#NASA shares image of smiley floating robots that live on the International Space Station

#NASA shares image of smiley floating robots that live on the International Space Station

“NASA shares image of smiley floating robots that live on the International Space Station” There is no shortage of sci-fi robot companions – Luke Skywalker’s robot buddies C3PO and R2D2 and Jimmy Neutron’s robot-dog Goddard come to mind.  Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have some real-life robotic friends. Astrobee and Project CIMON are two initiatives to…

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#Real life ‘invisibility shield’ hides user in plain sight

#Real life ‘invisibility shield’ hides user in plain sight

“Real life ‘invisibility shield’ hides user in plain sight” No, this is not something from a Harry Potter movie. A group of British nerds claim to have created a mind-blowing invisibility shield to “surprise friends” and “avoid enemies”. The shield is essentially a flat panel that magically hides whoever ducks behind it. Even more impressive is the…

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#Mysterious dwarf-planet Ceres could be habitable for humans

#Mysterious dwarf-planet Ceres could be habitable for humans

“Mysterious dwarf-planet Ceres could be habitable for humans” Scientists think they know where a mysterious dwarf planet that “could support alien life” formed. Dwarf planet Ceres is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and has left many researchers wondering how it came to be among the space rocks. Previous studies have suggested the…

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#Russia to work on solo Mars mission after Europe freezes project

#Russia to work on solo Mars mission after Europe freezes project

“Russia to work on solo Mars mission after Europe freezes project” March 18  – Russia will start work on its own Mars mission given that the European Space Agency (ESA) has suspended a joint project in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, Interfax news agency quoted a top official as saying on Friday. The ESA announced on Thursday that it would be impossible to continue cooperating with Russia on the…

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