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09/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Say hello to CIMON, the first AI robot to ever fly to space

The International Space Station (ISS) is now hosting its first ever robot with an artificial intelligence system, an article on Space.com stated. The compact European-built robot is intended to serve as an assistant to a German astronaut aboard the station. The “Crew Interactive Mobile Companion” (CIMON) arrived aboard the ISS in June 2018. It was part […]

07/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Full color HD surveillance videos: First satellite of its kind gives “Big Brother” a whole new dimension with capability to record individuals from space

On January 11, 2018, the world’s first full-color satellite was launched into space. While still a prototype, the “Big Brother” satellite is said to be capable of capturing high-definition videos of individual people from its position in orbit. Moreover, its power is such that it can detect objects on the ground no larger than 26 […]

07/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Space manufacturing: Scientists looking toward the stars to create stronger materials

Space might be dangerous, but it also possesses unique qualities that make it perfect for producing certain materials and products. According to a Space.com article, experts and researchers believe stronger materials, bigger and purer crystals, and even new organs can be developed and manufactured in space. Microgravity permits the unhindered growth, even mixing, and cementing […]

06/26/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists create superionic ice – an ice 60x denser than ordinary water ice and forms at temperatures almost as hot as the sun

Imagine ice that is simultaneously a solid and a liquid, has 60 times the density of normal ice, and capable of forming on the burning surface of the sun. It is called “superionic ice,” an article in Space.com states, and California-based researchers have just created it. This previously theoretical form of ice was first conceived […]

06/26/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Mars Helicopter to travel with NASA during Red Planet Rover mission scheduled on 2020

NASA has already put space probes in orbit around Mars and rovers on its surface. In a few more years, it will put a helicopter in the skies of the Red Planet, the space agency announced on its homepage. When the Mars 2020 planetary mission takes off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, it will be […]

06/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The radical plan to design a starship out of hollowed out asteroids

Dutch-based researchers have a radical plan for any near-Earth asteroid that can be hollowed out by asteroid miners. They are going to turn it into a huge starship that can travel between stars, an article in the Daily Mail states. This generational ship would be big enough to hold entire generations of crew and passengers […]

06/02/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers develop lithium-ion batteries that keep working even in sub-zero temperatures, showing potential for use in future space missions

Lithium-ion batteries became the global standard for power that they are because of one simple reason: They just work. They’ve been used to power all sorts of things from consumer electronic gadgets to industrial-level devices. Now a team of researchers in China has managed to come up with a method that could completely remove one […]

05/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA is set to make an announcement about its “Kilopower” nuclear project soon

NASA is almost ready to reveal its “Kilopower” project to the world. According to a report from the Independent, the space agency will soon be holding a press conference to discuss the fruits of its research into nuclear power systems for spacecraft and outposts. Kilopower is a plan to develop small nuclear reactors that can provide plenty […]

05/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

NASA dreams of building “astromechs” — Star Wars-like droids that can help repair spaceships in flight

NASA is working on its very own versions of astromech droids from Star Wars. These futuristic robots are expected to have their own A.I. and be able to repair spacecraft during space operations, according to a Space.com article. An engineer with the American space agency explained that such robots would possess humanoid upper bodies and […]

04/24/2018 / By David Williams

Scientists boost gravitational-wave detection by reducing background noise

Gravitational waves could hold the key to a better understanding of the universe and everything that happens in it. Although there are already sophisticated machines and methods dedicated to their detection and analysis, it is well-known that they could still be improved. Now a group of researchers believes that they have found a way to […]

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