As more satellites, telescopes, and other spacecraft are built to be repairable, it will take reliable trajectories for service spacecraft to reach them safely. Researchers in the Department of ...
Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats—miniature, agile ...
Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. However, the impact these instruments have on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats — miniature, agile, ...
A team of researchers at MIT has demonstrated a propulsion technology that could dramatically expand the capabilities of small satellites, potentially allowing compact spacecraft to travel to ...
This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Michelle Loxton, was originally published by KCLU.
Space-based observations have transformed our understanding of Earth, its environment, the solar system, and the universe at large. During past decades, driven by increasingly advanced science ...
When ESA’s planned Hera mission journeys to its target binary asteroid system, it will not be alone. The spacecraft will carry two tiny CubeSats for deployment around – and eventual landing on – the ...
Illustration of LunaH-Map, a cubesat launched on Artemis-1 that experienced a problem with its propulsion mission, putting its mission in jeopardy. Credit: Arizona State University WASHINGTON — A ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results