Israel and Kazakhstan to cooperate in space research
Israel and Kazakhstan signed an agreement in Jerusalem to cooperate in space research and satellite technology, Israel’s Ministry of Innovation,…
Category: Space
We might soon have the technology to reach other star systems
Colin McInnes, University of Glasgow The recent confirmation of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b has created…
Why is Venus hotter than Mercury, when Mercury is closer to the Sun?
Vahe Peroomian, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages.…
There are already 16,000 satellites in Earth’s orbit. How will we manage the next 100,000?
Tony Jan, Torrens University Australia Earth’s orbit is getting crowded. About 16,000 satellites currently circle our planet, supporting everything from…
Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important
Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, University of Florida A commercial robotic spacecraft called LINK launched on an emergency mission to save NASA’s…
EU aims to use space technology to strengthen international disaster cooperation
The European Union has said it wants to step up international cooperation on using space technology to improve preparedness, early…
Nobel physics prize awarded for discovery of ‘ghostly messengers’ from the cosmos
Noelia Noël, University of Surrey The 2026 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to US-based researcher Francis Halzen for…
Cyprus, France sign declaration on space science cooperation
The Republic of Cyprus and France have signed a joint declaration establishing cooperation in the field of space science, according…
China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done
Richard de Grijs, Macquarie University How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space programme will…
An astronomer on what it’s really like to stargaze for a living
Alix Violet Freckelton, University of Birmingham Jodie Foster tearing up a dirt road, yelling stellar coordinates into a walkie-talkie à…