This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Google recently unveiled Project Suncatcher, a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1993, Mike Lawson, an aerospace entrepreneur based in Roswell ...

For nine months in 2022, moss lived in space. It wasn’t in a lab aboard the International Space Station, like other gardening experiments conducted in orbit — rather, the moss was attached to the ...

General Chance Saltzman’s newly released Vector 2025 is the clearest articulation yet of the U.S. Space Force’s purpose, priorities, and philosophy. It captures the seriousness of today’s contested ...

As artificial intelligence drives the need for vastly more computing storage and processing power, interest in space-based data centers has spiked. Although several startup companies, such as ...

Space vector modulation (SVM) is a sophisticated digital control technique that improves three-phase inverter performance over traditional sinusoidal PWM (SPWM). SVM’s higher DC bus utilization ...

WASHINGTON — Cubic Defense is pursuing military customers for its flat-panel satellite communications terminal designed to operate across multiple orbits and networks. The San Diego-based military ...

According to Skynopy, its modular network can double data downlink volume for high-demand missions, or cut costs in half for smaller ones. Credit: Skynopy TAMPA, Fla. — Skynopy, a French ground ...

Space is crucial for national strength, global influence, and future industrial development. During the Cold War, space primarily symbolized technological skill and ideological status. Today, it ...

Space Command is responsible for military operations beyond Earth's atmosphere, or about 62 miles and higher. Trump re-established Space Command in 2019 during his first term. It was originally ...

Doing more with less in electronics often means improving power density. One of the new areas garnering attention involves applying a variety of advanced modulation techniques, including PWM and space ...