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'Cooling glass' could fight climate change by reflecting solar radiation back into space
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
To combat increasing global temperatures, scientists have developed a new cooling glass paint which effectively uses space as a heat sink.
Quantum batteries could charge faster by scrambling the rules of cause and effect
By Ben Turner published
Batteries could charge up by relying on a quantum effect known as indefinite causal order, whereby the laws of cause and effect are scrambled and power can move through the system quicker.
NASA laser-beams adorable cat video to Earth from 19 million miles away (video)
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications experiment streamed a high-definition video of Taters the cat to Earth from 19 miles (31 million km) away in a groundbreaking demonstration.
Massive 'lighthouses' on the moon could light the way for future lunar astronauts
By Leonard David published
Honeybee Robotics has a plan to build massive lighthouses on the moon to provide light, power and communications infrastructure as part of a plan to develop a lunar economy.
Iran launches 'bio-space capsule' protoype, aims to fly astronauts by 2030
By Andrew Jones published
Iran test launched what it describes as a "bio-capsule" as part of its plan to put its own astronauts into space by the end of the decade.
NASA's Mars robots back in action after 'solar conjunction'
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Mars robots are back up to full speed on and around the Red Planet, after a two-week pause in commanding.
DARPA-funded 'Inchworm' robots could help us build moon bases. Here's how
By Josh Dinner published
A maneuverable robot from Japan-based startup GITAI has made the list of technologies chosen for a lunar infrastructure development study from DARPA.
Interstellar astronauts would face years-long communication delays due to time dilation
By Paul Sutter published
Due to the mind-blowing distances and speeds required, interstellar travel remains a major spaceflight challenge. But new research highlights yet another hurdle: Communication blackouts.
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