Rachel Kaufman Latest articles by Rachel Kaufman 3D-Textured Solar Cells Will Be Tested in Space By Rachel Kaufman published 8 April 13 The solar panels will experience 16 “sunrises” each day as part of a harsh performance test. International Space Station Tiny Satellites' Big Mission: Going Beyond Earth Orbit By Rachel Kaufman published 1 March 13 CubeSats could someday be used for cheap, high-risk missions. Satellites Alpha Centauri B Planet Revealed by Telltale Star Wobble By Rachel Kaufman published 22 October 12 HARPS works by looking for telltale "wobbles" in a star, caused by an orbiting planet gravitationally tugging on the star. Exoplanets Get the Space.com NewsletterBreaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors MORE FROM SPACE...1See Mercury at greatest elongation, its farthest from the sun in the evening sky this week2'52 Assignments: Night Photography': A Q&A with author and astrophotographer Josh Dury3Hubble Telescope finds stellar nursery in Taurus Molecular Cloud | Space photo of the day for July 2, 20254A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say5Climate satellite MethaneSAT backed by Bezos and Google fails in space after just 1 year
3D-Textured Solar Cells Will Be Tested in Space By Rachel Kaufman published 8 April 13 The solar panels will experience 16 “sunrises” each day as part of a harsh performance test.
Tiny Satellites' Big Mission: Going Beyond Earth Orbit By Rachel Kaufman published 1 March 13 CubeSats could someday be used for cheap, high-risk missions.
Alpha Centauri B Planet Revealed by Telltale Star Wobble By Rachel Kaufman published 22 October 12 HARPS works by looking for telltale "wobbles" in a star, caused by an orbiting planet gravitationally tugging on the star.
