Rocket scientist Airlie Chapman says a common theme in her research is working with many small things that,together,accomplish big things.
The idea has been at the outer fringes of conversations about climate solutions for years. But as the climate crisis worsens,interest in sun shields is gaining momentum.
As countries race to develop new capabilities in space,some are also building the forces and weapons to fight beyond the atmosphere.
Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon,but the probe was not generating solar power,its space agency said.
Aboard a spacecraft that came back to Earth,were the ashes and DNA from about 70 people,including the creator of Star Trek.
The lunar lander failed to enter its correct sun-facing orientation in space,after successfully contacting ground teams and activating its propulsion system.
A cutting-edge telescope carrying critical data about dark matter crash-landed in the Patagonian mountains. A Sydney scientist saved the NASA mission.
The video of Taters the cat was streamed from 30 million kilometres away,or roughly 80 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon,the farthest ever.
It’s the most dazzling cosmic event of the year. Find out when and how you can watch the Geminid meteor shower.
Some time this past weekend,about 5.6 billion kilometres away,Halley’s Comet reached its furthest point from the sun and started its journey back.
The rocket’s first stage booster,despite achieving a crucial manoeuvre to separate with its core Starship stage,exploded over the Gulf of Mexico shortly after detaching.