Portal Space Systems brings its solar thermal propulsion system up to full power during test

Portal Space Systems says it has successfully tested its solar thermal propulsion system at operational temperatures inside a ...
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Portal Space Systems opens its doors for a sneak preview of solar propulsion system

VIPs cut the ribbon at Portal Space Systems’ HQ in Bothell, Wash. From left: U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene; Portal co-founders Prashaanth Ravindran, Jeff Thornburg and Ian Vorbach; and Bothell Mayor Mason ...

We need a solar sail probe to detect space tornadoes earlier, researchers say

a bubble of plasma that flows outward from the sun and envelops the solar system. Like wind on Earth, the solar wind blows in ...
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Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to better understand solar system's origins

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...