NASA Announces Plans For Nuclear-Powered Rocket With In-Space Tests As Soon As 2027
NASA and DARPA have teamed up to demonstrate whether it's possible to use nuclear-powered rockets to get to Mars faster than when using current methods.
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This Innovative New Technology Turns Abandoned Mines Into Sustainable Energy Storage
A proposed plan could utilize an unusual method of physics for storing renewable energy, making use of the thousands of abandoned mineshafts in the U.S. -
Here's Why Your iPhone's Weather App Is Wrong So Often
The iPhone Weather app is convenient, but when its predictions consistently clash with reality, you might start to wonder whether there's a better alternative. -
Here's How This New NASA Telescope Will Hunt Down Dangerous Asteroids
In 2028, NASA will deploy the NEO Surveyor space telescope, whose mission will be to detect at least 2/3 of potentially dangerous objects in our solar system. -
NASA And Boeing Team Up On Greener Tech You Don't Need To Be An Astronaut To Enjoy
When you step aboard an airplane in a few years, the wings may be in a different place than you're used to if NASA and Boeing have anything to say about it. -
Who Is In The 9-Person SpaceX dearMoon Crew?
The SpaceX dearMoon mission, headed by Yusaku Maezawa, aims to circle the moon and return to Earth in 2023. Here's the onboard crew. -
NASA's Webb Telescope Makes Its First Exoplanet Discovery, A Rocky Planet Similar In Size To Earth
Using data collected from Webb's Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), scientists have confirmed its first exoplanet discovery. Some questions remain, though. -
Scientists Combined Seven Telescopes To Look For Colliding Black Holes. Here's What They Found
Scientists used seven different telescopes to capture images of two super-massive black holes on a collision course 750 million light years away. -
The Biggest MedTech Flops Of All Time
MedTech is supposed to save lives and push the industry forward, but these flops caused the opposite to happen, often with irreparable harm. -
These NASA-Funded Projects Could Change The Future Of Space And Technology In 2023
NASA has revealed the projects shortlisted for the 2023 Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which supports ideas that aim to transform space travel. -
This New Drone Device Uses WiFi To See Through Walls
Through an application charmingly called "Wi-Peek," a team of robotics experts have taught a drone to hop on local WiFi and use it to see through walls. -
NASA Reportedly In Talks With SpaceX In Preparation For Possible ISS Crew Rescue
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station may need to rely on SpaceX's Dragon capsule to return home after a Soyuz capsule was damaged in space. -
This New VR Technology Could Change The Future Of Cancer Treatment
Virtual reality isn't just a way for anyone to experience flying a jet or doing yoga on a mountaintop. Experts say it could be used to help doctors, too. -
NASA's X-59 Supersonic Plane Gets Powerful Engine For Quieter Flight
NASA is currently developing an engine that will be more quiet when breaking the sound barrier. It's the X-59 supersonic plane and it will be tested over land. -
How This Giant Laser Could Be Used To Find Evidence Of Aliens
The search for alien life isn't limited to robots digging in the sandbox we call Mars. According to new research, scientists may have another tool: gravity.
