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On December 6, 2024, the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) formalised a significant partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at advancing cooperation in space science and technology. The signing ceremony, a highlight of the state visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Algeria, was co-chaired …

Algeria and South Africa Strengthen Space Collaboration with New MoU. Read More »

On New Year’s Day, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home more good news about its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun. On Wednesday (Jan. 1), mission control at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland began receiving the Parker Solar Probe’s first telemetry — or housekeeping data — …

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Beams Home 1st Detailed Update After Record-Breaking Approach To The Sun. Read More »

Kenya Space Agency (KSA) officials in Nairobia, Kenya, East Africa, are reporting that on Dec. 30 a large metallic ring roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) fell from the sky, reportedly “red-hot” and crashed into Mukuku village, in Makueni county – in the country’s south. Investigators think …

Space Debris Crash In Kenya Village Believe To Be From Leftover Rocket Hardware. Read More »

SpaceX successfully launched a miniature fleet of communications satellites into orbit in the wee overnight hours in a vindication of sorts after a last-second abort delayed the flight. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched four “MicroGEO” satellites for the company Astranis to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in …

SpaceX Launches 4 Astranis Satellites On 2nd Try After Last-Second Abort. Read More »

India has launched its first space docking mission on an Indian-made rocket, in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat. The mission, called Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh state at 16:30 GMT on Monday on board the Indian Space …

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The longest-lived president in United States’ history, Jimmy Carter’s voice will continue to extend “into the cosmos” beyond his death at 100. Carter, who died on Sunday (Dec. 29) at his home in Plains, Georgia, recorded the country’s official message that was launched in 1977 and now travels beyond our solar system on the Voyager …

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On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), a NASA spacecraft made history by coming closer to the sun than any spacecraft ever has before. This record-breaking feat was conducted by the Parker Solar Probe, which flew to within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun, braving the blistering heat of our star’s outer atmosphere, the …

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Celebrates Christmas With Record Smashing ‘Kiss’ Of The Sun. Read More »

A brilliant fireball lit up the night sky over some southern states in the United States this weekend, but that was no meteor. It was Chinese space junk. The fireball, which streaked over parts of Missisippi, Arkansa and Missouri on Saturday night (Dec. 21), was the death knell of a defunct Chinese commercial Earth imaging …

Chinese satellite burn up as a brilliant fireball in the night sky. Read More »

NASA’s first two crewed Artemis moon missions have been pushed back to 2026 and 2027, respectively, and the move could have big ramifications for the agency’s Artemis program and competition with China for leadership in space. Artemis 2, which will send a crew of three Americans and a Canadian astronaut around the moon, was due …

NASA Delays Artemis Missions Again. Read More »

On December 21, 2024, the Republic of Djibouti achieved a significant milestone in its space programme by successfully launching its second nanosatellite, Djibouti-1B. This accomplishment highlights the nation’s growing commitment to technological advancement and sustainable development. The Djibouti-1B satellite was developed collaboratively with the Space Center of the University of Montpellier (CSUM). It was further …

Djibouti Launches Second Satellite, Djibouti-1B. Read More »