Metal 3D-printed waveguides proven for telecom satellites

The use of metal 3D printing looks set to help deliver more capable telecom satellites, with…

The Sun, 21 August 2017

While observers in North America will enjoy views of a total solar eclipse later today as…

A distorted duo

Gravity governs the movements of the cosmos. It draws flocks of galaxies together to form small…

A distorted duo

Gravity governs the movements of the cosmos. It draws flocks of galaxies together to form small…

Heavy but fast

Living in space is no easy task, and one of the largest concerns for mission planners…

Heavy but fast

Living in space is no easy task, and one of the largest concerns for mission planners…

ESA’s Proba-3 will create artificial solar eclipses

Astrophysicists are joining sightseers in watching Monday’s total solar eclipse across North America but, in the…

ESA’s Proba-3 will create artificial solar eclipses

Astrophysicists are joining sightseers in watching Monday’s total solar eclipse across North America but, in the…

Canned space

Technology image of the week: Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, used to test satellites before they fly

Large Space Simulator

An external view of Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, the Large Space Simulator, which subjects entire satellites…