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Rice and NASA Release the First Open-Source Remote Space Robotics Simulator
Rice University and NASA have jointly released iMETRO Dynamic Simulation, the world's first open-source remote space robotics simulator, giving universities and researchers worldwide a free, high-fidelity digital twin of NASA's physical iMETRO test facility.
Swift Telescope Is Falling From Orbit — A $30M Robot Is Racing to Catch It
NASA's 21-year-old Swift gamma-ray telescope is slowly falling from low-Earth orbit, accelerated by solar storms it cannot counteract. On July 3, 2026, a $30 million robotic spacecraft called Katalyst LINK launched on an unprecedented mission to catch and reboost it before an uncontrolled reentry scatters debris over unpredictable terrain.
Quantum Sensors in Orbit: Infleqtion’s Space Initiative to Replace GPS
Infleqtion has launched America's Quantum Space Initiative, deploying quantum sensing hardware aboard the ISS where microgravity enables measurement precision physically impossible on the ground — and positioning the technology as a resilient alternative to GPS.
NASA JPL’s 3D-Printed Titanium Lattice Built to Absorb Mars Capsule’s 110 mph
NASA JPL has developed a 3D-printed titanium lattice structure — built via powder bed fusion — to absorb the Earth Entry Vehicle's violent, parachute-free 110 mph landing and protect sealed Mars rock samples from destruction.
Antikythera Mechanism: The 2,100-Year-Old Computer That Still Baffles Scientists
Recovered from an Aegean shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera mechanism is the world's oldest analogue computer — a hand-cranked bronze device that mechanically tracked eclipses, lunar cycles, and planetary motion around 100 BC. CT scans have unlocked remarkable detail, yet its origins and full planetary display remain unsolved.
Swift Space Telescope Was Falling to Earth — NASA’s Rescue Mission Just Launched
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory — humanity's fastest detector of gamma-ray bursts — was slowly falling from orbit with no engine to stop it. On 3 July 2026, a robotic spacecraft called LINK lifted off to intercept Swift and push it back to safety in the first commercial orbital rescue of a NASA science observatory ever attempted.Load More
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