Latest articles by Bill Christensen
MoonLITE Project To Have 'Mole' Penetrators
MoonLITE is a proposed collaboration by the British government and NASA.
Underwater Robot Helps NASA Explore Europa
ENDURANCE robot probe will explore the underwater environment of Europa.
Robotic Observatory Opens on Antarctic Plateau
A robotic observatory opened on one of Earth's most remote locations.
Near-Miss Asteroid Found to be Artificial
The Minor Planet Center said an asteroid would barely miss the Earth.
Saturn And 'Forbidden Planet' Movie Share Music
Saturn's radio emissions resemble the 'Forbidden Planet' soundtrack.
Robotic Prospector Under Development at Carnegie Mellon
A prototype lunar prospecting robot has been developed at Carnegie Mellon.
Scientists Design New Space Currency
The Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination is the new space money.
Orion Emergency Egress System: Roller Coaster For Astronauts
NASA may use a 'roller coaster' to evacuate astronauts from the Orion.
MIT Spins New Tether For Walking on Asteroids
MIT researchers have devised a tether to help astronauts walk across asteroids.
First Zero-Gravity Surgical Robot Demonstration
A teleoperated surgical robot will be demonstrated in zero-gravity.
Japan's 'Space Fireworks' A Success
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency released "space fireworks."
Win a Trip to Outer Space!!!
A Gillette contest in Canada is offering a free trip to space, and space suit.
Science Fiction and No-Way Physics
The physics of impossibility goes by a variety of names, including no-way physics.
Space Station to Get Japanese Take-Out
Japanese space food will soon be available on the International Space Station.
Handheld Microorganism Detector Tested Aboard Space Station
Astronauts have tested a microbiology detector aboard the ISS.
Unwanted Life Forms Abound in Sick Spacecraft
Spacecraft start out clean - as close to germ-free as humans can make them.
Recycling Center Needed On the Moon
If you could salvage all of the material that human beings have left on the moon, you could open a fairly substantial junkyard.
Computers Simulate 50 Percent of a Mouse Brain
Researchers successfully simulated the neural activity of half of a mouse brain.
'Star Trek'-style Shields for Radiation?
Deflector shields made of ionized gas are under development by British scientists. These Star Trek-style shields could be turned off or on depending on solar activity or other requirements.
Urey 'Life Detector' Going To Mars
The Urey: Mars Organic Oxidant Detector has been designed by NASA-funded researchers to look for life on Mars.
SuperBot to Explore With NASA
Researchers building SuperBot, a modular, multifunctional and reconfigurable robot, have received $8 million to demonstrate its potential for space exploration.
