NASA-Funded Technology for Future Missions May Charge EVs in 5 Minutes on Earth

NASA-Funded Technology for Future Missions May Charge EVs in 5 Minutes on Earth

A new NASA-funded technology for future space missions may charge an electric car in just five minutes on Earth, paving the way for increased adoption of such vehicles, the US space agency said. Researchers at Purdue University, US developed the Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE) to enable two-phase fluid…

ESA Astronaut Candidates for Artemis II Lunar Mission Announced: All Details

ESA Astronaut Candidates for Artemis II Lunar Mission Announced: All Details

The European Space Agency announced a team of seven astronauts on Wednesday to train for NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon — but only one will have the chance to become the first European to walk on the lunar surface. The candidates — France’s Thomas Pesquet, Britain’s Tim Peake, Germany’s Alexander…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX in Talks With ESA to Allow Temporary Use of Its Launchers

Elon Musk’s SpaceX in Talks With ESA to Allow Temporary Use of Its Launchers

The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk’s SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after the Ukraine conflict blocked Western access to Russia’s Soyuz rockets. The private American competitor to Europe’s Arianespace has emerged as a key contender to plug…

Russia to Quit International Space Station ‘After 2024’, Newly Appointed Roscosmos Chief Says

Russia to Quit International Space Station ‘After 2024’, Newly Appointed Roscosmos Chief Says

Russia has decided to quit the International Space Station “after 2024”, the newly-appointed chief of Moscow’s space agency told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. The announcement comes as tensions rage between the Kremlin and the West over Moscow’s military intervention in Ukraine and several rounds of unprecedented sanctions against Russia….

ESA Officially Cuts Mars Mission Ties With Russia, Moscow Responds Angrily

ESA Officially Cuts Mars Mission Ties With Russia, Moscow Responds Angrily

The European Space Agency (ESA) has officially terminated cooperation with Russia on a mission to put a rover on Mars, with Russia’s space chief furiously responding by banning cosmonauts on the ISS from using a Europe-made robotic arm. The ESA had previously suspended ties on the joint ExoMars mission, which…

Boeing’s Starliner Capsule Uncrewed Test Flight Docks Successfully With International Space Station

Boeing’s Starliner Capsule Uncrewed Test Flight Docks Successfully With International Space Station

Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule docked for the first time with the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, completing a major objective in a high stakes do-over test flight into orbit without astronauts aboard. The rendezvous of the gumdrop-shaped CST-100 Starliner with the orbital research outpost, currently home to a…

NASA’s International Space Station Lab Develops Ultracold Atomic Bubbles, Paves New Way for Quantum Research

NASA’s International Space Station Lab Develops Ultracold Atomic Bubbles, Paves New Way for Quantum Research

NASA’s Cold Atom Lab aboard International Space Station (ISS) has come up with a discovery that can give a new direction to quantum research. In this lab, researchers have experimented with gas to form an exotic material. Gas, when cooled to nearly absolute zero (minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus…