Atmospheric wave-studying mission releases data from first 3,000 orbits
Following the 3,000th orbit of NASA's AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) aboard the International Space Station, researchers ...
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Radioisotope thermoelectric generators do not rely on chemical reactions like the batteries in your phone. Instead, they rely on the radioactive decay of elements to produce heat and eventually ...