Nuclear fusion milestone: WEST sustains plasma for record 1,337 seconds
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 09:30
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 20, 2025
The WEST tokamak, operated at the CEA Cadarache site in southern France, has set a new benchmark in nuclear fusion research by maintaining a plasma for an unprecedented 1,337 seconds on February 12. This achievement surpasses the previous record, recently established by China's EAST tokamak, by 25%.
This breakthrough is a crucial step towards the development of ITER and other next-generati
The WEST tokamak, operated at the CEA Cadarache site in southern France, has set a new benchmark in nuclear fusion research by maintaining a plasma for an unprecedented 1,337 seconds on February 12. This achievement surpasses the previous record, recently established by China's EAST tokamak, by 25%.
This breakthrough is a crucial step towards the development of ITER and other next-generati Will neutrons compromise the operation of superconducting magnets in a fusion plant?
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 09:30
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 28, 2025
High-temperature superconducting magnets made from REBCO, an acronym for rare earth barium copper oxide, make it possible to create an intense magnetic field that can confine the extremely hot plasma needed for fusion reactions, which combine two hydrogen atoms to form an atom of helium, releasing a neutron in the process.
But some early tests suggested that neutron irradiation inside a fu
High-temperature superconducting magnets made from REBCO, an acronym for rare earth barium copper oxide, make it possible to create an intense magnetic field that can confine the extremely hot plasma needed for fusion reactions, which combine two hydrogen atoms to form an atom of helium, releasing a neutron in the process.
But some early tests suggested that neutron irradiation inside a fu Rocket Lab Space Software Aids in Successful Lunar Landing for Firefly's Blue Ghost 1 Mission
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 09:30
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has played a key role in the successful Moon landing of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which touched down on March 2 at 8:34 a.m. UTC (3:34 a.m. ET). The mission relied on Rocket Lab's MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software suites to enable precise navigation, control, and telemetry throughout its descent and landing phases.
The Blue Ghost 1
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has played a key role in the successful Moon landing of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1, which touched down on March 2 at 8:34 a.m. UTC (3:34 a.m. ET). The mission relied on Rocket Lab's MAX Flight and MAX Ground Data Software suites to enable precise navigation, control, and telemetry throughout its descent and landing phases.
The Blue Ghost 1 China advances manned lunar program for 2030 moon landing
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 09:30
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2025
China is making steady strides toward its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, with research and development efforts progressing as scheduled, the China Manned Space Agency announced Monday.
According to the agency's latest update, key elements of the lunar mission-including the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket, the Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, the Lanyue lunar lander, the Wangyu
China is making steady strides toward its goal of landing astronauts on the moon by 2030, with research and development efforts progressing as scheduled, the China Manned Space Agency announced Monday.
According to the agency's latest update, key elements of the lunar mission-including the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket, the Mengzhou crewed spacecraft, the Lanyue lunar lander, the Wangyu Scientists establish link between Earth's orbital shifts and ice age cycles
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 09:30
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
Around 2.5 million years ago, Earth began experiencing alternating glacial and interglacial periods, with the last ice age concluding approximately 11,700 years ago. Now, a new study indicates that the next glaciation event could commence in about 10,000 years.
An international team of researchers, including scientists from UC Santa Barbara, has examined how subtle variations in Earth's or
Around 2.5 million years ago, Earth began experiencing alternating glacial and interglacial periods, with the last ice age concluding approximately 11,700 years ago. Now, a new study indicates that the next glaciation event could commence in about 10,000 years.
An international team of researchers, including scientists from UC Santa Barbara, has examined how subtle variations in Earth's or Private US company aces lunar landing on first mission
Monday, 03 March 2025 02:56
Washington (AFP) Mar 2, 2025
A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone - and the first to do so upright.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 3:34 am US Eastern Time (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the Moon's northeastern near side.
The mission control team in Aus
A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone - and the first to do so upright.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 3:34 am US Eastern Time (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the Moon's northeastern near side.
The mission control team in Aus SpaceX targeting Monday for next test of Starship megarocket
Monday, 03 March 2025 02:56
Washington (AFP) Mar 3, 2025
Elon Musk has been making headlines for mass layoffs and funding cuts at US federal agencies under his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But on Monday, his towering Starship rocket will return to the spotlight with its next test flight.
The world's biggest and most powerful launch vehicle is set for its eighth orbital mission, following a dramatic mid-air explosion over the Cari
Elon Musk has been making headlines for mass layoffs and funding cuts at US federal agencies under his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. But on Monday, his towering Starship rocket will return to the spotlight with its next test flight.
The world's biggest and most powerful launch vehicle is set for its eighth orbital mission, following a dramatic mid-air explosion over the Cari Firefly lands first private US spaceship on the Moon
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Washington DC (AFP) Mar 02, 2025
A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday after a long journey through space, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone - and the first to do so upright. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down shortly after 3:34 am US ET (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the Moon's northeastern near side.
A US company successfully landed its spacecraft on the Moon on Sunday after a long journey through space, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone - and the first to do so upright. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down shortly after 3:34 am US ET (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the Moon's northeastern near side. European satellite launcher set for first commercial blast off
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Paris (AFP) Mar 1, 2025
After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space.
The launch from the Kourou base in French Guiana is key to Europe's efforts to build up its security autonomy amid the shocks caused by the US-Russia diplomatic rapprochement.
"The whole world is watching us," Aria
After several postponements, Europe's Ariane 6 launcher will carry out its first commercial mission on Monday when it puts a French military intelligence satellite into space.
The launch from the Kourou base in French Guiana is key to Europe's efforts to build up its security autonomy amid the shocks caused by the US-Russia diplomatic rapprochement.
"The whole world is watching us," Aria Rocket Lab's Pioneer Aids Varda's Capsule Re-Entry in In-Space Manufacturing Mission
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully facilitated the re-entry of Varda Space Industries' capsule using its custom-built Pioneer spacecraft. The capsule, part of Varda's W-2 mission, landed at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia on February 27 at 1:52 pm UTC, with operational support from Southern Launch.
The W-2 mission carried a hypersonic re-entry capsule featuring
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has successfully facilitated the re-entry of Varda Space Industries' capsule using its custom-built Pioneer spacecraft. The capsule, part of Varda's W-2 mission, landed at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia on February 27 at 1:52 pm UTC, with operational support from Southern Launch.
The W-2 mission carried a hypersonic re-entry capsule featuring Time Interfaces Unlock New Frontiers in Four-Dimensional Quantum Optics
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) sheds light on the interaction of photons-the fundamental particles of light-as they traverse boundaries where material properties change abruptly over time. This research reveals fascinating quantum optical phenomena that could drive innovations in quantum technology and propel the emerging field of four-dimensiona
A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) sheds light on the interaction of photons-the fundamental particles of light-as they traverse boundaries where material properties change abruptly over time. This research reveals fascinating quantum optical phenomena that could drive innovations in quantum technology and propel the emerging field of four-dimensiona How Life Emerged on Early Earth: New Study Challenges Nitrogen Limitation Assumptions
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in Southwestern Germany are shedding new light on how life might have developed on early Earth. Their latest findings challenge long-standing theories that biologically available nitrogen was a limiting factor in early life's expansion.
Nitrogen is a crucial component of proteins and other biological molecules. Although Earth's atmosph
Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in Southwestern Germany are shedding new light on how life might have developed on early Earth. Their latest findings challenge long-standing theories that biologically available nitrogen was a limiting factor in early life's expansion.
Nitrogen is a crucial component of proteins and other biological molecules. Although Earth's atmosph New photon-avalanching nanoparticles could enable next-generation optical computers
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
A research team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has developed a new optical computing material from photon avalanching nanoparticles.
The breakthrough - which the team published recently in the journal Nature Photonics - paves the way for fabricating optical memory and transistors on a nanometer size sc
A research team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has developed a new optical computing material from photon avalanching nanoparticles.
The breakthrough - which the team published recently in the journal Nature Photonics - paves the way for fabricating optical memory and transistors on a nanometer size sc Star Mergers' Magnetic Outflows Spawn Universe's Highest-Energy Particles
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) are the most energetic particles known in the universe, with energies exceeding those attainable by human-made accelerators by more than a million times. Despite their discovery over six decades ago, the origin of these extreme particles has remained an open question in astrophysics.
A groundbreaking theory by Glennys Farrar, a physicist at New York Un
Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs) are the most energetic particles known in the universe, with energies exceeding those attainable by human-made accelerators by more than a million times. Despite their discovery over six decades ago, the origin of these extreme particles has remained an open question in astrophysics.
A groundbreaking theory by Glennys Farrar, a physicist at New York Un New Constraints on Dark Matter Properties from Latest Observations
Sunday, 02 March 2025 10:55
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Mar 01, 2025
A research team from Tokyo Metropolitan University has made significant progress in the ongoing search for dark matter. Utilizing advanced spectrographic technology and the Magellan Clay Telescope, they have established new constraints on the lifetime of dark matter through just four hours of infrared observations. Their results underscore the potential of cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques i
A research team from Tokyo Metropolitan University has made significant progress in the ongoing search for dark matter. Utilizing advanced spectrographic technology and the Magellan Clay Telescope, they have established new constraints on the lifetime of dark matter through just four hours of infrared observations. Their results underscore the potential of cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques i