On May 28, 1959, two monkeys named Able and Baker became the first monkeys to go to space and make it back alive. Miss Able was a rhesus monkey from Kansas, and her crewmate Miss Baker was a squirrel monkey from Peru. They were tucked inside tight capsules, covered in various sensors and electrodes and …
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GeoVille, the lead implementing organisation of the European Space Agency’s flagship DUNIA programme, has unveiled a major enhancement to the platform aimed at transforming access to and utilisation of Earth Observation EO data across Africa. The latest upgrade introduces continent wide Sentinel 2 streaming and browser based index calculation tools, reflecting Dunia’s vision of promoting …
In a groundbreaking international collaboration, astronomers from China’s Tsinghua University, along with scientists from Italy, Australia, Germany, and other nations, have used two of the world’s most advanced radio telescopes, China’s Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope FAST and South Africa’s MeerKAT array, to conduct unprecedented observations of globular clusters, some of the Milky …
The Senegalese Agency for Space Studies ASES hosted the inaugural Senegal Space Week 2025 on May 15 and 16, 2025, at the King Fahd Palace in Dakar. The two day event convened national and international experts, institutional representatives, and development partners to discuss strategies for advancing Senegal’s role in space exploration and technology. The two …
On May 26, 1983, the European Space Agency launched its first X-ray observatory into space. The spacecraft was called EXOSAT, which stands for European X-ray Observatory SATellite. The mission was entirely devoted to studying the universe by looking exclusively at X-ray radiation. Human eyes aren’t capable of seeing light in X-ray wavelengths. By looking for …
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Space in Africa, a boutique consulting and media firm providing data driven insights for businesses and decision makers to succeed in the African space industry, has released the 2025 African Space Budget Report. The Report aggregates annual budgets by African governments for space programmes and explores the factors influencing budgetary decisions, including technological priorities and …
On May 6, 2025, the Future African Space Explorer’s STEM Academy FASESA, in collaboration with Boeing, launched the second edition of the Pathways to Space programme. Building upon its previous success, the programme returned to Ethiopia and Nigeria and debuted in Kenya, aiming to engage up to 300 students aged 13 to 18 from state …
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Strathmore University from Kenya has won the 2025 Africa Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, becoming the first Kenyan institution to advance to the global finals. The competition took place in South Africa and featured ten universities from across the continent. Participating institutions included Africa Nazarene University School of Law …
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On May 25, 2008, NASA’s Phoenix lander arrived on Mars. The Phoenix Mars lander was NASA’s sixth mission to successfully land on Mars, and it was the first mission to touch down near the planet’s north pole. The objective for this mission was to look for evidence of water ice below the Martian surface. This …
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Ambo University (AU) and the Space Science and Geospatial Institute (SSGI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote collaboration in disaster risk management, space science, and geospatial technology. The partnership, formalised on May 21, 2025, underscores both institutions’ commitment to leveraging research, innovation, and community engagement to support Ethiopia’s sustainable development goals. The …
