In an initial step toward the first successful rendezvous and docking of very small satellites without human control, a pair of miniature "picosatellites" built by University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University engineering ...
Space Exploration
Jun 9, 2009
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With the world population topping eight billion for the first time, "Santa is flying faster than ever; we estimate he's traveling over Mach 7 this year"—seven times the speed of sound, more than a mile per second—"to ...
Other
Dec 26, 2022
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Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new method for creating elastic conductors made of carbon nanotubes, which will contribute to large-scale production of the material for use in a new generation ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 24, 2012
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A startup that plans to use high-altitude balloons to deploy rockets has successfully fired a test launch, moving closer to its goal of helping end the backlog of microsatellites that wait months or longer to "hitch" a ride ...
Engineering
Feb 13, 2019
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The beautiful, gnarled, nooked-and-crannied reefs that surround tropical islands serve as a marine refuge and natural buffer against stormy seas. But as the effects of climate change bleach and break down coral reefs around ...
Ecology
Mar 26, 2024
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Most sensible air travelers dread turbulence. A little atmospheric hiccup can shake airplanes, rattle nerves and spill beverages. A Cornell University-led study found that birds don't mind at all.
General Physics
Jun 15, 2021
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NASA honored one of its most famous astronauts Monday by renaming a historic building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2014
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Queensland Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) researchers have made what's believed to be a world-first breakthrough for small Unmanned Aircraft (UA), developing an on board system that has enabled a UA to detect another aircraft ...
Engineering
Feb 6, 2014
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To see Tim Ellis hunched over his laptop, alone in a room at a major space industry conference in Colorado, you can hardly imagine that he might be the next Elon Musk.
Space Exploration
Apr 9, 2019
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In the coming decade, more people will go to space than ever before as human spaceflight enters a new era. NASA, the European Space Agency and other governmental agencies are partnering to develop crewed missions beyond the ...
Space Exploration
Jun 19, 2024
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