https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/07/nasa-will-test-simple-nuclear-power-system-which-will-be-in-the-1-to-10-kilowatt-power-range.htmlwell that's that then.
Quote from: Stormbringer on 07/05/2017 04:09 amhttps://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/07/nasa-will-test-simple-nuclear-power-system-which-will-be-in-the-1-to-10-kilowatt-power-range.htmlwell that's that then. That's what? Looks like JARP (Just Another Research Project) to me.. with zero application to the future of aviation and very little for space exploration anytime soon.
there's no chance a self-driving surface probe could effectively navigate Earth's frontiers, much less another Planet's.
how to see stuff really really well.https://phys.org/news/2017-12-breakthrough-sensor-photography-life-sciences.htmlprobably just totally buffed all telescopes so they can see exoplanets
Quote from: Stormbringer on 12/18/2017 02:54 pmhow to see stuff really really well.https://phys.org/news/2017-12-breakthrough-sensor-photography-life-sciences.htmlprobably just totally buffed all telescopes so they can see exoplanets I think you'll find that level of capability has existed for large telescopes for decades.Orbiting telescopes and ground instruments often have specialized imaging devices made by people like E2V and their counterparts around the world. Mult megapixel and quantum level imaging IE sensitivity in multiple photons, have been SOP for quite some time in Astronomy.