World’s First Wooden Satellite to Reach Space
Kyoto University announced that the first wooden satellite in history is going to travel to space in September on a SpaceX rocket. The LignoSat...
Charting Space Junk Constellations in Earth’s Orbit
A new initiative is charting “star constellations” in the Earth’s orbit, but not ones made of actual stars – these constellations are charted patterns...
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Experts claim there are over 160 million pieces of space debris currently orbiting Earth, which could be extremely dangerous and cause a cascading chain...
Connecting Satellite Constellations and the Internet of Things
Nowadays, the number of connected objects that compose the Internet of Things (IoT) is growing quickly – today's 15 billion connected devices are expected to...
No Need for Fuel – This Spacecraft Uses Air to Propel...
This satellite system has no fuel but rather sucks in the air to propel itself forward, providing unlimited propulsion for longer-duration orbital operations. While...
Revolutionarily Maneuverable Satellite Has Solar Wings
The Supernova satellite bus is the newest development by Seattle-based company Portal Space Systems.
The company’s aim is to solve orbital maneuverability challenges with its...
More Satellites, Less Space: Risk Growth in Orbit
2023 was a booming year for space operations – more new satellites launched and more dead satellites in space, both resulting in a vast...
The New Japanese Mini Space-Based Solar Power Plant That Will Beam...
Japan’s space-based solar-power station is expected to begin testing next year, in a project meant to help the world reduce its dependence on fossil...
Wireless Power Transmission to Communicate with the Moon
A recent study offers a solution to provide constant communication between the Moon and the Earth (even from the far side of the Moon)...
Hypersonic Missile Tracking Satellites
The US Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to test its hypersonic missile detection satellite constellation, which was developed by SpaceX and L3Harris Technologies. The...
Israel Destroys Iranian Missiles Outside the Earth’s Atmosphere
Israel has reportedly made exoatmospheric intercepts of the Iranian rockets on Sunday. Any missile intercepted outside the Kármán line (the boundary of Earth’s atmosphere,...
Can We Harness Solar Power Directly from Space? This Innovative UK...
The UK-based Space Solar is presenting a breakthrough in wireless power transmission technology, bringing the age of space-based solar power by delivering gigawatts of...
The Next Generation of Satellite Navigation
Researchers developed an innovation that promises to enhance satellite navigation by leveraging wideband multiplexed signals for improved accuracy. They are doing so using a...
Satellites for Quantum Communications and Encryption
The developing field of quantum computing foretells a future in which current encryption processes are no longer safe. Researchers from the Technical University of...
No Longer an Un-Militarized Domain? US General Warns of a ‘Window...
General Stephen Whiting, commander of US Space Command, recently warned lawmakers that China and Russia have “transformed space into a contested warfighting domain.” Whiting...
Revolutionary High-Resolution Satellites Raise Privacy Concerns
Startup company Albedo is setting out to collect and provide the highest resolution optical and thermal imagery from the sky. The images will have...
The Growing Need for Satellite Cybersecurity
The expansion of the digital realm into space has opened new frontiers for cyber threats, posing unprecedented challenges.
The satellites orbiting Earth are crucial for...
Historic Mission Launched to Monitor Space Junk
This historic mission to inspect and monitor a large piece of space junk was launched by Rocket Lab and Astroscale Japan atop an Electron...
AI-Based Hypersonic Missile Tracking System Software
The California-based company EpiSci was chosen by the US Space Development Agency to develop cutting-edge hypersonic missile detection software, leveraging the power of AI...
The World’s First Wooden Satellite
The LignoSat2 wooden satellite is an innovative concept on the brink of becoming a reality and might be launched in late 2024 by NASA...
Russia Plans Anti-Satellite Nuclear Weapon
The US House Intelligence Committee issued a warning to Congress about a "serious national security threat" in regards to Russia’s plans for a nuclear-armed...
NASA’s Revolutionary Search and Rescue Technology
The international satellite-aided search and rescue initiative Cospas-Sarsat has been aided by NASA and enabled the development of multiple emergency location beacon types that...
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