ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency
Tuesday, 22 April 2025 07:28
The European Space Agency has joined the world space community in congratulating the African Space Agency on its official inauguration. The African Space Agency (AfSA) is the second regional space agency after ESA and has been in development since 2015, with the African Union Commission adopting an African space policy and strategy in 2016.
ACES on its way to space
Monday, 21 April 2025 07:15
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Today at 10:15 CEST, ESA’s Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) began its journey to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States.
ACES carries the most accurate clocks ever flown in space – PHARAO and the Space Hydrogen Maser – designed to keep time so precisely that they would lose just one second every 300 million years. Developed by the French space agency CNES and Safran Timing Technologies in Switzerland, these European-built clocks will work with a sophisticated time transfer time using microwave and laser links to
Vast expands Haven-1 Lab partnerships with biotech and space science leaders
Sunday, 20 April 2025 05:21
Vast has added three new payload collaborators to its Haven-1 Lab: Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS), Interstellar Lab, and Exobiosphere. These companies will join the world's first commercial crewed microgravity research and manufacturing facility aboard Haven-1, which is on track for launch in May 2026 and approaching full utilization.
Each new partner brings a unique focus Voyager unveils dust-resistant coating tested on lunar surface
Sunday, 20 April 2025 05:21
Voyager Technologies (Voyager) has marked a milestone in lunar technology advancement with the arrival of its proprietary Clear Dust-Repellent Coating (CDRC) on the Moon. Delivered aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, the coating touched down on March 2 following nearly a month in transit.
"The number of surfaces on Earth that are coated by dust daily, affecting performance and vi Further backing secured for German role in Mu3e particle physics project
Sunday, 20 April 2025 05:21
Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will continue their involvement in the cutting-edge Mu3e experiment thanks to renewed financial support from the German Research Foundation (DFG), which has pledged an additional EUR 5.6 million in funding starting May 2025. This grant extends the Research Unit 5199 for another four years, allowing the collaboration to push further in its i NASA's oldest astronaut returning to Earth after ISS mission
Sunday, 20 April 2025 05:21
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will return to Earth from the International Space Station Saturday, alongside his two Russian cosmonaut colleagues.
Pettit, Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner are expected to land outside the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with the help of a parachute at 9:20 p.m. EDT Saturday.
The trio will begin the procedure of undocking their Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft fro US Space Force awards L3Harris new contract option for deep space tracking system modernization
Sunday, 20 April 2025 05:21
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has secured a contract extension from the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command to continue advancing the ground infrastructure that supports the nation's Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission. This ongoing work is part of the Maintenance of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program, which provides surveillance and tracking of objec Spring planting boosted by satellites, new agricultural tech
Sunday, 20 April 2025 05:21
From the prospect of space seeds improving yields to satellite-guided fertilization of soil, farmers across the country are turning to advanced technology to ensure smooth planting this spring.
In recent years, northeast Heilongjiang province has focused on scientific and technological innovation, to improve its agricultural intelligence and methods. Farmers have also taken advantage of ne Surviving lunar night with radioisotope energy
Sunday, 20 April 2025 05:21
At the 40th Space Symposium, ispace technologies U.S., inc. (ispace-U.S.) and Zeno Power Systems, Inc. (Zeno Power) announced a joint initiative to develop power systems that enable sustained operations during the Moon's prolonged periods of darkness. The strategic agreement sets the stage for a demonstration mission as early as 2027.
Surviving the lunar night has been identified by NASA a States bid to host a revamped NASA headquarters
Friday, 18 April 2025 22:10
More states are lining up in a bid to host NASA’s headquarters, but the prize they seek may turn out to be smaller than they expect.
ESA School Days 2025 at ESRIN
Friday, 18 April 2025 09:00
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From 7 to 11 April, ESA's Centre for Earth Observation in Frascati, ESRIN, hosted the 2025 edition of ESA School Days, welcoming almost 1400 young students.
The event kicked off with primary school students (4th and 5th grades) visiting during the first three days, followed by secondary school students on the final two days.
Throughout the week, 35 schools from across Italy engaged in presentations and laboratories, delving into the diverse space activities conducted at ESA’s establishment.
This initiative, which included contributions from ESERO Italia and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), aims to inspire and engage the next generation of STEM
Earth from Space: Giza, Egypt
Friday, 18 April 2025 07:00
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This very high-resolution image captures the Egyptian city of Giza and its surrounding area, including the world-famous Giza Pyramid Complex. NASA safety panel warns of increasing risks to ISS operations
Friday, 18 April 2025 01:19
Members of a NASA safety panel said they were “deeply concerned” about the safety of the aging International Space Station, citing long-running issues and funding shortfalls.
Multilateral coordination will be needed for commercial space stations
Thursday, 17 April 2025 18:40