Starlink, Space X’s satellite internet service, has announced that the service is officially operational in Liberia. This marks Starlink’s first market entry into Africa in 2025, laying the groundwork for more penetration across the continent. This license comes after the Liberia Telecommunications Authority LTA signed a one year licencing agreement with Starlink to increase high …
On April 27, 1961, NASA launched Explorer 11, a satellite that contained the first gamma ray telescope to go to space. This marked the birth of space-based gamma ray astronomy. Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation and have the highest energy of any kind of wave in the electromagnetic spectrum. These waves come …
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The Angolan Ministry of Finance has signed a financing agreement with France for the construction of ANGEO-1, the country’s first high-resolution Earth observation satellite system. The agreement, culminating from six years of bilateral cooperation between Angola and France, was finalised during the Angolan President’s diplomatic visit to France. This initiative represents a significant step forward …
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The South African Astronomical Observatory NRF-SAAO has launched the PRime-focus Infrared Microlensing Experiment PRIME telescope, designed to advance South Africa’s capabilities in exoplanet discovery and advance research in time domain astronomy. The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Professor Blade Nzimande and other dignitaries participated in the unveiling ceremony on 31 January at the …
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