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Artemis III Mission Profile: SpaceX Starship to Enable Historic 2026 Lunar Landing
The Artemis program, NASA's ambitious initiative to return humans to the Moon, will achieve a significant milestone with the Artemis III mission in 2026. This historic mission will mark the first crewed lunar landing since the Apollo era, over five decades ago. Artemis III aims to put boots...
Digital Telescope Project Secures £3M Grant for Advanced Sky Monitoring
The University of Warwick has been awarded a £3 million grant from the European Research Council to develop a groundbreaking digital telescope. The project, led by Professor Don Pollacco, aims to revolutionize astronomical observations by enabling continuous, high-sensitivity night sky monitoring. The digital telescope, a departure from conventional...
AirCar: Slovak Flying Car Technology Takes Off in China
In a significant development for the future of personal transportation, the Slovakian company Klein Vision has sold the exclusive rights to manufacture and use its groundbreaking AirCar technology within a specific region of China. Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Company, headquartered in Cangzhou, has acquired the license to...
NASA Selects Lunar Terrain Vehicle Providers for Artemis Moon Missions: Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to Develop Autonomous Rovers
NASA's ambitious Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon. As part of that mission, the US space agency has selected three companies to advance the development of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV), a crucial component for expanding scientific exploration on the lunar surface. Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost,...
India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle ‘Pushpak’ Completes Crucial Landing Test, Paving the Way for Affordable Space Exploration
This week, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully demonstrated the autonomous landing capability of its reusable launch vehicle, Pushpak. This marks a crucial step towards developing cost-effective and sustainable access to space, aligning with ISRO's vision of making space exploration more affordable. The Pushpak Mission The RLV...
Smartphone Magnetometers: Empowering Portable Diagnostics with Magnetized Hydrogels
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a novel technique for measuring glucose levels and other biomarkers with surprising accuracy. The method harnesses the power of smartphone magnetometers and magnetised hydrogels. This discovery opens up new possibilities for portable diagnostics, which hopefully will...
