Engineers have until the middle of January to fix the propulsion system on the LunaH-Map spacecraft so it can make it into lunar orbit and carry out its planned mission. Credit: Arizona State Univ.

One of the big challenges in education is getting kids interested in STEM subjects in elementary school and sustaining interest throughout middle and high school. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

WASHINGTON — Engineers are troubleshooting thruster problems on a cubesat launched last month to search for water ice at the moon, the latest in a series of technical issues among small satellites ...

FREEPORT, Nassau County (WABC) -- Freeport Public Schools is blasting off into an out-of-this-world competition! The district is the only one in the state, and one of five nationally, taking part in ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new type of micropropulsion system for miniature satellites called CubeSats uses an innovative design of tiny nozzles that release precise bursts of water vapor to maneuver ...

No audio available for this content. A miniature CubeSat has become the first satellite to perform Galileo-based position fixes in orbit using a commercial satnav receiver. News from the European ...

After a decade-long project, the Yale Undergraduate Aerospace Association, or YUAA, is gearing up to launch a satellite into outer space in the coming year. Through their CubeSat project, YUAA aims to ...

On the 3rd of June 2019, a 1U CubeSat developed by students of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków was released from the International Space Station. Within a few hours it was clear ...

Everyone loves a story about a small but daring character that overcomes all obstacles to become a hero at just the right moment. This week saw one such story play out in dramatic detail—and it was ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A spacecraft the size of a cereal box will soon be hunting for water on the moon. NASA has given ...

When NASA's latest Cygnus cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) lifts off on Monday, its manifest of experiments and general supplies will include three CubeSats, including the first ...