aerospace

China’s secret spacecraft drops another mysterious object in space

China’s secret spacecraft drops another mysterious object in space

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

According to the U.S. Space Force, China’s unnamed spaceplane appears to have released another object into space. The nature of the object ...

Massive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flames

Massive explosion rocks SpaceX Texas facility, Starship engine in flames

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently announced that Starship’s fourth integrated flight test, IFT-4, could be just days away.  With that important milestone ...

Space ‘warehouse’ to deliver cargo in 1 hour, anywhere on Earth

Space ‘warehouse’ to deliver cargo in 1 hour, anywhere on Earth

Health
Sarah Carter

Inversion Space is looking to bring new “space warehouse” capabilities to the military logistics sector. The startup, founded in 2021, is developing ...

Satellite captures ISS image at dizzying proximity

Satellite captures ISS image at dizzying proximity

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Australia-based HEO Robotics captured an incredible image of the International Space Station (ISS) with one of its satellites. The ISS and the ...

NASA licenses 3D-printable superalloy that’s 2,500x stronger

NASA licenses 3D-printable superalloy that’s 2,500x stronger

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Visualizing a more durable and longer-lasting aircraft and spacecraft that could resist exorbitantly high temperatures has been an aspiration of aerospace industries ...

Germany demonstrates passive radar system using Starlink satellite radiation

Germany demonstrates passive radar system using Starlink satellite radiation

Trending
Sophie Anderson

SABBIA 2.0 passive radar system. Photo by Diego Cristallini, courtesy of Fraunhofer FHR. Germany has been investigating a new passive radar system ...

SpaceX’s record-setting rocket booster lost at sea

SpaceX’s record-setting rocket booster lost at sea

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

SpaceX’s historic B1058 Falcon 9 booster during one of its 19 flights. SpaceX It turns out that for SpaceX, landing a rocket ...