Aerospace & Defence

NASA and a Palo Alto-based satellite manufacturer are working to get a spacecraft to an asteroid before one gets to us. Asteroid exploration has become one of NASA's top goals, and Space Systems Loral will play a key role in an upcoming mission that will allow scientists to get research equipment to a unique asteroid to study its composition. It's the company's first major foray into the world of deep-space exploration.

Our sun sometimes erupts with bursts of light, solar material, or ultra-fast energised particles—collectively, these events contribute to space weather. In a study published in Space Weather, scientists from NASA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, in Boulder, Colorado, have shown that the warning signs of one type of space weather event can be detected tens of minutes earlier than with current forecasting techni...

Physicists and engineers at CERN replaced the heart of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment, one of the two general purpose particle physics detectors that discovered the Higgs boson in 2012. The discovery completed a missing link in the Standard Model of particle physics anticipated by several theoretical physicists in the 1960s. Built at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) - the world’s largest and most powerful high-energy particle acc...

  The US military's rising use of advanced weapons such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)/drones has given a huge boost to the market for satellite communication (SATCOMM).

A range of Honeywell's patented IHM (Integrated Health Monitoring) series aerospace proximity sensors for harsh duty aircraft applications are now available in Europe through TTI. The IHM series are non-contact devices designed to sense the presence or absence of a target, providing on/off output, plus they can also be configured with an optional health monitoring output to the host system.

A series of new patented IHM (Integrated Health Monitoring) Aerospace Proximity Sensors for harsh duty aircraft applications are now available in Europe through TTI. The IHM Series are non-contact devices designed to sense the presence or absence of a target, providing on/off output, plus they can also be configured with an optional health monitoring output to the host system.

Once upon a time there lived, Snow White and the seven dwarfs. But now, NASA may have discovered the real-life version - TRAPPIST-1 and the seven planets. It turns out that life may have been discovered 39 light years away, as this week NASA has made the announcement that seven new earth size planets have been discovered. Previously scientists have only found a tiny number of ‘exoplanets’ which are believed to have the qualities ...

A quick and easy EMI filter solution for meeting strict military and aerospace interference standards can save a lot of time and money, reports Sally Ward-Foxton.

A quick and easy EMI filter solution for meeting strict military and aerospace interference standards can save a lot of time and money, reports Sally Ward-Foxton.

NASA are using X-ray emitters for a super-fast communications system. Electronic Specifier writer Rachel Oliver explains.