LightSail 2 successfully demonstrates Flight by Light
The Planetary Society’s crowdfunded LightSail 2 spacecraft is successfully raising its orbit solely on the power of sunlight.
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British Airways presents BA 2119 Flight of the Future
British Airways presents BA 2119 Flight of the Future exhibition, exploring aviation over the next 100 years.
TESS telescope has found a nearby super-Earth
NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) telescope discovered a relatively close super-Earth exoplanet, at 31 light-years from us.
Elon Musk on the next Giant Leap for Mankind
As the founder, CEO and lead designer at SpaceX, Elon Musk envisions a time when his reusable rockets will bring people to the moon and Mars.
Fueling of Mars 2020 Rover Power System Begins
The electricity for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is provided by a power system called a Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator, or MMRTG.
Sailing in Space on Sunlight
Planetary Society launched its crowdfunded LightSail 2 spacecraft on June 25 and expanded its solar sail.
Aerogel could help to Colonize Mars
Scientists are exploring how aerogel, a translucent, Styrofoam-like material, could be used as a building material on Mars.
Image of Quantum Entanglement captured for the first time
Scientists captured the image of quantum entanglement for the first time ever.
The Strangest Black Hole discovered
Hubble discovers mysterious black hole disc, 130 million light-years away, at the center of the galaxy NGC 3147.
First ever Cruise Ship to sail on Battery power
Hurtigruten’s hybrid powered MS Roald Amundsen making maritime history, as the first cruise ship in the world to sail purely on battery power.