Astronomy

Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the Sun for the ...
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Inside NASA’s decision to keep astronauts in space: What’s next for Starliner spacecraft?

The future of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft remains marked by uncertainty now that its crew of two astronauts has finally returned to Earth on another company's vehicle. Officials at Boeing no doubt ...
Space.com

Step inside a virtual reality art piece inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope

Two roads diverge between a pair of quasars, and I'm sorry I can't travel both — actually, wait, I can travel both. I'm "standing" inside a cavernous galactic space in virtual reality, and with a few ...
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Can robots help astronauts survive in space? Inside Sydney’s National Space Industry Hub

BBC Tech Now visited the National Space Industry Hub in Sydney, Australia, to look at how robots were being developed to support astronauts in space. Reporter Nick Kwek travelled to the hub to meet ...
Space.com

NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft fuels up and moves closer to launch

The Orion spacecraft flying humanity's next crewed mission to the moon has completed propellant loading and is headed to the next phase of launch preparations. Teams at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ...
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the Sun for the ...