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NASA adviser blasts lack of congressional action on space traffic dangers

Sep 23, 2021 (UPI)

Chairwoman Patricia Sanders, a former Department of Defense senior executive, said NASA's Safety and Advisory Panel has called on Congress to increase oversight...

Researchers find a new way to control magnets

Sep 21, 2021 (SPX)

Less common are magnets based on ferrimagnetic materials, with an "i." In these, some of the atoms are aligned in one direction, but others are aligned in preci...

SpectrumX collective launches the first NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative Center

Sep 21, 2021 (SPX)

To address these community trends, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $25 million over five years to the SpectrumX collective to create the ...

Nine ways AR and VR used on the International Space Station

Sep 21, 2021 (SPX)

The first use of AR on station, a set of high-tech goggles called Sidekick, provided hands-free assistance to crew members using high-definition holograms that ...

Now we're cooking with lasers

Sep 20, 2021 (SPX)

Under the guidance of Mechanical Engineering Professor Hod Lipson, the "Digital Food" team of his Creative Machines Lab has been building a fully autonomous dig...

European facility prepares for haul of samples returning from planetary bodies

Sep 16, 2021 (SPX)

The 2020s promise a bounty of new missions returning planetary samples to Earth for analysis. Scientists can learn a huge amount about planetary bodies by sendi...

Experts say 'fireball' streaking across sky in Scotland, Northern Ireland likely space junk

Sep 15, 2021 (UPI)

The fireball was also seen by some skywatchers in northern England. The UK Meteor Network said about 800 people reported seeing the streaking fireball, which wa...

Scientists explore method to produce composites with 'shape memory'

Sep 15, 2021 (SPX)

While it has considerable potential for manufacturing composites with shape memory for electronics, biomedicine, and more, the method's application to such mate...

NASA provides laser for LISA mission

Sep 15, 2021 (SPX)

In May, NASA specialists working with industry partners delivered the first prototype laser for the European Space Agency-led Laser Interferometer Space Antenna...

TPY-4 Radar earns official US Government Designation

Sep 14, 2021 (SPX)

"Our team has worked diligently to deliver this advanced radar supporting domestic and international air surveillance requirements," said Chandra Marshall, vice...

Ballistic air guns and mock moon rocks aid in search for durable space fabrics

Sep 14, 2021 (SPX)

Engineers at NASA Glenn Research Center's Ballistic Impact Lab are working to help the agency select materials for future Artemis missions and predict how they ...

Global computing's carbon footprint is bigger than previously estimated

Sep 10, 2021 (UPI)

According to a new study, published Friday in the journal Patterns, information and communications technology, or ICT for short, is responsible for a greater sh...

China develops sustainable development satellite

Sep 09, 2021 (XNA)

The satellite, SDGSAT-1, has already passed the round-the-clock and multi-load coordinated observation. It is expected to provide advanced, open and shared data...

Space junk traffic dangers to be tackled by first-of-its-kind research centre in UK

Sep 09, 2021 (SPX)

Scientists at a new Centre for Space Domain Awareness are to focus attention on threats to the technology filling the skies above our heads in anticipation of a...

D-Orbit UK signs contract with ESA for development of debris removal technology

Sep 09, 2021 (SPX)

The decommissioning kit proposed by D-Orbit is a self-contained suite of equipment that can be tailored to space vehicles of any size to enable them to perform ...

AFRL's Aerospace Systems Directorate granted patent for innovative control surfaces technology

Sep 07, 2021 (AFNS)

"This technology is a method for designing a smooth, morphing aileron for an aircraft wing, where the aileron contains no gaps for aerodynamic losses and is 3D-...

DARPA announces research teams to advance fundamental science of atomic vapors

Sep 07, 2021 (SPX)

The teams will develop innovative approaches to push the performance limits of atomic vapors at room temperature and exploit their unique advantages to demonstr...

D-Orbit signs with HyImpulse Technologies for EU mission

Sep 03, 2021 (SPX)

SL1 is a three-stage hybrid rocket designed to transport to LEO satellites of up to 500 kg. ION Satellite Carrier (ION) is D-Orbit's proprietary orbital transpo...

New augmented reality applications assist astronaut repairs to Space Station

Sep 03, 2021 (SPX)

The T2 Augmented Reality (T2AR) project demonstrates how station crew members can inspect and maintain scientific and exercise equipment critical to maintaining...

Sand is one of our most used resources, but the industry is not sustainable

Sep 02, 2021 (SPX)

Sand excavation is increasingly conducted in mines and along rivers in low- and middle-income countries, but up until now no one has systematically compared var...