Chinese suitcase-sized device delivers faster data updates and improved stability using simpler technology, tests show.

But which companies will launch them? Microsatellites may be the next big thing to hit space tech. Ordinary communications satellites -- the kind that require something as powerful as a SpaceX ...

Microsatellites, or tandem repeats of 1–6 bp, are abundant in the genomes of higher organisms and usually show high levels of polymorphism. The density of microsatellites differs among species ...

In 2012, only 34 satellites 220 pounds or smaller were launched, according to a report on nano- and microsatellites by NSR, a satellite market research firm. In 2014, the number had risen to 172 ...

A 51,000-pound Orbital ATK rocket dropped from a repurposed jetliner over the Atlantic Ocean boosted eight small satellites into orbit Thursday, kicking off a $157 million mission to measure ...

The Meridian Space constellation will consist of small "microsatellites" that can be sent to low-Earth orbit with as many as 250 spacecraft on a single launch vehicle, according to SpinLaunch.

The presence of microsatellites was associated with poorer overall survival in a retrospective cohort of patients with cutaneous melanoma, according to a study. “There is limited information on ...

Microsatellites are simple repetitive DNA sequences scattered throughout eukaryote genomes. In an Advanced Online Publication from Nature Genetics, Michele Morgante and colleagues report their ...

China has successfully tested a home-grown operating system in space, marking a major step towards reducing reliance on foreign software and boosting the performance of future small satellites ...