After Revealing the Secrets of Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER Spacecraft Crash Landed on the Planet

NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft was launched in 2004. It traveled more than six and a half years before it settled into orbit around Mercury on March 18, 2011. It is the only spacecraft to ever orbit the planet.…

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World’s First Urban Algae Canopy Could Be the Solution to Excess CO2 in the Atmosphere

In an ambitious project showcasing an innovative integration between technology and nature, London-based ecoLogic Studio has presented the Urban Algae Canopy module that features microalgal cultures. The canopy is fully reactive to other environmental factors like…

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An In-Depth Look at How to Choose the Correct Ball Valve

Articulated sturdily to operate the channelization of liquid particles, ball valves have come a long way in terms of popularity. Developed from exceptional quality hard chrome plated 316SS and electroless nickel plating, these valves are…

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This Gorgeous Stained Glass Window is a Solar Panel!

According to Total Roofing & Reconstruction, traditional solar panels are usually positioned on rooftops where they are out of sight. For years, tech companies have been working to develop clear solar panels that can double as…

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NASA’s Greased Lightning UAV Transitions From Chopper to Airplane for the First Time!

NASA Aeronautics doesn’t get quite the same hype as anything pertaining to outer space, but their ten engine, unmanned electric plane recently successfully transitioned from hover mode to wing-borne flight and back again in mid-air.…

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senseFly Launches the eXom Today, Its Highly-Anticipated Intelligent Mapping and Inspection Drone

Swiss professional drone maker, senseFly, today launched the eXom, its highly-anticipated quadcopter UAS for mapping and inspection. The eXom is available to pre-order immediately and ships this summer. The eXom is a uniquely sensor-rich system. Developed…

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The Eshima Ohashi Bridge in Japan is Actually More Optical Illusion Than It is Terrifying

The Eshima Ohashi Bridge In Japan looks like the drop of a super tall roller coaster, but in reality, its just a real bridge with a relatively steep incline. The bridge is the largest ridge…

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3D Printing Titanium Spacecraft Fuel Tanks

Lockheed Martin and partners are at work on developing the Orion Spacecraft, expected to take astronauts into deep space, possibly to Mars. While much of the technology that is needed to prepare and carry out…

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Latest Boeing 787 Issue Could Result in Plane Losing All Electrical Power Mid-Flight

All of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jets have been powered off and turned back on after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning declaring a software glitch in the jet’s systems could suddenly shut all electrical power to the plane…

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Replacing ISS With a Space Colony on the Dark Side of the Moon

Europe has chosen their next Space Chief, Johan-Dietrich Worner. Last month in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the Space Foundations National Space Symposium, a gathering of global commercial, civil, military and space experts, Worner announced the…

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