In a groundbreaking development, NASA has announced a new alloy that could be the key to unlocking ultra-stable space ...

Telescopes allow scientists to analyse starlight passing through distant planets’ atmospheres, revealing clues about their ...

A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space ...

NASA has announced it is moving forward with several plans to return rock samples from Mars. ... "We want to return 30 titanium tubes as soon as possible at the cheapest price." ...

Readers doubtless know that metals expand when heated. As explained in a NASA blog post that’s a problem for space telescopes because if their components warm and expand it can mean that the shape of ...

Science Space NASA NASA teases bendable titanium wheels on future Mars rovers. The new alloy would be an upgrade to the current aluminum tires. By Andrew Paul. Published Jan 21, 2025 12:01 PM EST.

A new material called Alloy 30 shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled and it could help with telescope ...

As per NASA, nickel-titanium has several advantages over steel and other metals, including the fact that it can "accommodate deformation despite extreme stress." ...

NASA/JPL-Caltech/AP hide caption. ... the spacecraft's electronics will be enclosed in a thick vault lined with aluminum and titanium aimed as a shield against radiation.

On Feb. 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars and began collecting soil, rock, and atmospheric samples in 30 sterile, cigar-sized, titanium tubes.

The Mars Sample Return program is a joint NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) initiative that so far has collected 28 titanium-sealed tubes containing cigar-sized samples dug up by NASA’s ...