24 July 2020
A first of its kind white dwarf merger with a dense compact object discovered by students
... of radioactive nickel that was created in the explosion. Considering the unusually rich abundance of this isotope... white dwarf with either a neutron star or a black hole. “The explosion is likely to be the result of a merger between a white dwarf (...
July 2014
Space 1.0 to Space 3.0: from Gagarin to market growth
..., satellites, rocket engines and manned spacecraft. This explosion of innovation saw an incredible growth in space activity...these two challenges had been met, the innovative technological explosion linked to mankind’s conquest of space was over. The...
March 2015
Sizing down and reaching higher with CubeSats
...in New Zealand are pouring hundreds of millions of into developing standalone dedicated CubeSat and Small Sat launches. Explosive growth We believe that the success of a majority of the would-be dedicated CubeSat vehicles will usher in a period where...
June 2015
Space, secular stagnation, and the economic crisis
...War with its associated post-war baby boom and the explosion of technological innovation. The effect was to render his...our solar system. Thus the basis is in place for an explosion in activity that can transform the national and global economy for ...
October 2015
From NEOs to real action: testing asteroid impact scenarios
... occur, it was not certain at what altitude the explosion would take place because uncertainty surrounded the strength and the ...explode in the atmosphere as an airburst, much like the Tunguska explosion in 1908. At the widest point, the area would be...
February 2016
Is Jupiter Really Our Protective Shield?
...Accessed 31 October 2013. 2 Newcomb, Tim (2012) ‘Explosion’ on Jupiter: Did the Planet Take a Hit for Earth?... Time http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/09/11/explosion-on-jupiter-did-the-planet-take-a-hit-for-earth/. Accessed 31 October...
