CubeSats have a lot of advantages. They are small, inexpensive, and easily reproducible. But those advantages also come with significant disadvantages—they have trouble linking into broader ...

Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, but the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic.

CubeSats are versatile miniature satellite made up of multiple 10×10×10-cm, cube-shaped units. As exciting as they are, however, they have a problem: Their size stops them easily feeding back ...

While both did well, the cylindrical antenna particularly showed promise – according to MIT, it can transmit data 10 times faster and seven times farther than traditional CubeSat antennas.

CubeSats — miniature, agile, and cheap satellites — are revolutionizing how scientists study the cosmos. A standard-size CubeSat is tiny, about 4 pounds (roughly 2 kilograms).

CubeSats are small, modular, inexpensive satellites that carry experiments for science investigations and/or technology demonstrations. About 160 CubeSats have been launched in the NASA program over ...

Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats—miniature ...

For example, Nanoracks developed a CubeSat deployer that can house multiple CubeSats. Once on the ISS, the deployer is positioned so that when its forward-facing door is opened, a spring at the back ...

Cubesats are being used for an ever-widening number of applications, including Earth observation; weather sensing; alternative position, navigation and timing; communications; and technology ...

After a journey of nearly five months, taking it far beyond the Moon and back, the little CAPSTONE spacecraft has successfully entered into lunar orbit. "We received confirmation that CAPSTONE ...

CubeSats have already visited the Moon and Mars and are key components of upcoming deep space missions.