MOCAT – MIT’s New Invention Against Space Debris
As Earth’s atmosphere and beyond are slowly filling with satellites and space debris, there is increasing worry about what Earth’s future is going to...
The Spying Satellites of Japan, South and North Korea
Recent regional space developments include Japan’s new “information-gathering” satellite, South Korea's spy satellite launched by SpaceX and North Korea's recent surveillance satellite deployment.
Japan's Information-Gathering...
SpaceX Launches First Satellite-to-Smartphone Signal from Space
SpaceX’s latest Falcon 9 mission contained its first set of Starlink satellites capable of transmitting a signal from space directly to our smartphones, with...
Russia-China Hack-Proof Quantum Communication Link
Quantum communication is a secure way to transfer information, resistant to eavesdropping by hackers. The encrypted data is transferred as ones and zeros along...
JAXA Repurposes Spacecraft to Protect Earth from Small Asteroids
Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is to begin testing new technology capable of altering the course of small and fast asteroids and hopefully prevent...
The US’s New Hypersonic Missile Tracking Satellites
L3Harris will provide the Space Development Agency (SDA) with 16 satellites to detect, monitor, and track hypersonic missiles aimed at the US and its...
The Pentagon’s Network of Space Sensors Might Not Work
The Pentagon plans to create a multi-layer system of sensors for tracking hypersonic missiles, but a new report released by the CSIS calls out...
Wireless ‘Energy Webs’ Will Charge Airborne Platforms
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) signed a contract with Raytheon to create an airborne "wireless internet for energy" called the Persistent Optical Wireless...
Japan Space Agency Suffers Cyberattack, Raising Concerns for the Country’s Defenses
Japan's space agency was reportedly penetrated by a cyberattack by unknown entities, but according to officials, no sensitive information about rockets or satellites was...
GalaxySpace Reveals Satellite with Unfolding Solar Panels
After China’s GalaxySpace developed the country’s first low-Earth orbit constellation that challenged SpaceX's Starlink, the company recently developed a new type of plate-shaped satellite...
Scientific Breakthrough Creates Supercharged Lasers
Scientists from the UK and South Korea have discovered a way to create laser pulses that are 1,000 times stronger than what is currently...
New ‘Detumbler’ Halts Satellite Tumbling in Space
Space startup ‘Airbus’ launched a device that is designed to address space debris in Earth's orbit in early November as part of SpaceX's Transporter-9...
Insanely Fast 3D Printed Drone Set to Launch into Orbit
Reaching the stars has never been this speedy- Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a global launch services and space systems provider, is making moves about...
Amazon Designs Thrusters to Protect its Satellites from Space Debris
Amazon designs custom satellite thrusters that will enable more effective maneuvering to avoid space debris, as well as increase the sustainability of Amazon’s satellite...
Wearable Devices Prevent Astronauts from Getting Lost in Space
Spatial disorientation poses a great danger to astronauts and leads to them getting lost in space, but scientists have found that wearable devices that...
European Space Agency Will Use AI to Tackle Space Dangers
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that it will use artificial intelligence to reduce space garbage and protect infrastructure from space-based threats like space...
Satellite Assembling Robots Inspired by the Human Arm
A team of researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology developed a new method to control robots that can assemble satellites in space. Their...
Solar Farms in Space- the Future of Sustainable Energy
New research by the Universities of Surrey and Swansea states the possibility of producing low-cost, lightweight solar panels that can generate energy in space.
The...
New Secure Communication System Inspired by the Stars
In order to improve communication security and effectiveness, a new collaboration has been formed between Edith Cowan University (ECU), observation data provider QL Space,...
Liquid Metal Fabric Will Protect Astronauts from Lunar Dust
NASA is again turning to lunar exploration after over five decades, and the Artemis mission signifies a substantial leap in revolutionary technology fueling space...
Astronomers Warn of Bright Satellites Obscuring the Stars
Scientists from the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced that one of the brightest objects in the night sky is BlueWalker 3, the world's largest...
10 Gbps Space-to-Ground Laser Data Transfer Achieved by China’s Satellite
CGST is a Chinese satellite constellation company, and it has successfully sent high-speed data by laser from space to the ground.
The company used one...
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