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"Gas Station in Space" - A New Proposal to Convert Space Junk Into Rocket Fuel

"An Australian company is part of an international effort to recycle dangerous space junk into rocket fuel — in space," reports the Guardian. Slashdot reader votsalo shared their report (which also looks at some of the other companies working.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotNov 21st, 2021

SpaceX has caught a massive rocket. So what’s next?

Spoiler alert: The company still has a massive amount of work to do to reach the Moon. The stupefying and stupendous capture of a Starship rocket earlier this month by two mechani.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Cosmic Fingerprint 5,000 Light-Years Away

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Cosmic Fingerprint 5,000 Light-Years Away.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space

NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Astronaut released from hospital after “medical issue” upon return from space

NASA says the astronaut was hospitalized overnight for medical observation. NASA said Saturday an astronaut hospitalized after returning from space the day before has been release.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

Pillars of Creation Seen In 4K Via James Webb Space Telescope

Pillars of Creation Seen In 4K Via James Webb Space Telescope.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

Costco partners with Electric Era to bring back EV charging in the U.S.

Costco is again putting its brand name on an EV-charging station in the U.S......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 27th, 2024

The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea

The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Scientists want to shoot $200 trillion of diamond dust into space to stop global warming

Scientists continue to come up with some of the most off-the-wall global warming solutions ever conceived. We’ve heard theories about how moon dust could help … The post Scientists want to shoot $200 trillion of diamond dust into space to sto.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from ISS

A NASA astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been hospitalized for an unspecified medical condition but remains stable, the US space agency said Friday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Boeing exploring sale of space business: report

Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled company's financial position, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Boeing exploring sale of its space business, WSJ reports

Boeing exploring sale of its space business, WSJ reports.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235-day space mission

NASA says the astronaut is in "stable condition under observation as a precautionary measure." NASA said Friday one its astronauts is in a hospital in Florida for medical observat.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024

Amazon quietly launches $849 M3 MacBook Air deal

Amazon's hidden MacBook Air discount drops the price of the current M3 model to just $849.99 with an on-page coupon.Amazon issues new price cut on the latest MacBook Air - Image credit: AppleThe $849.99 price on the standard 13-inch model in Space Gr.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Report: Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C is lost

Nations must collectively commit to cutting 42% off annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 57% by 2035 in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)—and back this up with rapid action—or the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal wi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing"s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Synthesis method improves catalytic activity by controlling the surface structure of metal particles

Fine-tuning the reactions that produce hydrogen (H2) for use as a clean fuel is an important endeavor to fight against climate change. Researchers at Tohoku University and the Tokyo University of Science have succeeded in improving the catalytic acti.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Chemists develop a metal-free way to selectively convert symmetrical diols into one of two mirror-image isomers

A team of chemists at the University of Cambridge has developed a metal-free way to convert symmetrical diols selectively into one of two mirror-image isomers. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group took advantage of the ability o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Rocket Report: Sneak peek at the business end of New Glenn; France to fly FROG

"The vehicle's max design gimbal condition is during ascent when it has to fight high-altitude winds." Welcome to Edition 7.17 of the Rocket Report! Next week marks 10 years since.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 25th, 2024

Proof that immigrants fuel the US economy is found in the billions they send back home, says researcher

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions of immigrants if he is elected to a second term, claiming that, among other things, foreign-born workers take jobs from others. His running mate JD Vance has echoed those anti-immigrant views......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024

Blasts from the past: New insights from old space storms

On 4 August 1972, a burst of solar plasma rocked Earth's magnetic field after hurtling through space for about 14.6 hours—the fastest sun-to-Earth plasma journey ever recorded. The resulting space storm, one of several that occurred from 2 to 11 Au.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 24th, 2024