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 have a lot of advantages. They are small, inexpensive, and easily reproducible. But those advantages also come with ...

Shortly after NASA’s first cubesat, in 2007, the Apple iPhone came out, further driving the miniaturization of electronic components and increasing the importance of software.

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 ...

The instrument makes it possible for University of Delaware students to develop and test CubeSat research satellites for a 2026 NASA launch. Making Delaware-in-space history. Article by Beth Miller ...

While she said that the project was probably not on track to finish this December, it was likely that the CubeSat project would have been completed by this coming June. But, due to the onboard ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Qube, a German cubesat, is preparing to test quantum key generation and distribution via optical link. Mission operators in Germany made contact with the 3.53-kilogram Qube ...

Four of 10 cubesats that launched last week have experienced serious problems, with one failing outright and the remaining three likely doomed as well. Skip to content Gizmodo. Search .

WASHINGTON — A cubesat launched on Artemis 1 missed its original chance to go into orbit around the moon but could still carry out its primary mission if engineers fix its thrusters in the ...

Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these ...

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).