The fast-growing space economy is projected to surpass $1.8 trillion by 2035, and FIU is leading the way. From next-generation materials and antennas to space governance, FIU researchers are ...

NASA’s orbital debris program officially began in 1979. Lacking an official program designation at the time, it was initiated in the Space Sciences Branch at Johnson Space Center (JSC) as a result of ...

When the United States Space Force was first created, one of its early recruiting ads showed uniformed service members ...

While NASA’s ancien régime imposed a death sentence on the International Space Station, the super-icon can still be saved by NASA’s new wunderkind leader and by Congress.

Low Earth orbit is starting to look less like pristine frontier and more like a crowded scrapyard, packed with dead satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments that no longer serve any purpose.

A new study led by an international team of researchers has proposed Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs) as a transformative solution for space exploration. TENGs are lightweight generators that ...

The recent flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 flagship launcher, in its most powerful 4-booster configuration, marked the renewal of European autonomous access to space, and its capacity to deliver ...

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The International Space Station (ISS) is due to close down by 2030, and Russia, one of its main partners, is designing its own replacement orbital laboratory. After a decade of planning to place its ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the third in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...