Space Studies

Latest research

1. Innovating beyond Earth: strategic business models in the New Space Economy

   • Chiara Cannavale
   • Lorenza Claudio
   • Giuseppe Franzese

   in Journal of Industrial and Business Economics

   Article Open access 22 May 2026

   

2. Precise positioning on the moon using lunar GNSS and UWB network

   • Danim Jung
   • Euiho Kim

   in GPS Solutions

   Article 22 May 2026

   

3. Exoplanetary cautionary tales

   • Luca Maltagliati

   in Nature Astronomy

   Article 21 May 2026

4. A Rendezvous Strategy Based on Differential Correction Around Libration Points

   • Zhang Chenyu
   • Mao Minjun
   • Liang Yuying

   in Advances in Astronautics

   Article 13 May 2026

   

5. Continuation and bifurcation of cis-lunar resonant periodic orbits in the Elliptic Restricted Three-Body Problem

   • Chen Gao
   • Ruilong Li
   • Lei Liu

   in Nonlinear Dynamics

   Article 13 May 2026

   

6. Asteroid sample return missions are critical for understanding our Solar System

   • Helena Bates

   in Nature Communications

   Article Open access 11 May 2026

7. The Hera Milani Mission: Use of a Nanosatellite for Planetary Defence Purposes

   • M. Cardi
   • M. Pavoni
   • I. Carnelli

   in Space Science Reviews

   Article 11 May 2026

   

8. Briefing Chat: Can’t focus? It’s not your attention span, it’s your notifications

   • Nick Petrić Howe
   • Flora Graham

   in Nature

   Article 08 May 2026

   

9. How the Solar Dynamics Observatory Advanced Our Physical Understanding of the Sun

   • Markus J. Aschwanden

   in Solar Physics

   Article 07 May 2026

   

10. Origin and Evolution of the Galilean Satellites Within the Jovian System

    • Francis Nimmo
    • Robin Canup
    • Michel Blanc

    in Space Science Reviews

    Article Open access 06 May 2026

    

11. Explore a stunningly detailed map of the Universe in April's best science images

    • Miryam Naddaf
    • Davide Castelvecchi

    in Nature

    Article 06 May 2026

    

12. Lunar Transit Silhouette Imaging (LTSI)

    • Bobby R. Hunt
    • David G. Sheppard
    • Peter N. McMahon-Crabtree

    in The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

    Article 05 May 2026

    

13. SpaceLiner: the 2025 pre-definition status report

    • Martin Sippel
    • Steffen Callsen
    • Daniel Garcia-Almiñana

    in CEAS Space Journal

    Article Open access 05 May 2026

    

14. L’essor de l’Afrique dans le domaine de l’astronomie mondiale

    • Paul Adepoju

    in Nature Africa

    Article 04 May 2026

    

15. Africa’s rise in global astronomy

    • Paul Adepoju

    in Nature Africa

    Article 04 May 2026

    

16. Space diplomacy: bridging the operating gaps between myriad missions

    • Gioia Rau
    • France Córdova
    • Marta Mager

    in Nature

    Article 28 April 2026

    

17. Stellar Engines

    • K.F. Long

    in Springer Aerospace Technology

    Book 2026

    

18. The Uranus system’s struggle for survival

    • Luca Maltagliati

    in Nature Astronomy

    Article 22 April 2026

19. Thrilling, frivolous, a waste: not everyone’s happy about the Artemis II Moon mission

    • Maria Alejandra Camacho
    • Alexandre Soares Rosado
    • Evelyn Leung

    in Nature

    Article 20 April 2026

    

20. Very Low Earth Orbit Missions and Technologies

    • Stefanos Fasoulas
    • Georg H. Herdrich
    • Peter C. E. Roberts

    in CEAS Space Journal

    Article Open access 16 April 2026

    

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