A new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found a number of 2D materials can not only withstand being sent into space, but potentially thrive in the harsh conditions. It... Read more
Of all the places where conflict could erupt, space might seem the least likely, except in movies. But increasingly, it is becoming a contested environment posing new dangers. The United Sta... Read more
Currently, a significant fraction of the engineering cost and launch mass of space systems is required exclusively to enable the system to survive launch. This is particularly true for syste... Read more
The new satellites, with some of the same off-the-shelf miniaturized technology that has made smartphones and laptops so powerful, will be far less expensive. PEOPLE already worried about th... Read more
The seven-kilowatt thruster is intended to propel future NASA deep space probes on missions where chemical rockets aren’t a practical option. NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (... Read more
It’s tough to sleep in space. You’re stuck in a noisy machine all the time, the sun comes up every 90 minutes, and everything is lit with a garish sci-fi fluorescence. About half... Read more
“The larger the optics, the better the image,” A few Air Force Academy researchers hope to take their latest invention where few have gone before — to near-Earth orbit. They took a major ste... Read more
A fleet of small satellites fitted with solar-powered lasers Pioneering engineers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow are developing an innovative technique based on lasers that coul... Read more
Repairing and refueling satellites robotically may seem rather mundane Repairing and refueling satellites robotically may seem rather mundane, especially when compared with moon landings, Ma... Read more
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo. Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the Internation... Read more
Science should be something that is disruptively accessible – empowering people from a variety of different backgrounds to explore, participate in, and build new ways of interacting with and... Read more
The bloon consists of a 129 m (423 ft) diameter and 96.5 m (316 ft) high sail that carries a 4.2 m (13.7 ft) diameter pod with room for four passengers and two pilots into near-space. While... Read more
Harvesting solar power in space, for use on Earth, comes a step closer to reality THE idea of collecting solar energy in space and beaming it to Earth has been around for at least 70 years.... Read more
Situated as they are, high above the surface of the Earth, satellites are pretty much left to fend for themselves – if a piece of space junk is drifting towards one, for instance, no one is... Read more
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new program in collaboration with NASA that is sure to intrigue Trekkieseverywhere. Called the 100-Year Starship Study, it’s desi... Read more
