So you want to go to mars… Mars is the fourth planet in our solar system, named aptly for the Roman god of war! Historically observed by astronomers as early as 1045 BCE. by early astronomers across the ancient world. What do we know about mars? Mars is a dead …
I Want My Future Back
Believe it or not, we are currently living in the 21st Century. Yep, Space age 2018. I’m sure we’re now on a very advanced stardate, say 344566 or 445444. Welcome to the age of supersonic travel, MagLev railways, space hotels, gene splicing, VR, and regenerative surgery. Except we’re not are …
How does gas giant Jupiter have a metallic core?
What is the largest single structure in our solar system? The answer that immediately comes to mind for most of us is the Sun. But that is actually incorrect. The largest single structure in our solar system is Jupiter’s magnetosphere. Think of a magnetosphere as a gigantic shield. It is …
The History of Soviet ‘Aircraft Carriers’
Despite exploring the concept of aircraft carriers and closely scrutinising the captured ‘Graf Zeppelin’ Germany carrier, military doctrine past the Iron Curtain never shared the same fascination with the large and iconic carrier battlegroups as the West. Whilst the United States had established itself as the leading power of carrier …
Can Magnetic Tech Make Spaceflight Cheaper?
It is the business of industry to boost its speed. Build the rockets cheaper, launch the vehicles faster, and recover them better. Nevertheless, speed comes at a price, the faster you travel the more difficult it is to stop and the steeper the cost. In only two years SpaceX has …
C-Type Caverns: Space Mining for the 21st Century
Earth is making quick use of its most sought-after elements. Elements like phosphorus, indium, gold, and platinum form the mainstay of the modern age, from pollution regulating catalytic converters to the flashy iPhone in your pocket. With the ever-expanding use of electrical devices, some sources estimate a 50 – 60 …
The Schneider Trophy – How Air Racing Shaped The WW2 Fighter
It’s hard to imagine now, in an age of social media celebrities and millionaire sportsmen, but aerial racing was once the craze to take Europe by storm. The Schneider Trophy was born not long after the first successful aircraft, the conception of Jacques Schneider a rich Frenchman with a passion …
Dancing lights: The science behind Auroras
People travel thousands of miles to see mesmerizing auroras, but most people don’t know what they really are. According to How Stuff Works, an aurora is created when highly charged electrons from the sun interact with elements in the earth’s atmosphere. These electrons come from solar winds, which are particles …
Violent Relaxation – calming the galactic neighborhood
Recently, Curious Droid did a live video featuring Ethan Siegel, a respected astrophysicist. The topic of the live dhoe was how the universe might end. As I tend to do when I watch a Live video, I was taking notes and I jotted down the term that Siegel used: Violent …
Aerospace Paint – There’s more to it than meets the eye
Paint, pretty simple stuff you would think, not the sort of thing that springs to mind when you think about space missions, rockets, Apollo, the international space station. Maybe some think it’s a means to an end make the rocket look good and the big U S A down the …
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