I've been really busy with my studies but I have been still finding articles. These are no longer recent but for the sake of record keeping I would still like to post them on here for your reading pleasure.
Giant Black Hole at the Heart of a Dwarf Galaxy
Physics World
Leap Forward in Quantum Teleportation
Business Insider
First Images from India's spacecraft
BBC News
Complex Organic Molecules, Now Found in Space
BBC News
The Water-ice of Mercury
BBC News
Death Star Moon has confusing innards
BBC News
New Distance Record for Tractor Beams
BBC News
Water on a Neptune sized exoplanet
BBC News
India and US to collaborate on Mission
NASA
Hidden Valleys of the Moon
BBC News
Comets, Coming to a Printer Near You
Have you ever bemoaned your lack of a model of a comet? Feel your
bedroom is incomplete without one? Worry no more; you can now 3D print
your own. The ESA has released a model of Comet
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the duck shaped comet Rossetta will be
Landing on.
BBC News
Nobel Prize to Blue LEDs
BBC News
Showing posts with label rovers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rovers. Show all posts
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Saturday, May 3, 2014
A few Updates regarding Mars and Space Travel
Martian Fashion:
Because eventually humans may colonize Mars (despite that one Doctor Who episode that clearly warned us against it), NASA has begun planning what its astronauts would need to wear. And they are trying to make it fashionable. Personally, they look like Cybermen from the '70s but I suppose as long as they keep our scientists safe, I'm okay with it.
BBC News
Curiosity:
The rover has begun drilling into the surface of Mars again. Just as a test right now, but this does mean more data is on its way down to us.
BBC News
The Future of Space Travel:
The UK government has backed plans that would expand its space industry four-fold. This includes possible plans of a bigger space tourism industry. Already the ESA have had a major part to play in outer space exploration, but with more money being available, their part should expand and more can be accomplished. It seems to be good news for everyone.
BBC News
Because eventually humans may colonize Mars (despite that one Doctor Who episode that clearly warned us against it), NASA has begun planning what its astronauts would need to wear. And they are trying to make it fashionable. Personally, they look like Cybermen from the '70s but I suppose as long as they keep our scientists safe, I'm okay with it.
BBC News
Curiosity:
The rover has begun drilling into the surface of Mars again. Just as a test right now, but this does mean more data is on its way down to us.
BBC News
The Future of Space Travel:
The UK government has backed plans that would expand its space industry four-fold. This includes possible plans of a bigger space tourism industry. Already the ESA have had a major part to play in outer space exploration, but with more money being available, their part should expand and more can be accomplished. It seems to be good news for everyone.
BBC News
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Mars update
Summary: Curiosity has found signs that Mars used to have a large amount of drinkable water in its past. In fact, there were at least two wet stages and sufficient water for microbial life to have formed. Curiosity has also found calcium sulfate veins which are an indicator of water movement along with more coarse pebbles to large to be moved by wind, but just the right size to be moved by a flowing river.
What Curiosity has not found, though, is evidence of methane. Previous measurements from Earth or from satellites had indication that Curiosity would find 10 parts per billion or more of the gas. The existing theory for the methane seen from telescopes was that it was produced by small methane-producing mugs that could potentially live underground. But this theory is loosing its base foundation. As with all science, more measurements must be drawn before a definite conclusion can be reached.
But what's next for the future of Mars exploration? It could be a robotic snake. The idea is that a little snake companion would accompany its big sister vehicle and provide assistance. Whether this is gathering samples from tight spaces or providing an anchor for the vehicle to pull itself out a position it got stuck in. It has the potential to be a quick solution to any number of little issues.
Live Science (drinkable water)
Science Mag (lack of methane)
BBC News (lack of methane)
Live Science (Snake robot)
What Curiosity has not found, though, is evidence of methane. Previous measurements from Earth or from satellites had indication that Curiosity would find 10 parts per billion or more of the gas. The existing theory for the methane seen from telescopes was that it was produced by small methane-producing mugs that could potentially live underground. But this theory is loosing its base foundation. As with all science, more measurements must be drawn before a definite conclusion can be reached.
But what's next for the future of Mars exploration? It could be a robotic snake. The idea is that a little snake companion would accompany its big sister vehicle and provide assistance. Whether this is gathering samples from tight spaces or providing an anchor for the vehicle to pull itself out a position it got stuck in. It has the potential to be a quick solution to any number of little issues.
Live Science (drinkable water)
Science Mag (lack of methane)
BBC News (lack of methane)
Live Science (Snake robot)
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Upcoming Science news
Hank Green made a wonderful video outlining exciting space events in this upcoming year including new launches, rare eclipses, and comets. Check it out!
http://youtu.be/AfQdi07LNF8
(100 posts!)
http://youtu.be/AfQdi07LNF8
(100 posts!)
Friday, November 9, 2012
Space Internet!
Summary: Internet has become a crucial part of life, especially when it comes to communicating over extremely long distances. But our beloved Internet has been lacking in space. Don't fret though, you future astronauts! NASA and ESA have been working on creating an interplanetary net. While they probably aren't too concerned about whether you will be able to watch YouTube or not, it will allow them better control over their rovers.
The way it is now, each robot is controlled separately and if there is an error in sending data, it it lost forever. This new space Internet hopes to remedy that. It is in testing phase with astronauts on the ISS successfully controlling a robot in Germany. I honestly do not understand how it works but the BBC explains it well for anyone who knows computers well.
BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20270833
The way it is now, each robot is controlled separately and if there is an error in sending data, it it lost forever. This new space Internet hopes to remedy that. It is in testing phase with astronauts on the ISS successfully controlling a robot in Germany. I honestly do not understand how it works but the BBC explains it well for anyone who knows computers well.
BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20270833
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