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Aerospace

The latest developments in aviation, satellites, astrophysics, space flight, and space exploration
History of TechnologyAerospaceMagazineArticlePast ForwardMay 2024

A Brief History of the World’s First Planetarium

Crowds flocked to see an artificial starry sky projected onto a dome

6 min read
Color photo of a complex metal apparatus with a spherical end covered in cones.

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AerospaceNewsClimate TechJournal WatchClimate Change

Oh, Buoy! Satellite Data Helps Pinpoint Ocean Waves

Improved satellite-enabled buoys could make a splash in ocean science

3 min read
overhead map view of Africa, Europe and Asia in blue with yellow spots
EnergyAerospaceInterview

Caltech’s SSPD-1 Is a New Idea for Space-Based Solar

Ali Hajimiri on boosting an energy-beaming system from the lab to orbit

6 min read
A person in military gear launches a drone skyward.
AerospaceRoboticsGuest ArticleConsumer ElectronicsDIYTelecommunications

Ukraine Is the First “Hackers’ War”

For clues to the future of warfare, study the struggle between FPV drones and electronic warfare

8 min read

James Webb Telescope

IEEE Spectrum explores the Webb Telescope’s groundbreaking engineering
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AerospaceSpectrum CollectionsSensorsJames Webb TelescopeCareersInterview

Aligning the Eyes of the Universe Machine

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AerospaceMagazineFeatureSpectrum CollectionsJames Webb TelescopeSeptember 2022Telecommunications

The Webb Space Telescope’s Profound Data Challenges

Rendering of James Webb Space Telescope including its 18-segmented primary mirrors and its five-layered sun shade
AerospaceMagazineFeatureSpectrum CollectionsJames Webb TelescopeSeptember 2022

Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Chilly Sun Shield

Fourteen technicians in clean-room suits guide the hoisting of a honeycombed, hexagon-mirrored telescope inside a giant cleanroom construction space
AerospaceMagazineFeatureSpectrum CollectionsJames Webb TelescopeSeptember 2022

Inside the Universe Machine: The Webb Space Telescope’s Staggering Vision

AerospaceNews

ESA Satellites to Test Razor-Sharp Formation Flying

Proba-3 will make its own solar eclipses—and assess precision orbital tech

3 min read
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Overhead view of a gold spacecraft on moon, with four two-wheeled rovers laying cable behind themselves as they roll away from it.
AerospaceNewsTelecommunications

Full Moon: Keeping the Far Side Quiet for Scientists

A lunar "gold rush" risks drowning out signals on the moon's far side

4 min read
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AerospaceArtificial IntelligenceNews

AI Generates 3D City Maps From Single Radar Images

In the hours after a major disaster, these maps could save lives

3 min read
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TransportationWebinar

Modeling Cable Design & Power Electronics

Applications that will help ensure a consistent and long-term electricity supply

Bits of a building an infrastructure collapsed and overrun with water.
AerospaceNewsEnergyTelecommunications

Satellite Radar Sharpens Ukraine Dam Collapse Questions

Archival data shows structure deteriorating before Russian invasion

4 min read
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AerospaceNews

Interlune Sets Out to Mine the Moon

The rare isotope can be used in fusion, quantum computing, medicine and more

4 min read

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