KYOTO, Japan (WKRC) - The world's first wooden satellite has been launched into space in an effort to understand if wood could someday be a "space-grade" material. Many space agencies have hopes of ...

It's hard to know for sure, given how some of these things are secret, but the current count puts the number of satellites in orbit at over 10,000. Only one of them is, at least so far, made of wood: ...

Japanese researchers just sent the world’s first wooden satellite to space, as reported by CNN. LignoSat, named after the Latin word for wood, was developed by Kyoto University and a company called ...

This week’s highlights include groundbreaking advancements and trends. Wooden satellite launched into space: LignoSat, a magnolia wood satellite from Kyoto University, will test its durability ...

LignoSat, the world’s first wood satellite, was recently released into space from the International Space Station. The 10-cubic-centimeter probe was developed by researchers at Kyoto University in ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) --The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station, where it will test the durability of wood in space. Japanese researchers built a small satellite ...

Japan recorded a new historical milestone when it launched its first wooden satellite, named LignoSat. The cubesat is the miniature version of the satellite, 30 cm by each side in dimension, and does ...

Since Sputnik 1 was launched in 1957, satellites have been made with metals. A group of Japanese scientists thinks it has a viable alternative: wood. A SpaceX rocket launched Monday night from the ...

When a defunct satellite re-enters Earth’s atmosphere it plunges to a fiery death releasing pollutants such as aluminum oxide, a main byproduct that scientists say depletes the ozone layer. One ...

A new kind of satellite will put wood to the test in space. A new kind of satellite will put wood to the test in space. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than ...