NASA has launched a new CubeSat designed to accelerate the testing of emerging space technologies directly in orbit, a move ...

NASA has launched the R5-S9 CubeSat aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to test next-generation space technologies in Earth orbit ...

The two CubeSat passengers aboard ESA's Hera mission for planetary defense have exchanged their first signals with Earth, confirming their nominal status. The pair were switched on to check out all ...

The five CubeSat concepts to be studied to accompany ESA’s proposed Asteroid Impact Mission into deep space have been selected. The ideas being looked at include taking a close-up look at the ...

The moons of Mars are garnering increased attention, not only because they could provide a view of the solar system's past but also because they could provide invaluable staging areas for any future ...

The proliferation of nuclear power in space got a little more real Tuesday with the launch of a small satellite developed by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are ...

The Luna-H Map cubesat launched on board the Artemis 1 mission in November 2022, but failed to fire its engines shortly after its delayed liftoff. Reading time 2 minutes A shoebox-sized satellite may ...

A cubesat mission has a big objective to verify a keystone of NASA's future lunar operations. CAPSTONE, short for "Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation ...

A total of four CubeSats were deployed by Nanoracks from the International Space Station on the ELaNa38 Mission. Credits: NASA NASA has selected eight small research satellites from seven states to ...