July 2021
Nitrous oxide – a green propellant for commercial space exploration
... outside towards the motor centre forming vortex flow. In the picture, the exhaust plume with shock diamonds is seen. The performance of nitrous oxide in resistojets was further investigated for possible enhancement by applying an automotive catalyst...
October 2021
Mining lunar hydrogen
..., a leading expert in the field of lunar exploration, stated that, according to his estimates, the Earth’s reserves of gold, diamonds and zinc will last for only another 20 years, while platinum, copper and nickel will last...
May 2022
Essential guide to the James Webb Space Telescope
... and silicon, excellent at radiating away heat. Layering utilises the insulating properties of a vacuum, and the diamond shape is motivated by engineering rather than aesthetics - it maximises cooling while minimising the amount of material required...
20 July 2016
ESA open new laboratory in UK to test applications for future space missions
... such as semiconductor cleanrooms, the UK’s Central Laser Facility, the ISIS neutron source, cryogenic laboratories and the Diamond Light Source, all of which can be utilised by the new lab. “We’ve already been using STFC’s ISIS pulsed...
27 June 2018
Hayabusa2 reaches Ryugu after a 42 month journey
... orbiting the Sun at a distance of 0.96 - 1.41 astronomical units (AU) once every 16 months. The 900 metre-diameter, diamond shaped asteroid, whose name translates to Dragon’s Palace – a magical underwater palace in Japanese folktale – is composed...
16 July 2018
Science begins with South Africa's super radio telescope
... stands at the end of a chapter, and at the start of another one,” said SKA Director-General Prof. Phil Diamond in an address at the ceremony. “South Africa and the South African people should be proud: this is a fantastic milestone...
