Credit: DepositphotosThe issue of space debris has been growing for years, exacerbated by the continuous launch of rockets and payloads. In recent years, organizations, particularly the European Space Agency (ESA), have begun to take the issue more seriously. Now, they are asking: How can we achieve zero space debris?The Scale and Danger of Space...
Credit: PixabayHuman minibrains, or organoids, launched into space surprised scientists by thriving during their time in low-Earth orbit. In 2019, US researchers sent lab-grown human neural tissue to the International Space Station (ISS) for a brief stay. The result was nothing short of astonishing.The cells not only survived the weightlessness of space for weeks,...
The orbits of the planets around the Sun have been a subject of intense scientific debate. Scientists understand planetary properties well, but their trajectories have changed significantly since the Solar System's formation.
Artist's concept of an orbital solar power plantSpace SolarUK startup Space Solar has signed a deal with Reykjavik Energy that could make Iceland the first country to receive solar power beamed from space, with a 30-MW demonstration set for launch by 2030.While solar power is a clean energy source, it faces limitations like cloud...
(JIJI PRESS/AFP/Japan OUT)Wooden Satellite Launched into SpaceIts Japanese creators announced on Tuesday that they launched the first-ever wooden satellite into space aboard a SpaceX rocket. This satellite is part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).Scientists at Kyoto University developed the satellite, designing it to burn up entirely upon re-entering Earth’s...
Interacting galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163, in a composite image combining Hubble and JWST data. (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI)Abyss Gazing Back: Nietzsche's Prophetic Words in Space"The abyss also looks back into you," said German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1886. His words feel almost prophetic as we gaze, nearly 140 years later, at an image from 80 million...
The first shape created with the 3D Metal PrinterESA/NASAIn an experiment that seems as risky as bobbing for fries, the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully conducted the first 3D metal printing in space aboard the ISS. Developed in collaboration with Airbus, the Metal 3D Printer produced the first of four test shapes.3D printing on...
JWST captured a near-infrared image of the boundary of the Horsehead Nebula. (Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, K. Misselt/University of Arizona, and A. Abergel/IAS/University Paris-Saclay/CNRS)A fresh perspective has just unveiled a renowned feature in our planet's sky.Mid- and near-infrared investigations conducted by the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed never-before-seen characteristics in the Horsehead Nebula...
The Electron rocket lifting offRocket LabDespite being the size of a toaster, NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) can deploy an ultra-thin plastic sail in approximately 25 minutes, covering an area of 860 ft² (80 m²) with a boom extending from the size of a hand to 23 ft (7 m) in...
What does the journey back to Earth from space entail? Varda's space-manufactured medication has now experienced it firsthand.Image credit: giocalde/Shutterstock.Varda Space Industries, a company from California, did something amazing recently. They brought back samples of a medicine they made while in space.It wasn't easy. The capsule carrying the samples had some problems and was...
