Project aims to remove space debris
(Phys.org) -- Low Earth Orbit is overcluttered with rogue objects and collision shrapnel that are a constant threat to spacecraft.
Space Exploration
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Three companies in the running for NASA's next moon rover
Three companies are in the running to provide NASA's next moon rover for crewed missions planned later this decade, the space agency said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Apr 4, 2024
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SpaceX has big plans for launches
SpaceX, the upstart company that shot a capsule to the International Space Station and back last week, won't have much time to savor its first major success.
Space Exploration
Jun 4, 2012
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Earth from Space: Peruvian landscape
The foothills of the Andes mountains near the southern coast of Peru are captured by the Kompsat-2 satellite.
Earth Sciences
Jul 5, 2013
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Pilotless drones show new face of war at Farnborough
Pilotless drones, remote-controlled military aircraft destined to play a vital role in combat, took a high-profile place at the Farnborough air show this week.
Engineering
Jul 22, 2010
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New file format will help 3-D printing progress
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly approved standard for 3-D printing file interchange will greatly enhance 3-D printing capabilities, says Cornell's Hod Lipson, who led the development of the standard.
Engineering
Jul 22, 2011
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Want to find UFOs? That's a job for machine learning
In 2017, humanity got its first glimpse of an interstellar object (ISO), known as 1I/"Oumuamua, which buzzed our planet on its way out of the solar system. Speculation abound as to what this object could be because, based ...
Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2023
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Princeton graduate student creates program that helps stabilize fusion plasma
Imène Goumiri, a Princeton University graduate student, has worked with physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to simulate a method for limiting instabilities that ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 15, 2016
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New tech improves ability to reflect sound back to its source
Researchers have developed a device that reflects sound in the direction it came from, rather than deflecting it at an angle. The "retroreflector" can reflect sound across an operating range of 70 degrees in either direction—more ...
General Physics
Jun 26, 2018
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Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit with new Alpha rocket
A new aerospace company reached orbit with its second rocket launch and deployed multiple small satellites on Saturday.
Space Exploration
Oct 2, 2022
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