Researchers in China have developed a magpie-inspired optimization algorithm that plans shorter, smoother, and safer ...
How do you measure the pose—that is the 3-D rotation and 3-D translation—of a piece of space junk so that a grasping satellite can capture it in real time in order to successfully remove it from Earth ...
Space junk: a computer-generated image of objects in Earth orbit that are currently being tracked. Approximately 95% of the objects are orbital debris, rather than functioning satellites. (Courtesy: ...
Monitoring space traffic between Earth and the moon using sensors and digital signal processing to detect and track faint cislunar objects quickly. ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. military researchers are ...