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COSMIC is a groundbreaking project that's taking satellite technology to the next level. How does it calculate information that can help predict climate change and monitor Earth's changing magnetism?
COSMIC is a groundbreaking project that's taking satellite technology to the next level. How does it calculate information that can help predict climate change and monitor Earth's changing magnetism?
Surely nuclear weapons, which can obliterate entire cities, contain enough destructive power to blow a giant space rock to bits, right? What does NASA make of the whole explosive business? See more »
Air-breathing rockets have the potential to dramatically lower launch costs and may make space lots more accessible to normal people. See how it will work! See more »
Antimatter has the ability to store incredible amounts of energy in a very small space. See how it will work. See more »
Asteroid mines could become an incredible source of building supplies for a colony on the moon. Learn how they will work! See more »
Researchers are using the moon's gravitational pull on bodies of water to test underwater turbine electricity production. It's considered clean power, but is it completely safe? See more »
COSMIC is a groundbreaking project that's taking satellite technology to the next level. How does it calculate information that can help predict climate change and monitor Earth's changing magnetism? See more »
Get a sneak peek (even before NASA scientists) at a new type of spacecraft that could be jolted through space by electromagnets. See more »
Using current rocket engine technology, a trip to Mars takes seven months. Fusion propulsion would cut that trip in half. Find out what fusion is and how it could speed up space travel. See more »
Inflatable spacecraft will revolutionize satellites and space habitats. Learn how they will work! See more »
Like many new technologies, light propulsion was originally conceived as a tool of war and national defense. But the "Star Wars" missile defense system may eventually send rockets, rather than missile-destroying lasers, into space. See more »