space

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

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 ...

Get ready for flights to space! $1.4bn Dream Chaser ‘plane’ will take cargo (and eventually humans) into orbit after passing final tests

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

By Jonathan Chadwick For Mailonline 12:10 13 May 2024, updated 14:37 13 May 2024 Share or comment on this article: The world’s ...

Rare neutrinos detected from under Antarctic ice

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

IceCube sits on tons of clear ice in Antarctica, allowing scientists to see the interactions that reveal the rare neutrinos. Image via ...

First-of-its-kind model makes wrap drives feasible for space travel

Technology
Laura Adams

Researchers have always been intrigued by the concept of warp drives, which was first proposed by Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre in 1994.  According to the theoretical Alcubierre ...

NASA’s Quest to Touch the Sun

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Our sun is the best-observed star in the entire universe. We see ...

Space mystery SOLVED as Cold War-era satellite lost for 25 years finally rediscovered

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

An American spy satellite which had been “lost” for 25 years has finally been rediscovered after decades off-radar in Earth’s orbit. The ...

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 ...

NASA Discovers Gravity-Squeezed World ‘Exploding With Volcanoes’

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

A roiling-hot exoplanet billions of miles away has been discovered, dotted with so many volcanos that it would visibly glow in the ...

Watch out for Northern Lights in UK as powerful solar storm hits Earth

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

The most powerful solar storm in almost 20 years is expected to hit Earth on Friday night, with the Northern Lights possibly ...