China’s scramjet simulation tool could accelerate hypersonic arms race

Chinese scientists can now reportedly have developed new simulation software that can reduce scramjet engine modelling from years to just weeks. If true, this could prove ground-breaking for accelerating research into things like hypersonic missiles. At present, scramjet engine development is one of the hardest engineering problems to solve, so any boost to that will … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launch helps DARPA unlock new ‘rocket radar’ tech

A team of researchers working on DARPA’s Atmosphere as a Sensor (AtmoSense) program made an unexpected discovery while monitoring Earth’s atmosphere. The team detected unusual disturbances linked to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket plummeting through the atmosphere during reentry. AtmoSense aims to use the atmosphere as a global sensor by measuring acoustic and electromagnetic waves … Read more