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What Would We Do If an Asteroid Hit Earth? NASA Is Simulating It
Posted in Science on 4th May, 2021
by Alex Muller
'These exercises ultimately help the planetary defense community communicate with each other and with our governments to ensure we are all coordinated should a potential impact threat be identified in the future'
How spending a long time in zero-G could shrink the heart
Posted in Medicine, Science on 1st Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
Scientists are hoping that, by studying people like Kelly, NASA will be able to design more effective exercise programs for astronauts to keep them all optimally healthy.
Could Life Be Hiding in Our Galaxy’s Ocean Worlds?
Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2021
by Alex Muller
Scientists hope to send landers to these moons too and more directly sample the oceans below. And although detecting exomoons is still a challenge, more sensitive instruments and creative new methods may, in the future, yield insight into how frequently they occur and what they're made of.
Relativity Space aims to 3D print 95 percent of a rocket and send it to orbit.
Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
The company says 3D printing benefits, like vastly simplified designs that can only be achieved additively, accelerated prototyping, and design flexibility, apply too.
Even with all the SpaceX Starship flights exploding, enormous progress is being made on the project
Posted in Hardware, Science on 6th Mar, 2021
by Alex Muller
A lot of progress is being made on the starship project and a lot of data is being collected with each flight.