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A new 8,000-square-meter facility in Turin is bringing mass production to satellite manufacturing, promising to build spacecraft faster and more efficiently than ever before. The Stellar Hub aims to prove that space technology can be made with the speed and precision of a car factory.
Scientists are using AI to fast-track safety testing for microchips that power satellites and nuclear reactors, cutting analysis time from weeks to hours. The breakthrough could protect everything from weather forecasts to cell phone networks.
Two NASA spacecraft have been circling Mars for over two decades, far outlasting their planned missions and rewriting our understanding of the Red Planet. Their success story reveals how learning from past failures created these remarkable survivors.
Seven groundbreaking partnerships between American and Israeli companies just secured $20 million to develop technologies that could transform cancer detection, satellite communications, and quantum computing. The projects span everything from AI-powered medical diagnostics to space lasers capable of transmitting data at lightning speed.
Ethiopia is setting the pace for Africa's space and geospatial technology development, using satellites and Earth observation systems to drive smarter national planning. UN experts say the country's progress offers a roadmap for the continent's data-driven future.
Six nuclear technology startups will present their innovations to investors on November 4, ranging from reactor maintenance tools to satellite propulsion systems. The event marks a turning point as nuclear technology ventures seek early-stage funding in fields once considered too slow-moving for startup investment.
Scientists discovered two experimental alloys that stay flexible and resist cracking even at minus 424 degrees Fahrenheit, one of the coldest temperatures ever tested. This breakthrough could transform how we build everything from space rockets to energy systems that operate in extreme cold.
NASA's Perseverance rover just became the longest-driving vehicle on another world, traveling more than 28 miles across Mars. The milestone marks three decades of NASA's successful rover missions exploring the Red Planet.
Countries once dismissed beaming solar energy from space as science fiction. Now China, the U.S., Japan, and the UK are launching test satellites within five years to make it real.
A California company lit up Mount Whitney with spotlights to show how satellites could someday beam sunlight to Earth after dark, potentially helping search and rescue teams save lives. While the technology raises questions about nighttime light pollution, the recent test showed promise for emergency responders working in darkness.
Eight innovative solar arrays that unfurl like yoga mats have supercharged the International Space Station's power supply, lighting up research that could help humanity reach deeper into space. The lightweight panels pack twice the punch of their predecessors while taking up half the space.
Just two weeks after launching into orbit, Europe's newest satellite has sent back its first breathtaking photos of Earth. The images reveal Italy, the Canadian Arctic, and Greenland in vivid detail while measuring ocean health and ice sheet changes.