A team from Kyoto University and the logging company Sumitomo Forestry announced this week that they had completed the construction of the 10-centimetre cube LignoSat probe. Made from magnolia ...

Now, NASA says that the tiny satellite, dubbed LignoSat, was finally released into the wild last month, in an experiment that will explore the viability of using wood in space — which if ...

Earlier this month, the world's first wooden satellite built by Japanese scientists was launched into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, which could set an exciting precedent for future space ...

This innovative project, known as the LignoSat Mission, aims to address the growing issue of space debris by utilizing a renewable and biodegradable material that will minimize the environmental ...

KYOTO--A cube-shaped wooden satellite named LignoSat has been unveiled before it is launched into orbit, the first time timber has been utilized for the purpose. Kyoto University and Sumitomo ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, Japanese researchers have developed the world’s first wooden satellite named LignoSat. This satellite is set to be launched into space in September. LignoSat is ...

The LignoSat probe's biodegradable nature is seen as a potential solution to preserving the Earth's environment, as it is constructed from wood, which does not burn or rot in the vacuum of space ...