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publisher_rssUniverse TodayNov 9, 2026

An Artificial CORTEX to Guide Satellite Rescue Missions

Thousands of so-called zombie satellites orbit Earth in the critical Low-Earth Orbit regime. They're either inactive or have stopped alerting other satellites to their presence. Researchers are building a system called CORTEX that can guide a repair satellite to autonomously dock with these zombies.

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