Sep 25, 2025 | Nuclear, Space
Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, thanks to a new design that utilizes energy from the nuclear fission of liquid uranium to heat propellant. The exciting potential of the new...
Sep 11, 2025 | Featured, Satellites, Space
SpaceX has bought $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum from debt-ridden operator EchoStar to enhance Starlink direct-to-cell phone performance. The sale ends EchoStar’s plans to build its own constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) that would beam 5G...
Aug 28, 2025 | Agriculture, Robots, Space
A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a paperclip, can flap its wings up to 400 times a second and has...
Aug 21, 2025 | Astronomy, Featured, Satellites, Space
An automated data-sharing system co-developed by SpaceX and American radio astronomers promises to protect radio telescopes around the world from disruptive interference from satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Big constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink bring...
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