Jupiter’s magnetic field can provide propulsion and power to spaceships or satellites Electrodynamic tether (EDT) can be used propulsion and power generation for a spacecraft in the Jovian system.

It uses a new idea called a Bare Photovoltaic Tether (BPT), which is based on an older idea of an electrodynamic tether (EDT) but has some advantages due to the addition of solar panels along its ...

Another tether deorbiting test mission takes shape by Andy Tomaswick, Universe Today edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

A rendering in a video by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows an electrodynamic tether being deployed to help reduce the amount of space junk in orbit.

An electrodynamic tether (EDT) is a simple idea, but one with an amazing number of uses.

They are based on electrodynamic tether technology integrating perovskite-copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) tandem solar cells.

Researchers at The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have developed what they called an electrodynamic tether made from thin wires of stainless steel and aluminium. Already a subscriber? Log in.

Sustainability in space and the fight against the accumulation of waste produced in Earth orbit are the objectives pursued by PERSEI Space, a company whose partners include two researchers from ...

Future Moon bases may be a bit tidier thanks to an electric shield that protects equipment from destructive lunar dust. NASA's Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) technology promises to tame the ...

It uses a new idea called a Bare Photovoltaic Tether (BPT), which is based on an older idea of an electrodynamic tether (EDT) but has some advantages due to the addition of solar panels along its ...