The proposed starshade would create an artificial eclipse in space, helping telescopes spot faint rocky planets hidden beside ...

THE search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) could be taking the wrong approach. Instead of listening for alien radio broadcasts, a better strategy may be to look for giant structures placed in ...

The discovery bemused residents of a small town in northeastern Australia. The objects appear to be junk from a space launch, the country’s space agency said. By Hari Raj An Australian beach community ...

UF laser origami research could shape future moon construction. Researchers are also investigating how laser forming could make it possible to manufacture with materials that are difficult or ...

Because it's costly and cumbersome to transport large structures such as satellite dishes into space, aerospace Ph.D. student Ivan Wu and his advisor, Jeff Baur, at The Grainger College of Engineering ...

Deployable composite structures constitute a critical enabling technology for modern and future space missions, offering compact stowage and reliable on-orbit expansion of large apertures, booms and ...