Tag: Space

Moving to Mars: Researchers Investigate What’s Possible Using New Model

Experts in space medicine from the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a mathematical model to evaluate the impact that space travel to Mars would have on the human body. The lead author of the paper, Lex van Loon, a Research Fellow from the ANU Medical School, said in a news release that with the advent…


US Military Dominance in Space Faces ‘Most Immediate Threat’ From China: Top Space Force General

The Chinese regime’s aggressive efforts to dominate outer space posed “the most immediate threat” to the U.S. satellite capabilities and ground infrastructure, according to the general nominated to lead the U.S. Space Force. “The most immediate threat, in my opinion, is the pace with which our strategic challengers, first and foremost the Chinese, are aggressively…


Things to Come (1936)

The story of a century: a decades-long World War II leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click…


Space Diamonds From Dwarf Planets May Be the Future of Mining and Manufacturing

Tiny folded diamonds that fell to Earth from an ancient dwarf star may sound like something from an intergalactic feature film, but researchers from Australia and the United Kingdom have proven the existence of the rare gems after examining a stony meteorite. Scientists from Australia and the UK have established the existence of lonsdaleite, a rare…


Bezos Rocket Crashes After Liftoff, Only Experiments Aboard

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A rocket crashed back to Earth shortly after liftoff Monday in the first launch accident for Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, but the capsule carrying experiments managed to parachute to safety. No one was aboard the Blue Origin flight, which used the same kind of rocket as the one that sends paying customers…


Habitat Sleep System Walk Around | Expedition Overland Episode 29

In a follow-up to our “Sleep Systems” episode, Jeff walk us through the Habitat, the latest addition to our sleep systems. The habitat provides both sleeping space, as well as a work and storage space in the bed of the X3 Tacoma. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. –…


US Taps NTSB to Head Future Probes of Any Fatal Space Accidents

WASHINGTON—With more private companies launching people into space, the U.S. government said Friday that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will take the lead in investigating future commercial space accidents where a person is killed or seriously injured. The NTSB will be the lead investigative agency in those fatal or injury incidents regardless of whether…


NASA Fixing Moon Rocket Leaks, Hoping for September Launch Try

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA is replacing leaky seals in its moon rocket at the pad in hopes of launching it on its first test flight by the end of this month. Managers said Thursday they will conduct another test after the repairs to ensure all hydrogen fuel leaks are plugged. If that test goes well—and if…


Webb Space Telescope Captures Tarantula Nebula

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured thousands of never-before-seen young stars in the Tarantula Nebula, a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus. The young stars were previously shrouded from view by cosmic dust. Astronomers are using two of Webb’s spectrographs to take a closer look at this region and determine the chemical makeup of a…


Webb Space Telescope Captures the Tarantula Nebula

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured thousands of never-before-seen young stars in the Tarantula Nebula, a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus. The young stars were previously shrouded from view by cosmic dust. Astronomers are using two of Webb’s spectrographs to take a closer look at this region and determine the chemical makeup of a…