Aeronautics and Astronautics
![“By running these pre-flight virtual reality simulations on the ground, we greatly enhance our chances for success in space.” | Image credit: NASA](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/cubsat_web.png?h=f5d5f13a&itok=_f6wA9Di)
Oct 27, 2017
Pre-flight simulations on the ground could enhance success in space
Electronics & Networking Issue #34![Stanford researchers hope to use two precisely positioned satellites to create artificial solar eclipses in order to find distant planets. | Photo by NASA](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/eclipse_nasa.jpg?h=8f3a1eef&itok=pAWUI-KW)
Aug 8, 2017
Can satellites that cause artificial eclipses help find other planets?
Computation & Data, Transportation & Robotics Issue #28![Researchers are developing technologies to help robots adapt to unknown and changing environments. | Orion nebula/Courtesy JPL](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/spaceimage.png?h=e95b51fc&itok=Gd8SxurD)
Jul 14, 2017
Space robot technology can help autonomous vehicles here at home
Computation & Data, Materials, Transportation & Robotics Issue #27![A new computer model will allow the FAA to reroute commercial aircraft on the fly to prevent them from colliding with rockets. | Flickr/SpaceX](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/launches_0.png?h=e95b51fc&itok=6u01-j-I)
Jan 9, 2017
How to reroute planes, on the fly, to prevent collisions with rockets
Transportation & Robotics Issue #16![Swarms of satellites could offer better and more cost effective ways to explore space. | Illustration by Tricia Seibold](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/slab-1700x800_0.jpg?h=e95b51fc&itok=gax4rS-H)
Oct 4, 2016
How swarms of small satellites could revolutionize space exploration
Technology & Society, Transportation & Robotics Issue #8![Hedgehog: a cubic rover that may one day explore some of the most extreme environments in our Solar System (depicted here on Mars’ moon, Phobos.) | Ben Hockman](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/hedgehog-slider-0216_0_0.jpg?h=e95b51fc&itok=dOg3o7FT)
Feb 3, 2016
Hedgehog, a guide to asteroids and things that whirl around the solar system
Transportation & Robotics Issue #1![Drones | Chesky / Shutterstock](/sites/default/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/images/news/drones-680x320_2_0.jpg?h=e95b51fc&itok=5Zm0orzU)
Dec 11, 2015