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NASA DART craft punches an asteroid in the face
NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid in the world’s first test of a planetary defense system to deflect a doomsday meteorite. Read more…
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Inversion Space capsules can store and deliver space cargo (and pizza)
Inversion Space wants to build space capsules that can store stuff in orbit and deliver it to and from Earth easily – even pizza, maybe, Read more…
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Warp drive now exists but we are a long way from boldly going anywhere
Warp drive is now a ‘thing.’ As with many of the best inventions, it appeared while scientists were looking the other way. Read more…
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Is the Universe controlled by huge, weird structures or something stranger?
The Universe is coming into focus and every discovery seems to add new bafflement to our understanding of how things work. Read more…
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Space junk is becoming a real issue – and it will get a lot worse
Space junk is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately, otherwise the risks of catastrophic collisions cannot be ignored. Read more…
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The sun is entering a more active period and we are there to take a look
The sun is the central point of our solar system and yet we are only just beginning to understand how it works. It could be really useful. Read more…
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The human body goes haywire in space, should we even be going?
The human body does not do well in space. We are, let’s face it, a bit puny when it comes to conquering inhospitable environments. Read more…
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Are we on the brink of the next big phase in space travel and exploration?
After decades of not much happening with humans in space, or at least it has been a bit quiet, things are getting quite exciting again Read more…
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Scientists are building humans who can survive in space
For humans to get very far in space – to Mars for instance – we will need to adapt hugely to the pressures of space travel. Read more…
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The IoT market is officially taking off – literally
Predictions and promises that the IoT market is taking off have been here for five years. Now, ‘helped’ by COVID-19, all the lights are green. Read more…
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Set for take off – space hotels to offer rooms in the sky
Some day soon you might be able to board a rocket and get a room with a view – of the whole planet – from a hotel in space. Read more…
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Friday Futures: volcanoes from space, alien spy probes
Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: volcanoes from space; alien spy probes round the sun; oasis on Mars; underwater museum; flags Read more…
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Now Pakistan aims to send astronaut into space
Pakistan said on Thursday it aims to send its first astronaut into space by 2022 and will begin selecting candidates next year. Read more…
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Fancy a getaway in space? It’s a steal at $35K a night.
NASA will allow private citizens to stay at the International Space Station (ISS) for a month-long getaway at a cost of about $35,000 per night. Read more…
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Friday Futures: inflatable astronauts, black hole, bio-hacking
This week: inflatable astronauts; a big black hole; bio-hacking; are humans safe in space; artificial muscles. Read more…
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Friday Futures: eggs vs cancer, storms on Jupiter, kill the URL
Friday Futures: Chickens are laying eggs with cancer drugs in them; Google wants to kill the URL; and astronomers find cool distant object with cheap telescope. Read more…
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Ambitious Thai company, mu Space, enters the space race
mu Space, Thailand’s newest space and satellite company plans to enter into the projects of the US space agency NASA. Read more…
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New Zealand company launches 13 tiny probes into space
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Rocket Lab, a rocket propulsion company backed by investors in Silicon Valley, has launched a batch of 13 tiny probes from New Zealand to study space. The Electron rocket lifted off on Read more…
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Amazon wants to harvest big data from outer space
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Amazon is in talks with Chile to house and mine massive amounts of data generated by the country’s giant telescopes, which could prove fertile ground for the company to develop new artificial Read more…
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Vodafone will build an LTE network on the moon because why not?
BARCELONA (Reuters) – The moon will get its first mobile phone network next year, enabling high-definition streaming from the lunar landscape back to earth, part of a project to back the first privately funded moon Read more…