.

Continue reading “Dune: we simulated the desert planet of Arrakis to see if humans could survive there” »

The comprehensive maps of the entire observable Universe is now in development.

A Co-founder of Apple has reported that his new organization is moving towards the objective of building the ‘Google maps of space’.

Continue reading “Google Maps of the Cosmos is now in the development stage” »