From household robots to reusable rockets, a new wave of breakthrough inventions is redefining what humans can do in space and on Earth. These advances are not isolated gadgets, they are tightly ...

The fast-growing space economy is projected to surpass $1.8 trillion by 2035, and FIU is leading the way. From next-generation materials and antennas to space governance, FIU researchers are ...

Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor said data centers in space will become a reality, but cooling issues still need to be ...

Two of NASA's giants of cosmic discovery have been named among the best inventions of the past quarter-century – at least, according to Time magazine. The media company recently assembled a list of ...

As the larger aerospace industry continues to grow, space technology companies are pursuing innovations for in-space manufacturing. This technology includes producing and/or assembling structures or ...

World Space Week, held each year from October 4–10, is the largest global celebration of space science and technology. Established by the United Nations in 1999, it highlights how space exploration ...

More than half a century after humans set foot on the Moon, the final frontier still fuels our imagination. Back then, it was all about doing what had never been done before and doing it first. In ...

Some of today’s most ubiquitous appliances for compact living have rather unexpected backstories. Case in point: We can thank NASA for the Dustbuster. Welcome to Origin Story, a series that chronicles ...

What does taking a selfie and going into space have in common? More than you might think. It turns out the camera in your cellphone made its way to you via space technology developed at NASA’s Jet ...

Innovations in satellite, telescope and spacecraft technology are not only essential to space exploration, but are also helping to better monitor and mitigate climate change on Earth. When you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the future of astronautics and space technologies. That visibility naturally invites a follow-on question: what comes next ...

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