Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A colossal structure in the distant Universe is defying our understanding of how the Universe evolved. In light that has traveled ...

The US military is brainstorming ways to build large structures in space, from telescope antennas to elevator tethers. By growing these objects in microgravity using biological organisms, they hope to ...

The US Military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is attempting to develop and grow large-scale "biomechanical" structures in space. DARPA, known for its somewhat quirky development ...

(Nanowerk News) Being lightweight is essential for space structures, particularly for tools used on already small, lightweight satellites. The ability to perform multiple functions is a bonus. To ...

The US Department of Defense's research arm, DARPA, has put out a Request for Information (RFI) for "large bio-mechanical space structures."… It all sounds a bit like science-fiction, and DARPA has ...

In-Orbit Demonstration to be Launched on SpaceX Transporter Mission in 2026 For this upcoming mission, Momentus is under contract to provide full-service support to the DARPA Novel Orbital and Moon ...

Abstract: Modern deployable space structures have enabled spectacular missions like the James Webb Space Telescope, but they are constrained by fairing size and by a tradeoff between deployed size and ...

A colossal structure in the distant Universe is defying our understanding of how the Universe evolved. In light that has traveled for 6.9 billion years to reach us, astronomers have found a giant, ...