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JET Plasma discharge — Fusion Plasma Discharge: The energy record was achieved in this JET experiment.

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Physics Science

Nuclear fusion: JeT Experiment achieves energy record

By S. Reza
February 12, 2024

At the Joint European Torus (JET) in the UK, a European research team has succeeded in generating 69 megajoules of energy from 0.2 milligrams of [details…]

geostationary orbit — Geostationary orbit, a circular orbit 35,785 km (22,236 miles) above Earth's Equator in which a satellite's orbital period is equal to Earth's rotation period of 23 hours and 56 minutes. [Image courtesy: intelsat.com]

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Learnings Physics

How Satellites Defying Gravity’s Pull

By S. Reza
December 28, 2023

“Gravity Defied: How Satellites Soar High Above, Unfazed by Earth’s Pull.” If you’ve ever wondered how satellites maintain their orbit and don’t just drop out [details…]

HeT — In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET) is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant is accelerated by an electric field. [Image Credits: Maxar]

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Technology

“Revolutionizing Space Travel: The Hall Effect Thruster Unveiled”

By hr_admin
December 28, 2023

“Propelling Possibilities, Harnessing Hall Effect for Limitless Space Exploration.” A Hall-effect thruster is a type of electric propulsion system used in spacecraft. It’s named after [details…]