Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station
Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China's new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm......»»
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk
A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA's moonwalkers......»»
Saturday Citations: Permian-Triassic mystery solved; cute baby sighted; the nine-day 2023 seismic event
This week, a billionaire made a spacewalk, archaeologists found a new, isolated Neanderthal lineage and the James Webb Space Telescope revealed the extreme outskirts of the Milky Way. And a few other things happened:.....»»
Boeing "ran out of time" on Starliner: astronaut stuck on ISS
A US astronaut stuck on the International Space Station said Friday he believed Boeing's Starliner could have carried him home, if more time had been available to work through the beleaguered spacecraft's issues......»»
Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit
Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it's been tough dealing with their Boeing ride leaving without them and the prospect of spending several extra months in orbit......»»
Navy captains don’t like abandoning ship—but with Starliner, the ship left them
"As the commander or pilot of your spacecraft, you don’t want to see it go off without you." Enlarge / NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams wave to their families, friends, and NASA officials on their way to the laun.....»»
Starliner astronauts speak of ‘tough times’ watching their spacecraft depart without them
Two NASA astronauts have spoken publicly for the first time since the Boeing Starliner departed from the International Space Station without them......»»
Biden moves to crack down on Shein and Temu, slow shipments into US
Rapid growth of Temu and Shein threatens US businesses and consumers, Biden says. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) The Biden administration has proposed rules that could make it more costly for Chinese.....»»
NASA"s SpaceX Crew-9 to conduct space station research
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov are headed to the International Space Station for the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission in September. Once on station, these crew members will support scientific investigations that in.....»»
Researchers simulate novel metal-filtered VCSEL modal control
A study led by researchers from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed a novel metal-dielectric film mode filter structure that can flexibly regulate transverse modes in vertical-cavi.....»»
Stuck-in-space astronauts make first public comments since Boeing capsule left without them
Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them......»»
Experimental evidence links plant diversity to ecosystem multifunctionality through multitrophic diversity
A study led by Prof. Liu Xiaojuan from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has demonstrated that the association between multitrophic diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality is stronger than the relationship between.....»»
Image: Chili flowers bloom in International Space Station
In July 2021, NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing chili peppers in the Advanced Plant Habitat, as part of the Plant Habitat-04 (PH-04) experiment......»»
iFixit Empowers Makers with FixHub Portable Soldering Station
iFixit's new FixHub Power Series empowers makers to solder on-the-go. The post iFixit Empowers Makers with FixHub Portable Soldering Station appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Neural network improves tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy quantification accuracy
A research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a neural network-based absorbance recovery method to improve the accuracy of single path tunable diode laser absorption spect.....»»
EVgo and GM reveal their new fast charger experience
The layout and canopy are similar to a gas station. Enlarge / Are you getting gas station vibes? Because I'm getting gas station vibes. (credit: GM) Several years ago, General Motors and EVgo teamed up to build out a net.....»»
Chinese hackers target Windows servers with SEO poisoning campaign
So far, a couple dozen websites, scattered mostly throughout Asia, were compromised......»»
Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic
"Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry." Enlarge / Jared Isaacman emerges from the Dragon spacecraft on Thursday morning. (credit: SpaceX webcast) The Polaris Dawn mission to.....»»
Billionaire"s spacewalk with SpaceX delayed several hours hundreds of miles above Earth
A billionaire will have to wait a little longer to perform the first private spacewalk after SpaceX delayed Thursday's spacewalk by a few hours......»»
How to watch SpaceX’s first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon tonight
Two non-professional astronauts are about to conduct the first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft and also the first-ever commercial spacewalk......»»
9 phenomena NASA astronauts will encounter at Moon"s south pole
NASA's Artemis campaign will send the first woman and the first person of color to the moon's south polar region, marking humanity's first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years......»»