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Space refers to the science and study of Earth, the atmosphere, and outer space – specifically, the research, design, and technology behind spacecraft and the latest innovations in the study of the void between celestial bodies.
Insulation key to NASA SLS rocket
Insulation is one of those unsung industry heroes that keeps our drinks cold and homes warm on those bone-chilling…
EPFL team bottled it at the CanSat competition
In June, five EPFL students went to Texas for the competition final, where they put the device they had been…
DNA was successfully sequenced in space for the first time ever
For the first time ever, a NASA astronaut has successfully sequenced DNA in microgravity. The feat was conducted as…
NASA five-year long competition draws to a conclusion
NASA’s Sample Return Robot Challenge has reached its final stage, after five years of competition by more than 40…
NASA astronaut breaks time-in-space record
NASA astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams surpassed 520 days living in space on Wednesday, 24th…
Students fly a prototype of Prandtl-M, an aircraft that could fly in the Martian…
Some interns get coffee. Others might make copies. Not at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California,…
Pair of satellites create their own solar eclipse
Every 18 months or so, scientists and sensation-seekers gather at set points on Earth’s surface, to await…
NASA sets a new Guinness World Record firing 44 rockets on one flight
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia has caught the attention of Guinness World Records. Wallops’ sounding…
NASA launches $1m space robotics challenge
NASA, in partnership with Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center, and…
1969 Image shows MIT computer scientist with NASA’a Apollo flight software
What appears to be simply a woman standing next to a tall stack of papers is actually one of the computer…