Exploration

NASANASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California selected Microchip Technology of Chandler, Arizona, to develop a High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor that will advance all types of future space missions, from planetary exploration to lunar and Mars surface missions, NASA said in a release Monday.The processor architecture will allow computing power to be scalable based on mission needs, which will significantly improve overall computing efficiency for exploration missions. The design…

Abdulhamid Han drill ship is a "symbol of Türkiye's new vision" in field of energy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. The drill ship is one of the world's five seventh-generation ships, with a maximum drilling depth of 12,200 metres. (Emin Sansar…

Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft and computer modeling system, has recently discovered some…

Hyundai Motor and Kia will support the consultative body with their smart mobility technologies.New Delhi: South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia on Wednesday said they have signed joint research agreements with six Korean research institutes and formed a consultative body to develop mobility solutions to explore the surface of the moon. The latest announcement follows Korea’s successful launch of a domestically produced rocket in June.Yong Wha Kim, Executive Vice President, and Head of R&D Planning &…

Catch up with the current state of quantum computing and experiment using quantum annealer as a service by D-Wave.Why did Schrödinger choose a cat? Photo by georgi benev on UnsplashThis article aims to overview quantum computing and explore quantum annealer, a specialised machine for solving combinatorial optimisation problems, through an example.We go through the basic concepts behind quantum computing and understand two different types of quantum computers. Then, we focus on problem-solving practices with an example of…

In 2020, 34.8% of children born in England and Wales had at least one parent from outside the UK, and this figure is rising. A mixed heritage brings riches. There’s more of everything: recipes, languages, festivals and the handy ability to code-switch. But it also comes with a sense of dislocation that complicates the notion of home. Amaryllis Gacioppo’s remarkable literary debut, Motherlands, follows this yearning to its source. A writer and translator born in Australia to Italian parents, Gacioppo traces her ancestral…

Schoolbooks typically present explorers as intrepid individuals who, at the behest of colonizing leaders, sail wooden ships to new lands, ride on horseback across uncharted mountains or slash their way through the jungle. But today most explorers who are making fundamental discoveries are scientists. And whether the frontiers are minuscule, like the human genome, or massive, like our deepest oceans, we still have much left to learn about planet Earth. The quests that modern scientists pursue rival anything in a history…

The US welcomed Saudi Arabia's signing of the Artemis Accords affirming Riyadh's commitment to safe, sustainable, and responsible space exploration.Mohammed Saud al-Tamimi, CEO of the Saudi Space Commission, signed the Accords on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The principles of the Artemis Accords, grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, advance the NASA-led Artemis programme, which will put the first woman and first person of colour on the Moon and prepare the way for a human mission to Mars, said the State…

Mars has now emerged as the new frontier, with most space-faring nations focussing on the exploration of the Red Planet. The idea behind exploring Mars is to find signs of life, understand its climate, and figure out natural resources. However, a new research suggests that explorers looking for ancient life on Mars could be misled by specimens that appear to be fossils. The Martian rocks may contain numerous types of non-biological deposits that look similar to the fossils likely to be found if the planet has ever…

The race for space exploration is heating up with major powers focussing on having a base on the Moon, to help operate beyond the International Space Station (ISS). As the US is realigning its strategy to return humanity to the Moon, China is not far behind. Its scientists have created an “artificial moon” on Earth to test technology and equipment in low gravity. Located in the eastern Jiangsu province, the facility is expected to provide vital research for China's lunar missions. It is likely to be launched soon, though…