Space

Potensic saw something of a renaissance with the launch of the Potensic Atom SE and then the Potensic Atom, which are both popular sub-250g folding drone models. The company moved away from larger drones to more compact and lightweight folding models and never looked back. Building on this success and pushing features and functionality further, we now have the Potensic Atom 2, which is also a…

Some think it’s a no brainer: Scattering microscopic particles of sulfur into Earth’s atmosphere would reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the ground, thereby cooling the planet. Indeed, this cooling might temporarily offset the progressing climate change — but a new study claims this type of intervention is likely to have several more unwanted side effects than previously…

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Beyond the race for scientific, commercial and military purposes, there is another space race of a more curious sort. A race to be the first to send various objects up there. But why? In December 2024, Buddhist monks from Japan attempted…

Space-based shenanigans are increasing in Earth’s orbit. Anti-satellite technologies (ASATs) are becoming the new military “must-have” for spacefaring nations — like China, Russia, India, as well as the United States. U.S. military leaders have openly stated that the nation needs space-based weaponry “to deter a space conflict and to be successful if we end up in such a…