4 astronauts are now on their path to the moon. Here’s what happens next

Artemis II hit a key milestone Thursday when Orion ignited its engine, propelling the crew on a trip that will reach deeper ...

Meet Maurice Ward: The hairdresser who invented a 'nuclear-proof' material and took its secret to the grave

A Blackpool hairdresser, Maurice Ward, developed Starlite, a remarkable heat-resistant material in the 1970s and 80s.

Heat-activated skin patch can kill melanoma cells without surgery

Melanoma is a deadly form of skin cancer that is typically removed surgically. Now, researchers publishing in ACS Nano report ...

Is the Artemis II Orion heat shield safe? Here's why NASA believes so

During Artemis I, the Orion spacecraft heat shield suffered charring, prompting an investigation. Here's why NASA is ...
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Hypersonic heat: Next-gen ceramics could solve re-entry ablation issues

Aerospace engineers are constantly trying to push the boundaries of materials science. Flying at hypersonic speeds — defined as Mach 5 and above — is likely the toughest environment to engineer ...
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Lux Aeterna Raises $10 Million To Develop Reusable Satellites With Heat Shield Technology

Lux Aeterna, a startup founded by a former SpaceX satellite engineer, has raised $10 million in seed funding to develop satellite structures designed to survive atmospheric reentry and return payloads ...