Big plans for small spacecraft
Paulo Lozano is designing tiny ion thrusters for the next generation of satellites
Space weather’s effects on satellites
MIT study finds that high-energy electrons in space may be to blame for some satellite failures.
Inflatable antennae could give CubeSats greater reach
Design inflates with a powder that turns into gas.
NASA selects MIT-led TESS project for 2017 mission
$200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets.
Students take control of satellites on the International Space Station
200 high-school students participate in MIT’s annual Zero Robotics competition.
MIT-developed ‘microthrusters’ could propel small satellites
As small as a penny, these thrusters run on jets of ion beams.
Research update: SPHERES to get powerful magnets and goggles
New wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities.
Astronomers find a dark matter galaxy far, far away
Discovery could offer clues on the nature of dark matter.
Satellites in the developing world
An MIT researcher looks at a growing trend in a number of developing countries: national satellite programs.