Day: October 22, 2024

About 42,231 African names have been sent to space aboard the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA’s) Europa Clipper Mission, a stellar journey to study Jupiter’s most interesting moon, Europa. SpaceX launched the mission on a Falcon Heavy rocket on October 14, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA. 53 of the …

42,000 Africans Reach for the Stars by Sending Their Names to Space. Read More »

MaxIQ Space, a leader in space-focused STEM education, has partnered with Parklands College and the Sakhikamva Foundation to launch a 1U payload aboard the Aerospace Systems Research Institute’s (ASRI) Phoenix hybrid rocket. The test launch, scheduled for December 2024, is a significant milestone for space education and commercial ventures in Africa, marking a critical step …

MaxIQ Space and Partners to Launch Student Payload on ASRI’s Phoenix Test Flight in December 2024. Read More »

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an intricate portrait of two nearby stars that have been in close contact for centuries, revealing once again the complex yet volatile relationship of a stellar duo. The striking, hour-glass-shaped nebula seen in the new image was forged from the centuries-long interaction between its two distinct occupants: a compact, …

Hubble Telescope Sees ‘Stellar Volcano’ Erupt In Amazing Colors. Read More »