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Space Exploration Mar 11, 2024

SpaceX knocks out Canaveral launch during busy week with Crew-7 return, possible Starship launch

SpaceX sent up another batch of Starlink satellites on Sunday night from the Space Coast while prepping for the return of Crew-7 from the International Space Station and the potential third test flight of the Starship and ...

Environment Mar 7, 2024

Curiosity reigns at SpaceX Starship environmental impact meeting on Space Coast

If SpaceX's Starship and Super Heavy ever finds a home on the Space Coast, what would be the most powerful orbital rocket to ever launch from here is going to have an environmental impact.

Space Exploration Mar 6, 2024

SpaceX eyes March 14 for next Starship test launch

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday announced it was eyeing March 14 as the earliest date for the next test launch of its giant Starship rocket, with which it hopes to one day colonize Mars.

Planetary Sciences Mar 1, 2024

Planning for a smooth landing on Mars

A U.S. mission to land astronauts on the surface of Mars will be unlike any other extraterrestrial landing ever undertaken by NASA.

Space Exploration Feb 27, 2024

FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship's double-explosion 2nd flight

As SpaceX continues to gear up for flight No. 3 of its massive Starship and Super Heavy from Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration has closed the investigation into the second flight that resulted in explosions of both ...

Analytical Chemistry Feb 27, 2024

Research team develops a more durable coating against ice

Ice-repellent coatings have been around for some time, but until now they have been very sensitive and detach quite quickly from the surfaces they are meant to protect. A research team led by Anna Maria Coclite and Gabriel ...

Space Exploration Feb 19, 2024

New or retooled Cape Canaveral launch pads considered for SpaceX Starship

The Department of Defense is looking for a new home for SpaceX's Starship, launching the process to determine what the environmental impact would be to allow the world's most powerful rocket to launch from Florida's Space ...

Earth Sciences Feb 16, 2024

Extraction of raw materials could rise 60% by 2060—and making mining 'greener' won't stop the damage

The United Nations' flagship Global Resources Outlook report is the portrait of a juggernaut. Due to be published later this month by the UN's International Resource Panel, it highlights how global consumption of raw materials, ...

Space Exploration Feb 6, 2024

Virgin Galactic grounds space tourism flight after piece of ship accidentally detaches

Virgin Galactic has grounded its current space tourism flight after a small part of its mothership unintentionally detached, the company announced Monday.

Nanophysics Feb 5, 2024

Researchers develop thermal radiation controllable epsilon-near-zero material that can withstand extreme environments

Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted by all objects with temperature and most representatively, there is the solar radiation spectrum that enters the Earth and causes the greenhouse effect.

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