In recent years, there is a growing interest in small satellites for deep space exploration. The
current approach for planetary navigation is based on ground-based radiometric tracking. A …

Recent advances in space technology provide an opportunity for small satellites to be
launched in cislunar space. However, tracking these small satellites still depends on ground …

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is investing in a suite of core flight system technologies to
enable CubeSats to conduct missions in deep space. These will be demonstrated on …

Jupiter's Galilean satellite Europa likely contains a vast, global, subsurface salt-water ocean.
A singular telescope observation in 2012 indicated possible plume activity, in some ways …

PART I: One of the most fascinating questions to humans has long been whether life exists
outside of our planet. To our knowledge, water is a fundamental building block of life, which …