Next-Gen Space Repair: Using CubeSats for Precision Servicing Missions
To make space servicing safer and more efficient, researchers created a fuel-efficient, collision-free trajectory ...
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NASA Releases 2024 Small Spacecraft Technology Report
The Small Spacecraft Technology State-of-the-art report was published by the Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute based ...
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'It was a miracle.' Amazing tales of dead spacecraft that came back to life
Alas, the miracle could not last. The solar storms were heating Earth's upper atmosphere, causing it to inflate and increase ...
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NASA CubeSat detects unexpected radiation belts after 2024 solar storm
A historic solar storm in May 2024 not only triggered spectacular auroras but also created two new temporary radiation belts ...
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U-M astronomy will lead its first satellite mission with NASA grant
STarlight Acquisition and Reflection toward Interferometry—and will showcase the viability of a new technique for studying ...
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Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged solar storm — and it's probably still there
Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...
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Resurrected NASA Spacecraft Makes an Unexpected Discovery in the Aftermath of an Aurora-Inducing Solar Storm
Scientists reveal the discovery of two new temporary radiation belts encircling the Earth created by a massive solar storm in ...
New research sheds light on using multiple CubeSats for in-space servicing and repair missions
As more satellites, telescopes, and other spacecraft are built to be repairable, it will take reliable trajectories for service spacecraft to reach them safely. Researchers are developing a ...
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University of Michigan Astronomy Department Will Lead its First Space Mission in 2029
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor reports the first space mission led by the U-M Department of Astronomy is scheduled ...
Scientists Are Getting Closer to a Better Source of Rocket Fuel: Good Ol’ Water
Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.
Remember the northern lights that reached Florida? The solar storm created radiation belts around Earth
The most powerful solar storm to impact Earth in decades caused the temporary formation of radiation belts around Earth, NASA recently announced. A NASA CubeSat satellite made the discovery, which ...
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'It was a miracle.' Amazing tales of dead spacecraft that came back to life
was a 3-unit cubesat thatlaunched in April 2023 to monitor charged particles in the inner Van Allen radiation belt. It was so successful that NASA granted it an extension after its nominal 4-month ...