Last February, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter started a two-year journey to provide the first detailed pictures of the sun’s poles and insights about the never-before-observed magnetic environment that regulates the sun’s 11-year solar cycle. But how can a satellite move around the sun without burning? Here Samir Jaber, content writer at materials search…
Space exploration provided explosion in materials development
The space race led to the creation of many outstanding inventions, which have not only benefited the aerospace industry, but also computer technology, industrial productivity, transportation and consumer technologies. According to Melissa Albeck, CEO of online materials database Matmatch, it was NASA’s determination to solve out-of-this-world problems that led to the creation of many things…