Space

Two decades ago, Stanford and SLAC took a gamble on an unproven telescope design that had no funding, no home, and no official backing. Now, with first images in hand and full operations on the horizon, that bet is on the verge of paying off.

Schaefer discusses the recent excitement over a detection of possible hints of biological life on planet K2-18b.

Ermakov combines planetary science and exploration to learn new – and often surprising – details about the structure and evolution of planetary bodies.

New studies reveal that the birth of our home galaxy may not be typical of how other galaxies evolved.

The possibility of detecting habitable water under the surface of Europa is just one of the reasons geophysicist and Clipper team member Dustin Schroeder is excited about the mission to Jupiter’s icy moon.

Simone D’Amico, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics, discusses the first in-orbit test of a navigation system able to manage multiple satellites using visual data only.

With 2D cameras and space robotics algorithms, astronautics engineers at Stanford have created a navigation system able to manage multiple satellites using visual data only. They just tested it in space for the first time.

Researchers at the new Center for AEroSpace Autonomy Research say AI could optimize spacecraft navigation, enhance the performance of planetary rovers, and keep tabs on the space junk orbiting Earth.

The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the journey to Cerro Pachón in Chile, where it will soon help unlock the universe’s mysteries.

Solar physicist Shea Hess Webber shares five things you may not know about the big ball of plasma at the center of our solar system.