“Revolutionary” Detonation Propulsion System May Propel Future Crewed Missions Into Deep Space Micah Hanks·January 30, 2023NASA has announced the initial development and testing of its first full-scale rotating detonation propulsion rocket engine (RDRE) are complete.
Our New Podcast ‘The Debrief Weekly Report’ Covers Today’s News and the Science of Tomorrow "The Debrief Weekly Report", a science news podcast for those who think about tomorrow, will have you girding your ions. MJ Banias and Stephanie Gerk·January 30, 2023The Debrief is excited to announce the launch of a brand new weekly news podcast, The Debrief Weekly Report, hosted by MJ Banias and Stephanie Gerk.
These 6 Technologies from ‘The Expanse’ May Soon Become Reality Deidre Olsen·December 28, 2021Here's a peek at six fascinating technologies in "The Expanse" universe that may one day become a reality.
Biofuel to Power Martian Return Missions Can Be Made on Site, New Research Says Christopher Plain·October 28, 2021Researchers have proposed a method of creating biofuel on Mars using only sunlight, CO2, and ice on the red planet’s surface.
This New Deep Space Propulsion System Rides Like A Leaf on the Solar Wind Plasma Magnet Propulsion can revolutionize interplanetary travel, we just need to ride the wind. Christopher Plain·October 20, 2021Wind Rider, also called a Plasma Magnet, is a solar wind catching sail that can reach the outer solar system quickly without chemical fuel.
Inside the World’s Most Exclusive (and Strange) Anti-Gravity Club Christopher Plain·September 22, 2021They wanted to defy a basic and fundamental force of the universe: gravity. Welcome to the wildest bunch of scientists you've ever met.
Meet the Man Building an Anti-Gravity Device, and the Alien God That Inspired Him Pushed by the Frontiers of Science, The Debrief's Chris Plain Falls Down The Rabbit Hole With The Man Trying To Detect Warp Signatures and Defy Gravity Christopher Plain·June 29, 2021Anti-gravity, alien gods, UFOs and the frontiers of science. Genius and madness are separated by a fine line, meet the guy who crosses it.
New Propulsion System Inspired By Dying Stars Can Reach a Hypersonic Mach 17 MJ Banias·May 13, 2021A new propulsion system can reach Mach 17 (13,000 mph), and it was inspired by the explosion that occurs when a star dies.
EmDrive Propulsion Inventor Defiant in Face of Failed Tests University research team used flawed designs that would guarantee failure, says EmDrive inventor. Christopher Plain·April 9, 2021University researchers recently said the EmDrive propulsion system would never work. The inventor of the drive says they screwed up.