Rolls-Royce has received UK government funding to develop a nuclear reactor for a future moon base. Scientists and engineers at the British company are working on the Micro-Reactor programme to develop technology that will provide power needed for humans to live and work on the moon. The UK Space Agency on Friday announced £2.9 million…
Rolls-Royce Receives UK Funding to Develop Nuclear Reactor for Moon Exploration
New Analysis Reveals Dynamic Volcanism on Venus
WASHINGTON—A fresh analysis of radar images obtained more than three decades ago has yielded new evidence indicating Venus, Earth’s planetary next-door neighbor, is currently volcanically active—a dynamic world with eruptions and lava flows. Researchers said on Wednesday radar images taken by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft showed that a volcanic vent about a mile (1.6 km) wide…
Future NASA Moonwalkers to Sport Sleeker Spacesuits
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. Exactly what that looks like remained under wraps. The company designing the next-generation spacesuits, Axiom Space, said Wednesday that it plans to have new versions for training purposes for NASA…
Pentagon UFO Chief Intrigued by Possible Alien ‘Dandelion Seeds’ in Our Solar System
It’s possible that an extraterrestrial spacecraft is sending mini-probes to study the planets of our solar system, in a way similar to what human space agencies do, the head of the Pentagon’s unidentified anomalous phenomena research office said in a recent draft report. The characteristics of certain unusual, unexplained interstellar objects have prompted researchers to…
NASA Webb Telescope Captures Star on Cusp of Death
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death. NASA released the picture Tuesday at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. The observation was among the first made by Webb following its launch in late 2021. Its infrared eyes observed all…
3D-Printed Rocket Remains Grounded After More Launch Aborts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A rocket made almost completely of 3D-printed parts came within a half-second of blasting off Saturday on its debut flight, but remained grounded after back-to-back launch aborts. The engines ignited, but abruptly shut down, leaving Relativity Space’s rocket, named Terran, standing on its pad. Launch controllers reset the countdown clocks and aimed for…
4 Astronauts Fly SpaceX Back Home, End 5-month Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Four space station astronauts returned to Earth late Saturday after a quick SpaceX flight home. Their capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida coast near Tampa. The U.S.–Russian–Japanese crew spent five months at the International Space Station, arriving last October. Besides dodging space junk, the astronauts had to…
Latest Astronaut From UAE Getting Used to Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—The second astronaut from the United Arab Emirates is still adjusting to life off the planet, after rocketing to the International Space Station last week. “I’m still coping. I’m still learning,” Sultan al-Neyadi said Tuesday, but added that he hopes to improve in the coming days. He’s the second UAE astronaut to fly…
3D-printed Rocket’s Debut Launch Aborted at Last Minute
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remained on the pad Wednesday after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute. California-based Relativity Space was attempting to launch the rocket to orbit from a former missile site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. There was no immediate word on when…
Self-Destruct Command Issued After Liftoff for Japan’s New H3 Rocket
Japan said it has had to destroy its new medium-lift H3 rocket that it launched toward space on Tuesday. The self destruct command was issued after the vehicle’s second-stage engine failed to ignite after liftoff and it was determined that the mission could not succeed. The 57-metre (187 ft) tall H3 rocket lifted off from the Japan Aerospace Exploration…
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