Astronomers may have discovered a bizarre new type of star with a black hole at its center.
Earth’s neighbor still has secrets that science is trying to figure out, and one of them is potential signs of life.
Roman Chiporukha has long turned wild travel dreams into reality. Over two decades as co-owner of the luxury lifestyle firm Roman & Erica, he has orchestrated everything from the construction of a client’s superyacht to vacations in the Bahamas at a location so private that guests must sign an NDA. The experiences earned him “the…
The Mission Robotic Vehicle is making the first attempt to attach a new thruster to an aging satellite.
South Korea has set out seven strategic technology programmes it intends to pursue after artificial intelligence, including an uncrewed Moon landing by 2030, President Lee Jae-myung announced on Wednesday at a meeting of scientists, executives and inve…
Don’t worry if you can’t travel to a good viewing spot. NASA has you covered.
Italian researchers have packed up a new solar instrument, driven it carefully across the continent by road rather than risk it in an aircraft hold, and readied it for one of the more nerve-racking experiments in physics: a test that has to succeed on …
Solar energy, at any time of day or night – that’s the dream of space mirror projects. Futurists have been imagining satellite mirrors that could reflect the sun’s light onto the Earth’s surface for over a century. Russian scientists experimented with the concept in the ’90s with the Znamya project. The idea is to put […]
Europe has finalized plans for its €15.6 billion IRIS² satellite network, expanding it to 348 satellites with first launches scheduled for 2029.
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International equipment manufacturer Vermeer has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Interlune excavator, a machine designed to ingest 100 metric tons of rocks and dirt per hour, extracting valuable helium as it makes its way across the surface … of…