🛰 Space
🛰 Astroscale takes the fight against space junk
For those reading Warp News, it should be quite clear that space is becoming ever more important. The benefits for humanity are immense, as are the investments made to harness these. Guaranteeing the safety of these assets as well as personnel in space is thus of...
🌗NASA to test laser communication technology
Radio waves have been used for communications since 1900 and have been highly beneficial in human advancement. Yet it has one crucial limitation: speed. You've probably seen a news broadcast where a TV host asks a correspondent a question and there's a long...
☄ NASA to test asteroid deflection tech
In 90's disaster movies Armageddon and Deep Impact, asteroids threaten to wipe out all life on Earth. The ill-prepared governments of the Earth hastily prepare missions with nail-bitingly low odds of success.And while those movies were just competing summer...
🔭 The astronomers’ wish list for the next generation of space telescopes
Every ten years, the American National Academies of Sciences compile a report on what they believe should be prioritized in astronomy research over the next decade. The latest of these reports has just been completed, and it contains, among other things,...
