Students make $10,000 satellite with a 3-D printed drag sail that won’t leave any space junk
The satellites demonstrate a super low-cost solution for preventing space debris.
Tag: satellites
Why don’t satellites fall down from the sky?
They keep falling, but not down.
Scientists spot space debris in daylight, helping satellites ‘social distance’
Spotting space debris during the day could help save satellites from costly collisions.
Orbital ‘littering’ fee might solve our space junk problem
Space junk is a classic example of the Tragedy of the Commons -- now it's time to take responsability and ...
Astronomers concerned over Elon Musk’s plans to launch 42,000 satellites
Only 122 satellites have already been launched and the impact is already evident, they claim.
Copernicus: the treasure in the sky helping science and the climate with free and open data
Copernicus is one of the most valuable scientific programs in the world you likely never heard about.
All of 2015’s weather, in a stunning 4K time-lapse video.
The European Meteorological Satellite Organization (EUMETSAT) in collaboration with the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
First Space Fueling Station used for servicing satellites by 2015
A lot of critics are raving towards the end of the space exploration age, as aerospace budgets get ever thinner, ...
