aerospace

A just-released report says Pentagon officials responsible for investigating and analyzing reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) claim they found no evidence of any confirmed sighting of extraterrestrial technology. The All-Domain…

Japan is now the fifth nation to make a soft lunar landing. Its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) successfully landed on the moon, but its solar panel failed to generate power, posing a challenge. According to the Japan…

Boeing's internal data from defense and space contractor Boeing was published online by the Lockbit cybercrime gang, which steals and releases data unless a ransom is paid. Boeing was given until November 2 to pay the ransom. The published…

No, I’m not talking about the Beach Boys (yes, I’m an old); I’m talking about harvesting energy from vibrations in our surroundings. Researchers have developed an energy-generating device of piezoelectric composites and carbon…

Aerospace, energy, transportation, and defense require sensors to measure and monitor under extremely harsh conditions for both human safety and mechanical systems integrity. Sensors must work in high temperatures and be rugged enough to…

Researchers are using origami as the inspiration to create programmable surfaces that alter the physical properties of a uniform substance across a range of directions. Published in Advanced Materials, they describe programmable…

Sierra Space and IBM just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration on next-gen space technology and software platforms across Sierra’s range of space vehicles and infrastructure. They will integrate IBM's technology…

It wasn't an action film featuring a kamikaze mission, smashing a spacecraft into a stadium-sized asteroid, and resetting its orbit last September. It was NASA’s DART mission and the first test of a planetary defense strategy. MIT…

Scientists from the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe and the University of Minnesota created a new type of optical element to improve the performance of telescopes studying radiation from the Big Bang.…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is on its way, completing the intricate process of unfolding as it travels. The telescope’s sun shield and primary mirror were folded origami-style to fit into the Ariane rocket, its taxi into space. The…