Day: December 16, 2024

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) EO AFRICA Research and Development Facility has disclosed ten innovative research projects to be conducted by African-European tandems, marking the outcome of the third call for proposals launched in July 2024. These projects, which will commence in December 2024 and run for 15 months, aim to tackle pressing water, food …

EO AFRICA R&D Facility Launches 10 New African-European Research Tandems. Read More »

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) plans to purchase an Earth Observation satellite using a USD 20 million financing arrangement from SICOMINES, a strategic mining partnership between Chinese and Congolese investors. Gilbert Kabanda, Minister of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, announced the plans during a plenary Senate session on December 10, 2024. This initiative represents …

DR Congo Secures USD 20 Million for Earth Observation Satellite to Enhance National Infrastructure. Read More »

On Dec. 16, 1962, NASA launched the Explorer 16 spacecraft to study micrometeoroids near Earth. The mission would determine how likely it would be for spacecraft to get damaged by the small space rocks and dust particles around the Earth. The cylindrically shaped spacecraft measured about 6 feet long and 2 feet in diameter. It …

On This Day In space! Dec. 16, 1962: NASA Launches 1st Meteoroid Mission, Explorer 16. Read More »

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman, a billionaire, philanthropist and private astronaut to lead NASA. What do we know about the potential next administrator of America’s space agency? Isaacman, born in Union, New Jersey in February 1983, is worth an estimated $1.8 billion, according to Forbes. He accrued this fortune from his payment-processing …

Who Is Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick For NASA Chief? Read More »

Of all the planets in our solar system, Saturn is by far the mooniest. And that’s saying a lot. Sure, we’re here in our corner with our single friend, The Moon™, but Neptune wanders the universe with 16 known companions, Uranus boasts 28 of its own, and there are a whopping 95 moons in the …

Dark Spot On Saturn’s Moon Enceladus. Read More »