The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has taken a look at another planet in our own solar system and this time sent back images of Uranus, the gas and ice giant that has a mass equivalent to about 14.5 of our own Earth. In JWST’s image of Uranus, the telescope captured 11 of Uranus’ 13 […]
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Chinese CAS Space tests landing a rocket on a barge
The semi-state-owned Chinese space company, CAS Space, has tested a rocket prototype that can land on a barge, much like SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets have been able to do since 2015. CAS Space has released a video clip of what it looked like when the prototype was tested, which you can check out below. According […]
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Dawn Aerospace has tested a space plane with a rocket engine
The New Zealand-based space company, Dawn Aerospace, has for the first time tested its spaceplane, the Aurora Mk-II, with a rocket engine, the company announced yesterday. Over three days at the end of March, the Aurora Mk-II was tested with the rocket engine developed by Dawn for its aircraft. The 4.5-meter-long space plane reached a […]
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Starlink’s new satellites seem to be having some problems
In late February, SpaceX, the space internet operator of Starlink, sent up a first batch of satellites of a new type they had developed. The new satellites are called “V2 Mini” and are slightly smaller than the satellites that make up the rest of their satellite network. Now it seems that some of the new […]
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Private Chinese space company achieves successful launch
On Sunday, the Chinese private space company, whose official name is Beijing Tianbing Technology (Space Pioneer), launched its rocket Tianlong-2 into space. Tianlong-2 (“Sky Dragon 2”) is said to have successfully placed its payload consisting of a satellite into orbit around Earth. This means that Space Pioneer becomes the first private space company ever to […]
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India has tested its spaceplane again
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has conducted another test with its small spaceplane RLV-TD, which is a prototype of a larger spaceplane that ISRO hopes to develop for reuse in trips between Earth and space in the future. During the test, which took place on Sunday, the prototype was lifted to a height of […]
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Here are the astronauts who will travel to the moon with Artemis 2
Yesterday, NASA revealed the four astronauts who will have the opportunity to participate in their upcoming moon mission, Artemis 2. The four individuals who have been selected are Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Christina Koch from NASA, and Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Vanessa Wyche, the director of NASA’s Johnson […]
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Today NASA reveals who will go to the moon with Artemis 2
Soon, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will reveal which astronauts will be part of the Artemis 2 mission to the moon. Artemis 2 is scheduled to leave Earth in November 2024 at the earliest and will orbit the moon before returning to Earth. NASA currently has a pool of around 40 astronauts who […]
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Astrolab to send rover to the moon with SpaceX Starship
Monaco-based company Venturi Astrolab has announced that it has signed a contract with SpaceX to send its rover, FLEX, to the moon with SpaceX’s giant rocket, Starship. The mission could take place as early as mid-2026, Astrolab said in a press release. According to Astrolab, this is SpaceX’s first contract involving the transportation of materials […]
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Frank Stephenson to design eVTOL aircraft
Frank Stephenson is the designer behind cars such as the Ferrari F430, Maserati MC12, and McLaren P1. Now he has received a new assignment as Director of Design at AutoFlight – a company that aims to develop the electric eVTOL aircraft Prosperity I. The final design will be unveiled in the third quarter of this […]
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NASA postpones launch date for manned Starliner
NASA and Boeing announced yesterday that they will postpone the first manned space flight with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to at least July 21 this summer. However, NASA and Boeing warn that tests of the spacecraft’s parachutes may cause the two astronauts, Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore, to delay their trip to the ISS with […]
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The Robot Dog Spot checks out Paris subway system
Boston Dynamics has released a new video clip showing how their robot dog Spot is used to inspect the subway tracks in the Paris metro, which you can check out above. The Spot robot used for subway inspections has been customized for this purpose by the French robotics company Intuitive Robots and RATP Group (Autonomous […]
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Enormous black hole discovered
A group of astronomers has discovered a supermassive black hole with a mass equivalent to 30 billion of our own suns. It is one of the largest black holes ever observed and Dr James Nightingale from the Physics Department at Durham University says about the discovery: This particular black hole, which is roughly 30 billion […]
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Lockheed Martin to build network on the moon
The American aerospace and defense company, Lockheed Martin, has launched its subsidiary, Crescent Space, which will focus on building a network for communication between Earth and the moon. The satellite-based network is called Parsec and is intended to consist of several satellites in orbit around the moon. Using Parsec, spacecraft and astronauts will be able […]
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Lilium has successfully flown its eVTOL plane at 250 km/h
The German company conducted its latest test flight with the Phoenix 2 prototype, which it plans to fly commercially at the same speed. Our tech demonstrator hitting this target helps us to demonstrate stability and controllability of the aircraft and control software also in high speed and helps us towards certification of our conforming aircraft […]
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Dawn Aerospace ready to send Aurora to space
The space company Dawn Aerospace has been granted permission to begin test flights of its spacecraft, the Aurora MK-II, with rocket engines, and even attempt to reach space. Dawn has been developing the Aurora for several years, but until now, it has only been tested with traditional jet engines. With rocket engines installed on the […]
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OneWeb’s space internet now has global coverage
The British space internet operator, OneWeb, launched 36 new internet satellites into Earth’s orbit last weekend, bringing global coverage to the company’s service. Yesterday’s launch took place from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India with an LVM-3 rocket, and it is OneWeb’s 18th satellite launch. OneWeb now has a total of 618 satellites in […]
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Next month, Juice is set to take off towards Jupiter
Soon it will be time for ESA’s Juice project to leave Earth and begin the long journey to our solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter. On April 13th, Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) is scheduled to launch from ESA’s space base in French Guiana with the help of an Ariane 5 rocket. After that, an eight-year […]
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Gordon Moore is dead at 94
Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, has died. He was a pioneer in semiconductor technology, but is most likely known for formulating “Moore’s Law.” This law predicted that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every year. This law has proven to be correct since 1965, with the occasional adjustment of the doubling […]
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Bob Metcalfe wins the Turing Award
The Association for Computing Machinery announced yesterday that this year’s A.M. Turing Award, a prize often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of computing,” is being awarded to network pioneer Bob Metcalfe. Metcalfe is perhaps best known for developing Ethernet, the standard protocol that governs how computers connect in wired networks. Metcalfe began working on […]
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Relativity Space launches its 3D-printed rocket Terran 1
Earlier today, the American space company Relativity Space made another attempt to launch its 3D-printed rocket, Terran 1, into space, an attempt that can be described as semi-successful. Terran 1 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and initially, everything seemed to be going quite well. However, at some point during the separation between […]
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Samsung showcases its own ultra-wideband chip
Samsung is now unveiling its new brand, Exynos Connect, with the first product being the new ultra-wideband chip, Exynos Connect U100. Like Apple’s U1 chip, which is used in AirTags and iPhones, the chip can be used, for example, to measure the distance between two objects, each with its own ultra-wideband chip. The new chip […]
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Here is Project Kuiper’s satellite receiver
Amazon has unveiled the satellite receivers that will be used to receive internet from space through Amazon’s upcoming space internet service Project Kuiper. There are three different sizes of receivers, ranging from a mobile version that can be carried to two stationary versions intended for installation on rooftops or other locations. The largest of the […]
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IKEA uses drones to keep track of its inventory
Ingka, the parent company of IKEA stores, has written a blog post where they share some more information about the mini-drones that they have started using to inventory the stock in some of their European stores. The drones used are from the company Verity, and they are specifically designed to autonomously fly around the warehouse […]
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Agility Robotics unveils a new version of the robot Digit
Robot company Agility Robotics has shown some of the next version of Digit, a robot intended to be used in places like warehouses where it can work side by side with humans. The new version of Digit has been equipped with a head, and its arms now have hands as well. Digit 2.0 should be […]
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Here is the new spacesuit that will be used on the moon
NASA has now unveiled the spacesuit that astronauts will wear when traveling to the moon as part of the Artemis program. The suit is created by Axiom Space and is designed to improve mobility for astronauts moving on the surface of the moon. The suits will be used during Artemis III, where the first woman […]
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SpaceX rolls out global Starlink subscription
SpaceX is now replacing its RV subscription with Starlink Roam, which will cost $150 per month to use regionally, or $200 per month to use globally. A regular portable antenna can be obtained for $599, or one made for use in motion for $2,500. However, Starlink does not seem particularly confident in how well it […]
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How to View NASA’s Presentation of Its Upcoming Advanced Spacesuit
NASA is set to reveal a prototype of the cutting-edge spacesuit that astronauts will don when they land on the moon during the eagerly awaited Artemis III mission, currently scheduled for 2025. The innovative equipment will be showcased to the public on Wednesday morning at a special event organized by NASA and Axiom Space, the […]
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3D-printed rocket wouldn’t lift off
Relativity Space’s 3D-printed rocket was supposed to be launched into Earth’s orbit last night, but the engines stopped working during the launch process. At first, the rocket’s engines started, but before it could lift off, they were shut down, which means it didn’t get very far. The rocket company has not announced why the engines […]
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Is iSIM better than eSIM? Here Is What We Know
eSIM and iSIM have obvious advantages over physical SIM. They are more functional, durable, and tamper-proof. While integrated SIMs look more advanced than embedded SIMs, does it mean they are also better? Let’s check. The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) verifies and secures the identity of a cellular network user. It allows you to call, text, […]