A trio of satellites set to launch early Tuesday will give wildland firefighters more time to respond and scientists more ...

As missions move beyond Earth, organisations will need technologies capable of functioning independently under extreme ...

Gemini computer use is now native in Gemini 3.5 Flash, letting agents control browsers, apps, and mobile screens alongside ...

For the first time, an Earth observation satellite has found what it was looking for — on its own, without human analysts on the ground. The milestone, which occurred in April, marks the first ...

Abstract: Nowadays, there is an increasing demand to design space systems with a higher level of onboard autonomy. One way to achieve this is to equip the satellite flight software with an autonomous ...

Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital culture and other topics for outlets including CNET, NPR, WIRED, Texas Monthly, MSNBC, Consumer Reports, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The ...

Just weeks after securing €73m in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states to accelerate the development and industrialisation of its HummingSat space programme, aerospace and ...

It seems improbable that a satellite designed to monitor polar ice sheets and floating sea ice could accurately measure a disturbance in Earth's magnetic field. But that is just what ESA's CryoSat ...

AI models built in the West often fail to function correctly in poorer nations because they are not trained on local data. Effective use of AI in agriculture requires adaptation and local ownership.

Airplane Wi-Fi might finally catch up to the 21st century. The European Space Agency and Airbus just proved it’s possible to beam gigabit internet from space to a moving aircraft using lasers. The ...

For years, Iceland, Switzerland, and Norway have ranked near the top of the United Nations' annual index of countries based on indicators of well-being and quality of life. Countries with more poverty ...

A team of three aerospace PhD students were awarded second place in an autonomous satellite systems competition. Afrah Ghedira, Lorenzzo Mantovani and Mark Stephenson competed in the 2026 Capture the ...