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10/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

California-based space company testing a mini propulsion system for planetary microsat missions

An American space technology company is almost ready to release a new propulsion system that could one day be installed on most spacecraft. The improved thrusters will be small enough to mount on microsatellites, yet powerful enough to propel larger space probes on interplanetary missions away from Earth, an article in Space.com stated. The system […]

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 […]

08/31/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Wind power on Mars is a “feasible” idea, concludes new study

Looks like there is another good long-term source of power for Martian exploration vehicles aside from a nuclear reactor. Danish researchers reported that Mars has enough wind to generate useful levels of power, an article in Space.com stated. The Aarhus University (AU) research team started looking into the feasibility of wind power on Mars in late 2010. […]

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 […]

05/22/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Future spacecraft being developed to maneuver around space debris without human intervention

Outer space might become the latest place to be infiltrated by Bitcoin. An article from Space.com stated that NASA is funding the development of autonomous spacecraft that use digital currency technology to fly themselves through space. The space agency recently issued a research grant to a team from the University of Akron that is working on […]

05/06/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Space researchers develop new AI technology that can determine whether life may exist on other worlds

Is there life outside the world as we know it? Scientists and astronauts have yet to find the answer to this mystery. But they’re on their way — if new technology using artificial intelligence to classify planets and, in turn, find out if life does exist outside our world — can help us. The new […]

04/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Robo-bees are the reimagined rover: NASA plans to send them to Mars

NASA has got an inspiring bee stuck in its bonnet. The agency recently announced plans for a robotic bee that will be able to buzz through the thin air of Mars. If it pans out, swarms of these tiny robot drones might one day replace traditional rovers, according to a LiveScience article. Rovers are big, […]

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