Using conventional rocket technology, it is estimated that it would take nearly 165,000 years for a spacecraft to reach Alpha ...

Pale Blue plans to demonstrate its 1U water ion thruster twice in 2025 on D-Orbit’s Ion Satellite Carrier, an orbital transfer vehicle. The contract with D-Orbit includes two launch opportunities and ...

A stunning new image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS) reveals the cosmic visitor's ion tail has grown dramatically longer and more structured — a sign of intensifying activity as it ...

Michigan Technological University's Ion Space Propulsion (ISP) Lab is dedicated to advancing spacecraft technology through a collection of research, development, and education activities. Doctoral ...

In the EU project ALBATOR, five partners, including Kiel University (CAU), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Universidad ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is an 8 centimeter Mercury type ...