Meet WORMS: The Mix-and-Match Lunar Robot Set to Revolutionize Moon Exploration
Imagine a lunar robot that is as versatile as it is quirky. Introducing WORMS, the Walking Oligomeric Robotic Mobility System, a mix-and-match robotic system designed by MIT engineers. This innovative lunar robot aims to support the construction and maintenance of permanent Moon colonies, while also saving time, space,...
Exploring the Breakthrough Technology Behind NASA’s X-57 Electric Plane: A Step Forward in Emissions-Free Aviation for Engineers
The experimental airplane X-57, developed by Nasa, is due to fly for the first time this year. It has an impressive 14 propellers along its wings and is powered entirely by electricity. This sounds great considering we have to get off fossil fuels yet our demand for aviation...
Meet the NASA nuclear propulsion concept which could get to Mars in just 45 days
A groundbreaking proposal could revolutionize space exploration, as NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program has selected a revolutionary nuclear propulsion system for development in 2023. The proposal is spearheaded by Professor Ryan Gosse of the University of Florida. His concept for a new bimodal Nuclear Thermal and Nuclear...
The Moon – What Moon Missions are planned for 2023?
2023 is set to be a bumper year for Moon missions. Russia, India, and the European Space Agency are all gearing up to launch missions. This follows on from a successful 2022 which saw NASA's Artemis I mission make a successful lunar orbit. However, the coming year sees...
James Webb News – New chemical secrets of distant world revealed
James Webb space telescope uncovers chemical secrets of distant world – paving the way for studying Earth-like planets Since the first planet orbiting a star other than the Sun was discovered in 1995, we have realised that planets and planetary systems are more diverse than we ever imagined. Such...
Could Artemis be the last mission for NASAs astronauts?
Neil Armstrong took his historic “one small step” on the Moon in 1969. And just three years later, the last Apollo astronauts left our celestial neighbour. Since then, hundreds of astronauts have been launched into space but mainly to the Earth-orbiting International Space Station. None has, in fact,...