Beyond The Fist Bump, Progress On Artemis Accords For Space Exploration
NASA took its Artemis Accords to Saudi Arabia last week and secured a promise to collaborate on missions to the Moon, and beyond.
NASA took its Artemis Accords to Saudi Arabia last week and secured a promise to collaborate on missions to the Moon, and beyond.
Walmart seems eager to tie the knot with Canoo to take on the Amazon/Rivian team-up.
NASA announced Wednesday the agency is seeking partners to develop technologies needed to shape a new generation of lower-emission, single-aisle airliners that passengers could see in airports in the 2030s. Through its new Announcement for Partnership Proposals, NASA intends to fund one or more awards to design, build, test, and fly … [continued]
When we think of solar power, we usually think of photovoltaic technology, or technology that converts light from the sun into electricity. But there are plenty of other ways to use the sun’s power. On Earth, we also use solar heat for things like solar ovens or solar water heaters, … [continued]
Here on Earth, solar power is one of the ultimate sources of off-grid electricity. Unless you’re in the far north and don’t get sunlight half the year or you’re somewhere that’s frequently cloudy, it’s a very dependable source of electricity that can be used to charge batteries and power everything … [continued]
Nissan/NASA research effort aims to create the next generation of batteries.
Imagine you’re a family of 4 heading to a ski resort in the region. You take an electric Uber to your local small airport. You’re in the air in 15 minutes. You land near the resort and another electric Uber takes you to the hill. You fly quietly over the often dangerous mountain roads, enjoying the scenery from the air. All for the cost of getting there by other means, but in a fraction of the time.
2021 was tied for the sixth warmest year on NASA’s record, stretching more than a century. Because the record is global, not every place on Earth experienced the sixth warmest year on record. Some places had record-high temperatures, and we saw record droughts, floods and fires around the globe. Credits: … [continued]
Scientific research shows the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave, for example, would’ve been virtually impossible without climate change.
The Blue Marble is credited by many as one key element launching the big environmental movements of the past ~50 years. In this followup to “The Story of the Blue Marble,” Fritz Hasler writes about additional Blue Marble images and developments, as well as an insider’s account of the first Blue Marble photo taken on the way to the Moon.