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[ad_1] Researchers at UCLA and collaborators at eight other research institutions have created an extremely lightweight and durable ceramic airgel. The material could be used for applications such as spacecraft, because it can withstand the intense heat and extreme temperature changes that space missions endure. Ceramic aerogels have been used to isolate industrial equipment since … Read more

[ad_1] Conceptual image of SPHEREx.Picture: Caltech A recently approved NASA mission, called SPHEREx, will use a space observatory to study the first conditions of the universe and look for the heavenly ingredients necessary for life. Proposed in 2016, the Spectrophotometer for the History of the Universe, Reionization and Ice Explorer mission, or SPHEREx, was chosen … Read more

[ad_1] A year ago, SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time. Millions of people listening to the Elon Musk space company have become the number one list of the most powerful rockets in the world.

[ad_1] On Tuesday, February 19th at 10:53, the full moon of snow will rise in the morning sky, bringing with it an intense energy that we will all feel during the day and at night. The full moon of February is in the Virgin, and it is technically a supermoon, which means that the moon … Read more

[ad_1] Even after avoiding lightning bolts, encountering live dinosaurs and something that could very well be Bigfoot, and being vomited by a monster volcano, there's one thing that even Jules Verne's Professor Lidenbrock did not see when he ventured to the center of our planet. There are mountains in the bowels of the earth. Gigantic … Read more

[ad_1] Last updated on February 16, 2019 10:09 This view had almost the smallest pixel size possible in NASA's current LRO orbit. (Web Desk) – NASA, the US space agency said Friday that its lunar orbiter had captured for the third time the site of the landing of the Chinese lunar probe Chang'e-4, and this … Read more

[ad_1] The long Martian road: In August 2010, the rover Opportunity took a picture of its course in the sand of the red planet. This image shows the pretty undulations of small dunes created by the wind, similar to those we have here on Earth. Opportunity took many epic shots like this while he was … Read more

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, DC – Nearly three years after the return of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly after nearly a year in orbit, researchers are still studying data collected during an unprecedented study comparing his state of health to that of his twin brother. According to them, the comparison did not give warning signals on long-term space … Read more

[ad_1] SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by Elon Musk, is working diligently on an extremely ambitious project: permanently installing people on Mars. To help realize this vision, Musk is developing a massive, fully reusable launch system called Starship. The spacecraft is designed as a 180-foot-tall spacecraft that will launch into orbit over Super Heavy, a … Read more

[ad_1] NASA's Mars Opportunity rover was designed to operate for only 90 days, but lasted 15 years. NASA officially declared it dead Wednesday and its last message to scientists before it darkens eight months ago is holding the attention. The rover spent about 15 years sending out bursts of data, not words, but according to … Read more