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Future quantum computers will be no match for 'space encryption' that uses light to beam data around — with the 1st satellite launching in 2025
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Quantum computers will break encryption one day. But converting data into light particles and beaming them around using thousands of satellites might be one way around this problem.
NASA's mini moon rovers go for a test drive ahead of 2025 private lunar launch (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's CADRE mini rovers have been test driven across the agency's "Mars Yard" and subjected to various other tests to confirm they are ready to launch to the moon.
'Them space drugs cooked real good:' Varda Space just made an HIV medicine in Earth orbit
By Stefanie Waldek published
Varda Space has written up the results of its groundbreaking W-1 mission, which successfully crystalized the metastable Form III of the antiviral drug ritonavir in space and returned it to Earth.
Future Mars plane could help solve Red Planet methane mystery (exclusive)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A new Mars plane idea, affectionately called MAGGIE, received early-stage NASA funding for a project starting in May. Its goal is to one day hunt for methane while soaring above the planet.
Watch India's prototype space plane ace a landing test (video)
By Andrew Jones published
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully carried out a landing test with its prototype space plane last week.
Keep the lines of communication open by building your own infrared transmitter
By Jacob York published
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How to build an environmental monitor to track air purity
By Jacob York published
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Deep-space astronomy sensor peers into the heart of an atom
By Robert Lea published
"Developed initially for space observations, the Compton Camera has now proven its worth as a tool for addressing complex scientific questions in other domains as well."
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