space
Time-to-digital conversion for space applications
What is a TDC? A time-to-digital converter (TDC) is like a stopwatch measuring the elapsed interval between two events with picosecond precision, converting this into a digital value for post-processing. Many space applications require time-of-flight measurements to calculate distance, delay, or velocity. For example, an in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) spacecraft needs to determine…
Here's How to Watch Every Major US Space Launch for the Rest of 2025
Space launches have been making headlines in 2025 agencies from around the world launched a total of 244 successful missions into orbit or space in 2024, which is the most in history. The US led the way with over half of those launches. Dozens of space launches are already planned for 2025. Feel like watching…
Space Marine 2 Steam Deck Review (in Progress) – GOTY Contender, but Play It Elsewhere for Now – TouchArcade
While most fans have been looking forward to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 or basically a sequel to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine for many years, I wasn’t really aware of the first game until I played Total War: Warhammer and was looking into other Warhammer 40,000 games. Since then, I’ve played many of them, with…
Space calendar 2025: Here are the moments you won’t want to miss
Though 2025 won’t mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot from a procession of robotic spacecraft attempting to land on the moon. How many of these moon landings will succeed? Will the number top the two-ish (one of which made a heckuva comeback) last year? …
Semiconductor Fabrication In Space: High Costs Now, Greater Affordability Ahead
– Advertisement – Bypassing Earth’s limitations, space-based microfabrication is emerging to redefine semiconductor production. What offers the advantage despite challenges in materials and processes? What if semiconductors were manufactured in outer space? This process, also known as microfabrication, involves creating miniature structures on the scale of micrometres or smaller. This technique is crucial for producing…
Be Quiet Light Base 900 DX Case Review: Innovative design with lots of space
The latest fishbowl-style PC case on our test bench is Be Quiet’s Light Base 900 DX, a chassis that supports three layout configurations. It also features ARGB lighting strips along the side, back-connect motherboard support, and includes two pre-installed ARGB and PWM hardware hubs. In many ways, the Light Base 900 DX is simply a…
Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond
Most people take boiling water for granted. For Associate Professor Matteo Bucci, uncovering the physics behind boiling has been a decade-long journey filled with unexpected challenges and new insights. The seemingly simple phenomenon is extremely hard to study in complex systems like nuclear reactors, and yet it sits at the core of a wide range…
These are the best space images from 2024
NASA’s Juno spacecraft zipped just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the volcanic world Io in 2024. The extraterrestrial vistas, including a view of the most powerful volcano known to humanity, didn’t disappoint. “It’s absolutely stunning, stunning imagery,” Ashley Davies, a planetary scientist at the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, told Mashable. Other space missions have captured…