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Rocket Fuel That's Cleaner, Safer, and Still Full of Energy

April 8, 2019

The new fuels use simple chemical "triggers" to unlock the energy of one of the hottest new materials

2-D Material Has Space Vehicle Applications

March 19, 2019

The materials could make future space missions more accessible, and cheaper to launch

Space Microbes Aren't so Alien after All

January 9, 2019

Genetic evidence shows bacteria on the International Space Station are adapting to survive, not to harm

Mars Express Gets Festive: A Winter Wonderland on Mars

December 25, 2018

The ever-icy presence is due to an interesting phenomenon known as a "cold trap"

Saturn Is Losing Its Rings at 'Worst-Case-Scenario' Rate

December 18, 2018

New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observ...

These Tiny Satellites Could Take on NASA's Riskiest Missions (Video)

July 29, 2016

Called CubeSats, swarms of these small marvels could potentially take on NASA's riskiest missions, at a lower cost than full-...

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Sends First In-orbit View

July 13, 2016

The first high-resolution images of the gas giant Jupiter are still a few weeks away

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Successfully Enters Jupiter's Orbit

July 5, 2016

“Independence Day always is something to celebrate, but today we can add to America’s birthday another reason to ...

Chemists Create Battery Technology with Off-The-Charts Charging Capacity

April 22, 2016

Scientists have long sought to use nanowires in batteries.

Designing New Solar Cells to Power Space Missions

September 21, 2015

Team will develop photovoltaic devices made of silicon-germanium-tin

A Fuel Fit for Space Exploration

September 9, 2015

NASA missions rely on the heat produced by the natural decay of plutonium-238 but that isotope is running out

Self-Healing Material Could Plug Life-Threatening Holes in Spacecraft

August 27, 2015

In case debris penetrates a spacecraft or station, a new material that can quickly repair itself could save astronauts' lives...

Fine-Tuning NASA's New Space Launch System

July 3, 2015

Researchers at the University of Georgia College of Engineering are helping NASA determine if a key rocket component can with...

Laser-Based Space Energy System Generates a Patent

June 10, 2015

A space-based system that relies on lasers to generate and deliver energy to spacecraft has won a University of Alabama in Hu...

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