Why SpaceX launched military satellites into Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched six military missile tracking satellites just over a week ago, including two prototypes for the Missile Defence Agency and four for the US Space Force. All are part of a new generation designed to detect
2000-year-old papyri deciphered thanks to algorithms
Algorithms write history. It sounds absurd, but it is reality because, thanks to artificial intelligence, it has been possible to partially translate an ancient papyrus scroll in which the text was written in Greek but was previously indecipherable. We are talking about
Venus and gravitational waves
Two missions to boost the role of European scientists Venus and gravitational waves: It is not an easy time for the European Space Agency, struggling with launches because it is short of both heavy and light launchers with which to send satellites
No visa required: Cuban biologists unravel mysteries of bird migration
By Dave Sherwood and Alien Fernandez HAVANA (Reuters) - University of Havana professor Daniela Ventura has intercepted a migrant. Her net, stretched taut on a forest trail in Havana's Botanical Garden, trembles. A catbird - a discretely clad gray bird with a
Interlune, the mystery startup that wants to create a sustainable space economy
Building a permanent base on the Moon is the most ambitious goal of the Artemis mission, with which Nasa is fine-tuning man's return to Earth's only natural satellite. Away from the spotlight are a number of startups aiming to develop
The first 3D metal printer has arrived in Space
3D metal printer: The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique platform for scientific research and technology development, and resupply missions are crucial to support on-board activities. The latest ISS resupply mission includes innovative studies in the fields of 3D
Female scientists: Lauren Schroeder’s journey in paleoanthropology
Lauren Schroeder's fascination with dinosaurs and bones started at a young age, eventually leading her to pursue a Ph.D. in paleoanthropology at the University of Toronto. Her passion culminated in an extraordinary connection with a 2-million-year-old Homo habilis skull, permanently
The first mission to produce solar energy in Space was a success
Soon, zero-emission energy to power smartphones and computers could come from solar collectors in space instead of traditional wind farms on Earth. The California institute of Technology (Caltech) is studying the feasibility of the infrastructure needed to achieve this. The Space Solar
Einstein’s latest mystery found in deep space: ‘An extraordinary discovery’
Deep Space: A mysterious object discovered within the globular cluster visible in the constellation of Dove more than 39,000 light years from Earth is at the centre of a major international scientific-astronomical discovery, which was reported in the prestigious American journal 'Science'.