Graphic depiction of the Graviational Wave Detection concept. Paul Stankus Paul StankusBrookhaven Science Associates The scientific goal is to enable a new method for observing gravitational waves at low frequencies, based on the astrometric GW…
Graphic depiction of the Mapping Alien Continents concept. Paul Stankus Paul StankusBrookhaven Science Associates The scientific goal of the proposed work will be reconstructing the image, ie resolving surface features, of an Earth-like exoplanet around a…
Graphic depiction of the Interworld Slingshot Resource Surveys concept. Pablo Sobron Pablo Sobron SanchezSETI Institute This proposal explores a new class of reconnaissance spacecraft that map minerals from orbit using Raman spectroscopy during high-speed flybys–without…
Graphic depiction of the Robotically Assembled Electromagnetic Metamaterials concept. David Smith David SmithDuke University The increasing population of spacefaring vehicles and satellites motivates increasingly powerful technologies for space situational awareness (SSA). While the US space surveillance network…
Graphic depiction of the Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions concept. Benjamin Schafer Benjamin SchaferRarified Technologies, Inc. We propose a new approach to atmospheric sensing at 30-100 km altitudes using photophoretically levitating tracers. These…
Graphic depiction of the Actively Steerable Femtosat Constellations concept. Michael Rubenstein Michael RubensteinNorthwestern University, Chicago We propose a mission to use ~10,000 actively steerable femtosats to map the ring composition, atmospheric composition and density, and…
Graphic depiction of the PRAXIS concept. Marco Quadrelli Marco QuadrelliNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Humanity has never touched the particles of a planetary ring, but if we were able to get close enough and sample them, it…
Graphic depiction of the ECLIPSE concept. Austin Phoenix Austin Phoenix Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State A disaggregated lunar infrastructure requires novel thermal management methods to enable future lunar operations. While thermal management solutions exist for large…
Graphic depiction of the PRTPV concept. Keunhan Park Keunhan ParkUniversity of Utah This proposal seeks to develop a transformative energy system — the plasmon-enhanced radioisotope Thermophotovoltaic (PRTPV) generator — that significantly surpasses the performance of…
A day after the police used lathis and tear gas to stop youngsters from marching to Parliament to demand the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Opposition stepped up the pressure on the…