Russia patents space station designed to generate artificial gravity

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Could Russia’s future space station produce its own artificial gravity? (Image credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) Russian state-owned Energia rocket company has secured a patent for a novel spacecraft architecture designed to generate artificial gravity, a capability which could provide a huge boost for long-duration crewed missions. A report from Russian state media outletContinue Reading

Before trips to Mars, we need better protection from cosmic rays

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Cosmic rays may be a key challenge to face on the way to Mars. (Image credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)) This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . The first step on the moon was one of humanity’s most exciting accomplishments.Continue Reading

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As a whole, aviation is incredibly safe and routine. You get on a flight, and it proceeds uneventfully to your destination. Every so often, however, flight crews need to divert to an alternate airport, whether it’s due to an aircraft issue, poor weather at the destination, or a problem inContinue Reading

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Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield. Intelligence findings seen by The Associated Press say the so-calledContinue Reading

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Generative artificial intelligence is a type of AI that creates content, like images, text and video, at a user’s prompt or request., Generative artificial intelligence is a type of AI that creates content, like images, text and video, at a user’s prompt or request., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading

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Chinese EV components supplier Suzhou Inovance Automotive Systems and gallium nitride (GaN) power device manufacturer Innoscience (Suzhou) Technology have integrated their 6.6 kW onboard charger (OBC) system powered by 650 V GaN devices. The two-in-one power system integrates the OBC and the DC-DC converter. The optimized architecture and Innoscience’s high-voltageContinue Reading