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Dec 22, 2023
Using ‘waste’ product from recent NASA research, scientists create transformative nanomaterials
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: chemistry, energy, nanotechnology, physics, space, sustainability
Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered the transformative potential of Martian nanomaterials, potentially opening the door to sustainable habitation on the red planet.
Using resources and techniques currently applied on the International Space Station and by NASA, Dr. Conor Boland, a Lecturer in Materials Physics at the University of Sussex, led a research group that investigated the potential of nanomaterials—incredibly tiny components thousands of times smaller than a human hair —for clean energy production and building materials on Mars.
Taking what was considered a waste product by NASA and applying only sustainable production methods, including water-based chemistry and low-energy processes, the researchers have successfully identified electrical properties within gypsum nanomaterials—opening the door to potential clean energy and sustainable technology production on Mars.
Dec 22, 2023
10 Ways the Universe Might Catastrophically End
Posted by Dan Breeden in category: space
An exploration of ten possible ways the universe could come to an end. My Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodierMy Event Horizon Channel: http…
Dec 22, 2023
Chinese Spacecraft Emitting Strong Signal Over North America
Posted by Joseph Barney in category: space
Interesting read. Are they spying on the West Coast or just running experiments? That’s a good space plane at the very least. 3 launches in 3 years.
Earlier this week, China’s top-secret spaceplane, dubbed Shenlong released six mysterious objects after reaching the Earth’s orbit for the third time in three years.
We can only hazard a guess as to what these objects — which are being tracked by the US Space Force and designated the names OBJECT A through F by the US Department of Defense — are, or what their purpose is.
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Dec 21, 2023
Influx of nitrogen-rich material from the outer Solar System indicated by iron nitride in Ryugu samples
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: particle physics, space
Iron nitride (Fe4N) is detected on magnetite particles within the Ryugu sample returned by Hayabusa2. It is probably the product of impacts of nitrogen-rich dust from the outer Solar System on the surface of Ryugu, indicative of a flux of N-rich dust in the inner Solar System.
Dec 21, 2023
DARPA picks 14 companies for lunar architecture study
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: economics, space
WASHINGTON — DARPA has selected 14 companies, ranging from small startups to established aerospace corporations, to participate in a study on developing commercial lunar infrastructure.
DARPA announced Dec. 5 that 14 companies will collaborate over the next seven months on its 10-Year Lunar Architecture, or LunA-10, study. The goal of the effort, announced in August, is to develop an integrated architecture to support a commercial lunar economy by the mid-2030s.
“LunA-10 has the potential to upend how the civil space community thinks about spurring widespread commercial activity on and around the Moon within the next 10 years,” Michael Nayak, DARPA program manager for LunA-10, said in a statement.
Dec 21, 2023
Space Force eyes a future of speed and agility in orbit
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: military, policy, robotics/AI, satellites, space
For its latest Hyperspace Challenge accelerator, the U.S. Space Force selected three startups specializing in satellite propulsion, picks reflecting the military’s growing interest in nimble satellites that can maneuver to outplay adversaries.
This marks a shift for the Pentagon, which traditionally has launched satellites into orbit and restricted their movements to conserve fuel. But with rivals fielding maneuverable spacecraft, U.S. officials are calling for a shift to “dynamic space operations,” enabled by autonomous refueling and other in-orbit services.
“Having the ability to refuel would really open new possibilities,” said John Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy. He said the Pentagon is encouraged to see commercial companies developing technologies for in-orbit logistics that also have significant utility for the military.
Dec 21, 2023
Robot stand-in mimics your movements in VR
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: robotics/AI, space, virtual reality
Researchers from Cornell and Brown University have developed a souped-up telepresence robot that responds automatically and in real-time to a remote user’s movements and gestures made in virtual reality.
The robotic system, called VRoxy, allows a remote user in a small space, like an office, to collaborate via VR with teammates in a much larger space. VRoxy represents the latest in remote, robotic embodiment from researchers in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science.
Dec 21, 2023
Algae Biofuel Rises From Grave To Haunt Fossil Fuel Stakeholders
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: space, sustainability
Algae biofuel has unlimited supplies that is also regenerative in its supply chain. It can reproduce nearly indefinitely bringing infinite supplies instead of oil which is dependent on earth this could even be used in space.
After ExxonMobil walks away, algae biofuel gets another shot at success and the US Department of Energy is here for it.
Dec 21, 2023
Ryugu Samples illuminate Terrestrial Weathering Effects on Primitive Meteorites
Posted by Natalie Chan in categories: materials, space
A groundbreaking study conducted by a team of international scientists has unveiled unprecedented insights into the nature of the asteroid Ryugu and shed light on the composition of water-and carbon-rich small bodies in the solar system.
Asteroids like Ryugu are remnants of planetary embryos that never reached larger sizes, making them invaluable windows into materials that formed in the early solar system.
The study centered on laboratory measurements of the samples brought back to the Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft in 2020.