NASA is Building an Autonomous Robot Fleet to Explore Beneath the Uncharted Arctic Ice Caps Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·September 2, 2024NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab is building autonomous robots to go deep under the arctic ice to measure rising water temperatures.
China Claims New Breakthrough in Laser Propulsion Could Lead to Ultrafast, Stealth Submarines Tim McMillan·April 25, 2024Chinese scientists claim a breakthrough in laser propulsion that could transform submarine technology and shift global naval power dynamics.
New Concerns Over Threats from Space Revealed in Latest U.S. Classified Document Leak Micah Hanks·April 27, 2023This week's newsletter examines the latest concerns arising from U.S. top-secret document leaks, and what they convey about China and Russia’s space programs.
With The Belgorod, Russia Bulks Up its “Other,” Secret Navy Tim McMillan·July 28, 2022The world's longest submarine recently entered the shadowy fleet of Russia's "other," highly-secretive navy.
Four Submarines All Vanished in the Early Months of 1968. The Story Behind Their Disappearances Remains a Cold War Mystery. Questions linger over a bizarre series of Cold War incidents involving submarines that left few clues about what caused their destruction. Micah Hanks·September 9, 2021Questions linger over a bizarre series of Cold War incidents involving lost submarines, which left few clues about the cause of their destruction.