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    NASA's 'Helical Engine' could reach 99% the speed of light
    Joseph Shavit
    • 10 hours ago

    NASA's 'Helical Engine' could reach 99% the speed of light

    When it comes to space, there's a problem with our human drive to go all the places and see all the things. A big problem. It's space.
    China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 15

    China’s lunar lander finds evidence of native water on moon

    Samples from the Moon's Oceanus Procellarum may be able to calm at least one scientific squall: the source of lunar water.
    New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 27

    New discovery about distant galaxies: Stars are heavier than we thought

    The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye.
    Revolutionary 'Helical Engine' could reach 99% the speed of light
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 24

    Revolutionary 'Helical Engine' could reach 99% the speed of light

    The engine accelerates ions confined in a loop to relativistic speeds, and then varies their velocity to make slight changes to their mass.
    Ghostly ‘mirror world’ key to solving a major cosmic puzzle
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 23

    Ghostly ‘mirror world’ key to solving a major cosmic puzzle

    New research suggests an unseen ‘mirror world’ of particles might be the key to solving a major puzzle in cosmology – the Hubble constant.
    Lunar first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 13

    Lunar first: Scientists grow plants in soil from the Moon

    Scientists have grown plants in soil from the Moon, a first in human history and a milestone in lunar and space exploration.
    Research breakthrough tests warp speed effect
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 10

    Research breakthrough tests warp speed effect

    New discovery opens the door for scientists to see ideas in action that were previously only understood in theory or represented in science.
    Warp drive is getting closer to reality, NASA says
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 8

    Warp drive is getting closer to reality, NASA says

    Of many remarkable events shown in Star Trek, warp drive was one of the many futuristic ideas that caught the attention people globally.
    This is what happens to the human brain over time in space
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 7

    This is what happens to the human brain over time in space

    Long-duration space flight alters fluid-filled spaces along veins and arteries in the brain, according to new research
    Space elevator rides to the moon are possible using today’s technology
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 6

    Space elevator rides to the moon are possible using today’s technology

    The biggest hurdle to humankind’s expansion throughout the solar system is the prohibitive cost of escaping Earth’s gravitational pull.
    Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 6

    Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel

    Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report.
    'Gravity Telescopes' are 1,000x more precise than current technologies
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 4

    'Gravity Telescopes' are 1,000x more precise than current technologies

    A futuristic technique conceptualized by Stanford scientists could enable astronomical imaging far more advanced than any present today.
    NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to aid lunar exploration
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 3

    NASA develops ‘Lunar Backpack’ to aid lunar exploration

    The sensor is a surveying tool for both navigation and science mapping, able to create ultra-high-resolution 3D maps at centimeter precision
    New experiments reveal the source of the aurora borealis
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 2

    New experiments reveal the source of the aurora borealis

    Researchers have demonstrated Alfvén waves accelerating electrons under conditions that correspond to Earth’s magnetosphere.
    Earth’s atmosphere may be source of some lunar water
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 30

    Earth’s atmosphere may be source of some lunar water

    Hydrogen and oxygen escaping from Earth’s upper atmosphere and combining on the moon could be one of the sources of the known lunar water.
    New theory solves the mystery of how our solar system evolved
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 29

    New theory solves the mystery of how our solar system evolved

    Researchers at MSU, China and France have unveiled a new theory that could help solve a galactic mystery of how our solar system evolved.
    Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 26

    Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids?

    Using new analyses, scientists found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in meteorites
    Europa could be key in the search for extraterrestrial life
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 25

    Europa could be key in the search for extraterrestrial life

    Europa is a prime candidate for life in our solar system, and its deep saltwater ocean has captivated scientists for decades.
    Moon-based telescopes could explain the birth of our universe
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 24

    Moon-based telescopes could explain the birth of our universe

    Earth-based telescopes that look that far back to the big bang (BB) 13.8 billion years ago are unable to resolve the relevant details.
    Scientists Plan to Store DNA on The Moon!
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 23

    Scientists Plan to Store DNA on The Moon!

    The ambitious project aims to preserve humankind – and animal-kind, plant-kind and fungi-kind – in the event of a global crisis.
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