The Vera Rubin telescope, which is set to open its eyes to the sky later this month, has a 26-foot-wide (8.4 meters) mirror, ...

Between 50 and 1,000 kilometers above our heads is the ionosphere, a layer of Earth's upper atmosphere consisting of charged ...

Imagine a world where Earth observation (EO) is not restricted by complex systems, high costs, or remote institutions. Instead, EO is modular, secure, and sovereign, and is designed to facilitate ...

By removing the pull of gravity, space has accelerated breakthroughs once thought impossible, reshaping medicine, ...

It is scientifically known as Zaglossus attenboroughi and named after the legendary naturalist David Attenborough.

Space startups are shifting to defence — and it’s fuelling a new wave of deep tech breakthroughs, from optical comms to Earth ...

The Tianwen-2 probe has sent a self-portrait as it heads toward one of the most enigmatic objects in our space neighborhood: ...

SkyFi is a self-service Earth observation platform that allows users to task satellites, access archived imagery, and run ...

Bengaluru-based startup Pixxel has secured an iDEX grant to develop earth observation payloads for the Indian Air Force. This ...

The African Space Agency was officially inaugurated in Cairo's Space City in April 2025. The event marked a milestone in a ...

Africa’s new space agency has an important role to play in coordinating satellite data and boosting connectivity.