A NASA image shows 9 of the 13 cubesats originally planned to fly on the Artemis 1 mission installed in their payload adapters. At least one cubesat will not be ready in time for the mission. Credit: ...

Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats – miniature, agile ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Michelle Loxton, was originally published by KCLU.

The CubeSat to Study Solar Particles (CuSP) launched as an Artemis I payload on 1:47 AM EST on Nov. 16, 2022. CuSP was deployed from its canister about eight hours after launch. Approximately two ...

Space-based energy harvesting has long been a focus of scientific research, particularly with the global demand for renewable energy continuing to rise. Traditional photovoltaic systems, despite their ...

This is an introduction to the February 2024 Innovation article, “GNSS Timing Measurements from a Low-Earth Orbiting Satellite.” In 1999, professors Jordi Puig-Suari at California Polytechnic State ...

Bob Twiggs was frustrated. His Stanford University graduate students started satellite-building projects but never finished them. The students came and went. Launch opportunities were lost. There was ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — When the Artemis I mission launches, it will send 11 spacecraft on a mission to the moon and beyond. The obvious one is the Orion spacecraft, one that captures a lot of the ...

CubeSats are miniature, agile, and cost-effective satellites designed to achieve specific scientific objectives with significantly less expense and complexity than traditional spacecraft. Their low ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on ...

Mustafa Aksoy works for the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) and the Research Foundation for SUNY. He receives funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...