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- Aerospace Researchers Outline Integrated Robotic Strategies for Navigating and Sampling Asteroids Under Extreme Microgravity Conditions
Published: Apr 30, 2026
Section: Research
A comprehensive review published in SmartBot identifies the critical coupling between sampling, mobility, and anchoring technologies for robots exploring small celestial bodies. Re...
- Researchers Use Surface Draped Fiber Optic Cables to Track Aircraft Maneuvers at Nevada Airfield
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Research
At the 2026 Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, researchers revealed that fiber optic cables laid directly on the ground can successfully capture high-fidelity flight...
- Bennu Asteroid Samples Reveal Life’s Building Blocks Formed in Frigid, Radioactive Space Environments
Published: Feb 28, 2026
Section: Research
Analysis of samples returned by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission suggests that amino acids on asteroid Bennu originated in icy, radioactive conditions rather than warm liquid water. This...