The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
Solar panels are next to useless in the outer solar system, so NASA’s Voyager probes rely on nuclear batteries—technology ...
Bottom line: peace or war in Ukraine?
Tuesday's phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to start in motion a ...
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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
What state is the global climate really in?
As the current US administration seeks to play down and even question human-caused climate change, new findings paint a very ...
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Tested: Compact Bergara Stoke .300 BLK Suppressed
This rifle, caliber and suppressor combo make for a lightweight and exceptionally quiet game getter.
Blood moon eclipse: Cloud cover could obscure view for Northlanders
There’s a chance that clouds could obscure the view from Northland of a rare “blood moon” lunar eclipse on Friday night, but ...
6 Spectacular North American Train Trips
The trains are destinations in themselves, offering a mix of spectacular sightseeing, onboard dining and glorious open-air ...
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar ... be as cold as a few hundred degrees Fahrenheit below zero. This strong temperature difference allows an RTG to turn the heat from radioactive decay ...
Mississippi man finds lost Black graves in abandoned historic cemetery
A Mississippi man cut his way through thickets of thorns in search of lost Black graves in an all-but-abandoned town.