US-made reusable Hadley liquid rocket engine hits Mach 5 in 10 flights
A US aerospace and defense company has taken a huge step towards operational hypersonic systems after recently completing…
Watch: Astrobotic’s Chakram engine aces record 300-second hot fire
Astrobotic put its Chakram rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) through its paces for the first time. During the…
China’s scientists could resurrect NASA’s ‘SpiderFab’ concept robot
Chinese researcher are reportedly developing their own version of NASA’s “SpiderFab” orbital fabrication autonomous robot. Never tested in…
New method to detect ‘faintest whispers’ of nuclear proliferation from space
Nuclear activity detected from space—primarily via commercial and military satellite imagery—has played a key role in the Trump…
NASA gets its largest 777 research aircraft for Earth science missions
Most Boeing 777s spend their lives shuttling passengers between global hubs. But one specific triple-seven just touched down…
11th Moon mineral discovered in China’s first lunar meteorite sample
Scientists in China have discovered and identified the 11th new lunar mineral, according to findings reported by the…
World-first metajet propulsion could enable Alpha Centauri missions
Using even the most advanced rocket propulsion technologies available today, it would take billions of dollars and hundreds…
FBI looks into dead or missing nuclear and space defense scientists
Almost a dozen scientists related to nuclear and space defense programs tied to NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin…
The Bezos-Musk space rivalry is shooting for the moon, and the winner could shift AI infrastructure
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, two of the three richest men in the world, are engaged in a…
‘Cosmic child’ seems distant as sperm show navigation decline in space
Scientists have carried out an unusual test to determine whether a child could be conceived in space. The…
NASA’s X-59 completes second flight in quiet supersonic push
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft completed its second test flight, marking the start of an expanded flight campaign…
‘Photonic crystal’ sail could help laser beams push spacecraft faster
Researchers from Tuskegee University, Alabama, have developed a new photonic crystal (a kind of nanostructured material) light sail.…