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 ...

In the vast vacuum of space, Earth-bound limitations no longer apply. And that’s exactly where UF engineering associate professor Victoria Miller, Ph.D., and her students are pushing the boundaries of ...

Launching large, rigid satellite dishes into orbit is an expensive and energy-hungry task. But what if those massive structures could start out flat—and then unfold or “grow” into their curved shapes ...

Rendezvous Robotics plans to commercialize a technology called TESSERAE for self-assembling structures that could be used for large arrays or antennas in space. Credit: Rendezvous Robotics WASHINGTON ...

Deployable structures and mechanisms have become a cornerstone of modern space engineering, enabling the realisation of large apertures, antennas, and other functional systems from compact launch ...

"The 'missing' matter may truly be lurking in hard-to-see threads woven across the universe." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

There has been much discussion in the space community recently about building large data centers in orbit to avoid the environmental consequences of sprawling computing facilities on Earth. These ...

"This is a major step toward understanding how galaxies like our Milky Way came to be." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Ice is a key component in the universe. There are frozen water molecules on comets, moons, exoplanets, and in your drink as you cool off from the summer heat. However, under the microscope, not all ...