METimage will deliver highly accurate global measurements of clouds, water vapour and aerosols, land- and sea-surface temperatures, ice cover, vegetation and wildfires.
On 24 July, the Surface Avatar team carried out the final and most challenging experiment of the campaign to date. Astronaut Jonny Kim, aboard the Space Station, took command of the intelligent robot team on the ground, which helped him safely explore the 'Martian landscape' and collect samples
James Webb Space Telescope aims to take us to the unexplored realm of our cosmic origins. From observing the formation of the first stars and galaxies to looking for the possibility of life on other planets, the telescope will play a major role in the future of space exploration.
James Webb Space Telescope aims to take us to the unexplored realm of our cosmic origins. From observing the formation of the first stars and galaxies to looking for the possibility of life on other planets, the telescope will play a major role in the future of space exploration.
Humanity's drive to explore has taken us across the solar system, with astronaut boots, various landers and rovers' wheels exploring the surfaces of several different planetary bodies.
In space, maintenance isn't possible, so satellites must operate reliably for their entire mission. This makes fault detection, isolation, and recovery (FDIR) a critical requirement in satellite design.
METimage will deliver highly accurate global measurements of clouds, water vapour and aerosols, land- and sea-surface temperatures, ice cover, vegetation and wildfires.
On 24 July, the Surface Avatar team carried out the final and most challenging experiment of the campaign to date. Astronaut Jonny Kim, aboard the Space Station, took command of the intelligent robot team on the ground, which helped him safely explore the 'Martian landscape' and collect samples
When the NASA-ISRO SAR satellite launches into orbit on July 30, it will ping nearly all of the planet's land and ice surfaces with a form of imaging called synthetic aperture radar twice every 12 days.
In recent days, rovers from Japan's Tohoku University have driven across LUNA's 'moon dust'. The robots, developed to operate and adapt using artificial intelligence (AI), have practised picking up stones, navigating independently and assembling themselves into larger robotic units.
In this episode, we explore how the simple act of popcorn popping inspired researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to revolutionize the synthesis of MXenes—a class of 2D materials known for their radiation shielding properties.
One of the goals of building the Mars Rover is to demonstrate SPARK. As an early step, Fabien introduced a new hardware abstraction layer (HAL) on top of the existing HALs that had been developed for the various pieces of hardware that make up the Mars Rover.
On 20 April 2025, NASA's Lucy spacecraft will fly past asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, which measures nearly four kilometres in diameter, at a distance of 960 kilometres.
Space is one of the toughest environments that designers must face. Far from the protection of Earth’s atmosphere, satellites and probes are exposed to hazardous levels of radiation. The connectors and cables that carry signals throughout the spacecraft must be protected to ensure their performance.