Get the latest tech news

A new satellite wants to prove nuclear power can work in space without solar panels


BOHR's primary mission is to test a different kind of power source in orbit. The CubeSat is carrying City Labs' "NanoTritium" system, a betavoltaic power source that...

None

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/tech

Read more on:

Photo of Solar Panels

Solar Panels

Photo of Space

Space

Photo of new satellite

new satellite

Related news:

News photo

UK government lays out 'refreshed approach to space' including boosted comms and defence capabilities

News photo

This elite mini hi-fi hub is perfect for limited shelf-space and smaller homes, but compact does not mean cheap

News photo

Creative Assembly says its new Warcore engine has allowed it to take Total War: Warhammer 40,000 into space and build 'a bigger play area for all the planets, all the solar systems, the whole galaxy — 'I think that's the biggest thing for campaign'