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.