OSIRIS-REx is ready to get the goods. On 20 October, after several years of patient study of its enigmatic target, NASA’s $800 million spacecraft will finally stretch out its robotic arm, swoop to the surface of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, and sweep up some dust and pebbles. The encounter, 334 million […]
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Visiting a once-watery asteroid, and how buzzing the tongue can treat tinnitus
First up, Staff Writer Paul Voosen talks with host Sarah Crespi about the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission to the asteroid Bennu. After OSIRIS-REx’s up-close surveys of the surface revealed fewer likely touchdown points than expected, its sampling mission has been rejiggered. Paul talks about […]
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UK motorcycle sales leap into fall season as recovery continues into September
Summer may be over but the UK motorcycle industry is looking brighter with every month as the post-lockdown recovery continues into September 2020
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Yamaha Motor Europe and Fantic Motor strengthen collaborative partnership
Yamaha and Fantic Motor will forge a closer a relationship going forward with the aim of ramping development of electric powertrains and e-mobility models
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Italy honors Pininfarina with postage stamp
It seemed only fitting that when Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development decided to honor Pininfarina’s 90th anniversary with a postage stamp, that Pininfarina would be selected to design that stamp.
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The new cars growing their Australian market share
Despite a declining market, these vehicles have somehow managed to improve their positioning in an especially challenging year.
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Will robots and AI take our jobs in covid-19’s socially distanced era?
Spencer Wilson