The bigger of the two asteroids is travelling at a speed of 6.4 km per second while the smaller one is racing at 7.2 km per second. Despite their velocity, NASA confirms they will safely pass by, ...

With the restraints placed upon them by physics, sci-fi writers have imagined "generational ships" for decades. The idea is pretty simple: creating a ship that will sustain a small society of humans ...

Engineers have unveiled plans for Chrysalis, a massive 36-mile spacecraft designed to transport up to 2,400 passengers on a journey to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to our own.The ...

At the 21st Convocation of SRM Institute of Science and Technology near Chennai on Sunday, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan ...

Engineers have designed a 36-mile spacecraft, Chrysalis, capable of carrying 2,400 passengers to Alpha Centauri. The design recently won the Project Hyperion Design Competition.

A team of engineers has come up with designs of a 36-mile-long spacecraft, dubbed Chrysalis, designed to take up to 2,400 ...

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The sci-fi-like project won the top prize in the Project Hyperion Design Competition, a contest for designing hypothetical ...

Have you ever heard of Alpha Centauri? It's the star system closest to our own, and engineers now think they could make a ...

A new spaceship design has won a prize. The spaceship is named Chrysalis. It is designed for a long journey to Alpha Centauri ...

The school recently received a donation from a local estate, which raised funds as part of an annual wine auction.

The 36-mile-long vessel would be built like a Russian nesting doll, with multiple layers enclosing one another around a ...