1+ week, 3+ day ago  (443+ words) Using lunar regolith simulant, a team of researchers demonstrated that Between the Artemis Program, the ESA's Moon Village, and the Sino-Russian International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), the next step in space exploration is clear: We're going back to the Moon,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (115+ words) Analyzing that dataset showed some distinct differences between the far side sample and those taken from the near side. Most notably, the far side sample has fewer large, coarse particles than near-side samples, but also that those particles have low…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (442+ words) With a simple motion, a jack-in-the-box-like spring designed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the potential of additive manufacturing, also known as 3 D printing, to cut costs and complexity for futuristic space antennas. Called JPL Additive Compliant Canister (JACC), the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (796+ words) Simulated lunar dirt can be turned into extremely durable structures, potentially paving the way to more sustainable and cost-effective space missions, a new study suggests. Using a special laser 3 D printing method, researchers melted fake lunar soil'a synthetic version of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (170+ words) At first glance, that might seem counterintuitive. Mars" atmosphere is primarily composed of carbon dioxide, which, as the name suggests, has oxygen in it. Since the whole purpose of a shield gas is to keep oxygen away, wouldn"t a…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (173+ words) A new study has reviewed how space habitat designs have evolved from inflatable bubbles to 3 D-printed structures built from Martian dust. The research traces how engineers have wrestled with extreme temperatures, the bombmardment of radiation, and the challenge of building…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (152+ words) This is all much easier with standardized connectors and communications and controls interfaces. However, perhaps the most important part of this architecture are the rovers themselves, so the researcher decided to simulate several different configurations of how the rovers might…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (701+ words) [A prototype RDE under test at the Marshall Space Flight Center (Credit: NASA)]Imagine an engine with no moving parts that runs on continuous explosions. I'm actually sure I one saw a hilarious video of such a device some years…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (148+ words) After post-processing the samples were analyzed both internally and externally. To scan a samples internals the researchers used X-ray Computed Tomography, and found that there were small pores throughout the structure, and they seemed to track along the path of…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (101+ words) Modifications to the 3 D printing method seemed to be the answer to those problems. There were two main advancements in technology discussed in the paper - a screw configuration and a different type of "raft" used to bond the printed material…...