New Technology Enables Solar Power Generation After Sunset
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have developed an innovative technology that allows for the generation of solar power even after the...
Beetles Inspire Advanced Navigation Systems for Drones and Satellites
Insect vision has long inspired engineers, as these creatures have been solving navigational challenges for millions of years, without the brain power or technology...
World-First Laser Communication with Nano-Satellite
The French Defense Innovation Agency (AID), along with Cailabs, a local technology firm, have made a groundbreaking advancement in satellite communications, successfully demonstrating laser...
Starlink Satellites can be Used to Uncover Stealth Fighter Jets
Chinese researchers have reportedly developed a method for detecting aircraft, including stealth fighters, by leveraging SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation. According to Chinese media and...
Call for Technologies: Defense Industry Seeks AI Solutions
iHLS, in collaboration with a large defense industry is looking for companies with proven capabilities in several areas to participate in a demonstration of...
NASA Employs AI-Powered Robotic Blacksmiths for Manufacturing
Machina Labs is advancing NASA's manufacturing capabilities with its innovative robotic blacksmith platform, the Robotic Craftsman. This system utilizes 7-axis robots to revolutionize how...
Intelligence Satellite Uses AI to Identify Items on Earth
In a groundbreaking achievement, the CogniSAT-6 satellite, managed by Dublin-based space technology firm Ubotica, has demonstrated the ability to identify and analyze objects on...
First Intelligence-Gathering Military Satellite Launched by UK
The UK Ministry of Defense has marked a significant milestone with the successful launch of its first military satellite, designated for intelligence, surveillance, and...
Breaking Barriers: Stanford’s First Autonomous Satellite Swarm Navigation Test
Satellite swarms have become more common in the space industry in recent years, as many satellites that work together provide a more cost-effective and...
Space Storms that Disrupt Earthen Technology Can Now Be More Accurately...
Storms that happen on the sun can have an effect on critical systems we rely on daily, such as satellites, power grids, and communication...
China Launches First Satellite Constellation, Challenging Starlink
On Tuesday, August 6, China reached a milestone in their space program, successfully launching the first 18 Satellites in what they plan to become...
China’s New Dual-Use Spaceplane
China’s spaceplane was recently seen releasing and retrieving an object during a mission, getting much international attention and raising questions about its capabilities. China...
US Space Force Strategy – Nuclear-Proof Satellites
The world’s escalating space-based tensions caused the US Space Force to reexamine and intensify its efforts to protect and defend spacecraft against potential attacks.
The...
This Space Solar Power Station Could Beam Energy to Spacecraft
Star Catcher Industries revealed its plans to build the world’s first space-based energy grid to power satellites, aiming to advance space operations by providing...
US’s New Nuclear Space Rocket Shortens Trip to Mars
NASA, DARPA, and Lockheed Martin are working together on nuclear-powered spacecraft, which could dramatically cut down travel times to space, and more specifically to...
Sci-Fi Spacesuit Turns Bodily Fluids into Drinking Water
A major problem for astronauts performing spacewalks is very basic - how to relieve themselves. An innovative invention from Cornell University collects and filters...
Huge Space Laser Communications Breakthrough
The ‘TeraNet’ network for high-speed space communications, created by the University of Western Australia, received laser signals from laser communication payload OSIRISv1, which belongs...
Chinese Submarines with Lasers Could Take Down Starlink Satellites
China’s PLA released a study stating that Chinese submarines equipped with lasers could soon potentially disable Starlink satellites, which would significantly enhance China’s defense...
The Moon Will Soon Have its Own GPS
Chinese scientists at the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering are planning to develop a navigation system around the moon to support Beijing’s lunar...
Space Data Centers – the Solution for the Environmental Impact of...
A European initiative is studying the practicality of building data centers in space, and it has recently found that the project could be economically...
Space Cyberthreats – Biggest Risk to Space Operations
Researchers from California Polytechnic State University published a report stating that with governments and other space organizations focusing on the dangers of space debris...
The ESA’s Zero Debris Approach Addressing the Dangers of Space Debris...
Today’s increasing activity in space brings a new and unexpected hazard in the form of space debris.
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