Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin offered to "execute Mars Sample Return (MSR) as a firm-fixed price solution for under $3 ...

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

When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon in 1969, 600 million people watched on black-and-white televisions. Today, most of ...

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

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." ...

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

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

"What our wizards at NASA have figured out is that they've come up now with a solution to get the successful outcome we want, and that is, we want to return 30 titanium tubes as soon as possible ...