Abstract: Space domain awareness (SDA) represents a critical area of research focused on the comprehensive monitoring of the near-Earth space environment. This includes the detection, tracking, and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rocket Lab on May 6 unveiled the suppliers it selected to support the production of 18 satellites for the U.S. military. The company is manufacturing satellites for the Space ...

The idea of using in-situ resources, such as water, on the surface of distant worlds to synthesize rocket fuel has been around for many decades. For many years, for instance, scientists have suggested ...

Rockets have dominated space travel for decades, but they are expensive, inefficient, and complex. Scientists and engineers are now studying alternative methods such as space elevators, ...

Abstract: Interfacial electrical tree (IET) is easily initiated by a high electric field near the triple point (TP) in the power modules, propagating along the packaging material and ceramic substrate ...

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In a feat that has left the global astronomical community both humbled and exhilarated, a 17-year-old American high school student has achieved what many professional research teams spend decades ...

When NASA announced that astronauts on upcoming missions will be allowed to take modern smartphones into space, the initial reaction was fairly predictable – jokes about zero-gravity selfies and ...

Space is filled with garbage. More specifically, the low Earth orbit, where most satellites and space equipment spend their time. NASA estimates that there are nearly 6,000 tons of material in low ...

Examples of AI-detected infrastructure and housing changes from Vantor’s change detection pilot in Reynosa, Mexico, conducted prior to the Luno B award. Credit: Vantor WASHINGTON — Vantor, a ...

It’s one extraordinary thing to launch the product of mankind’s brilliant minds into the cosmos, but it’s another to keep track of it long after the mission ends. We’ve explored before how important ...